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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

Composer of the Week: Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725): Episode 2

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Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)

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Donald Macleod explores Alessandro Scarlatti's first period in Naples.

Donald Macleod explores Alessandro Scarlatti's first period in Naples, where he influenced the course of the city's opera, writing around 70 works for the stage.

Continuing our series on Alessandro Scarlatti, Donald Macleod focuses on the composer's first period in Naples, where he influenced the course of Neapolitan Opera.

As opera became less popular in Rome due to Papal decree, Alessandro Scarlatti soon moved to Naples to pursue his career for the stage. Donald Macleod surveys this period in Naples, where Scarlatti composed around 70 operas. We'll hear Le violette from Pirro e Demetrio, which had an international success.

Although Scarlatti greatly influenced the course of opera in Naples, he still relied upon other work to survive, including his appointment as the Maestro of the Royal Chapel. He composed over sixty cantatas during this period, frequently for the entertainment of Cardinals Ottoboni and Pamphili in Rome. We'll hear the cantata Gia lusingato appieno, linked in narrative to James II of England.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Alessandro Scarlatti

Donald Macleod explores the life and work of Alessandro Scarlatti, who is seen as the founder of Neapolitan opera. He appraises the composer's legacy, asking if we should re-evaluate his importance

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