Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) was the most celebrated opera composer of his day, and has often been described as the founder of the Neapolitan school. But his output is more diverse than his reputation would suggest. Sinfonia No 2, in D
HANS-MARTIN LINDE (flute) MAURICE ANDRÉ (trumpet) ZURICH COLLEGIUM MUSICUM conducted by PAUL SACHER Aria: GiA il sole dal Gange: JANET BAKER (mezzo-sop), ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS, conducted by NEVILLE MARRINER
Aria: Ombre opache MAX VAN EGMOND (bar) LEONHARDT CONSORT Toccata in A: BOB VANASPEREN
(harpsichord) Aria: Sento nel core
JANET EAKER (meZZO-SOp)
ACADEMY OF ST MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS, conducted by NEVILLE MARRINER
Cantata: Su le sponde del Tebro: JUDITH BLEGEN
(soprano), GERARD SCHWARZ (trumpet), COLUMBIA CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, conducted by GERARD SCHWARZ : records