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Benedetto Marcello
Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
Recordings
| Benedetto Marcello. Cassandra (Odi, o Troia)
/ Concerto for violin arranged for solo harpsichord by J.S.
Bach, BWV 981.
Aeon AECD 1987 (1 CD, March 2010). Kai Wessel, countertenor. David
Blunden, harpsichord. J.C.F. Bach later set the same Cassandra
libretto for alto, strings and continuo in a galant style, with
mostly accompanied recitative and arioso, but concluding with
two long, da capo arias. An excellent recording by Max et al. is
available on cpo.
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Vivaldi, Nisi Dominus. Benedetto Marcello, Salmo XXI "Volgi,
mio Dio", Estro poetico armonico. Carlo Tessarnini,
Alletamenti. Fontmorigny (1 CD, November 2009).
Details. Emmanuel Bardon, countertenor, Canticum Novum.
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 Benedetto
Marcello. Joaz (Vienna 1726). ORF 2011382 (2 CDs, June
2008).
Details. Christoph Hammer, Neue Hofkapelle München. Athalia: Maria
Erlacher, soprano; Joaz: Markus Forster, countertenor; Josabet:
Ulrike Hofbauer, soprano; Mathan: Daniel Johannsen, tenor;
Azaria: Martin Bruns, baritone; Joiada: Dominik Wörner, bass.
Libretto by Apostolo Zeno. There are so many musical styles
represented in this work that it sounds like a pasticcio, yet
none of the music is recognizable to me as borrowed. It is
likewise variable in quality, but the best arias are very fine.
Includes a booklet with Italian/German and separate English
librettos that was missing from the first copy I received.
ORF Shop.
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| Benedetto Marcello. Six Cello Sonatas.
L'Oiseau Lyre DSLO 546 (1 LP 1978). Reissued on Explore EXP 0012
(1 CD 2006). Anthony Pleeth, cello; Richard Webb, cello;
Christopher Hogwood, harpsichord.
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| Benedetto Marcello. Salmi de Davide.
Pslams 15, 18 & 21 from Estro poetico-armonico (1724) & two
sonatas à Tre. ATMA ACD 2 2233 (1 CD 2004).
Details. Jay Bernfeld, director & viol, Ensemble Fuoco e
Cenere. Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano, Skip Sempé, harpsichord;
Mike Fentross, theorbo; Françoise Johannel, harp; Arianne
Maurette, viol; Susie Napier, cello.
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 Arcadia.
Decca 4702962 (US: B0001808-02) (1 CD 2003). Bendetto Marcello,
Quando penso agl'affani, plus works by Francesco
Gasparini, Bernardo Pasquini, Arcangelo Corelli & Alessandro
Scarlatti. Andreas Scholl, countertenor. Ottavio Dantone,
Accademia Bizantina. Superb recording of previously unknown
pastoral cantatas, the most elaborate of which is by Marcello.
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 Benedetto
Marcello. Arianna (1727). Chandos Chaconne CHAN 0656(3)
(3 CDs, 2000). Filippo Maria Bressan,
Athestis Chorus,
Academia de li Musici. Arianna: Anna Chierichetti, soprano;
Fedra: Gloria Banditelli, contralto; Teseo: Mirko Guadagnini,
tenor; Bacco: Sergio Foresti, bass; Sileno: Antonio Abete, bass.
Quite an interesting work, with an unusually large number of
choruses and arias for bass. Only a few of the movements sound
as if they might have been composed by Vivaldi.
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 Benedetto
Marcello. Estro poetico-armonico. Psalms 3, 10, 40, 44 &
47 (1724). Harmonia Mundi HMC 901696 (1 CD, 2000). Konrad
Junghänel, Cantus Cölln. Johanna Koslowsky, soprano; Elisabeth
Popien, alto; Wilfried Jochens, tenor; Stephan Schreckenberger,
bass.
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 Benedetto
Marcello. Requiem in the Venetian Manner. Chandos
Chaconne CHAN 0637 (1 CD, 1999). Filippo Maria Bressan, Athestis
Chorus, Academia de li Musici. Marisa Pugina, soprano; Barbara
Zanichelli, soprano; Elena Biscuola, contralto; Paolo Costa,
alto; Mauro Collina, tenor; Vincenzo Di Donato, tenor; Marco
Scavazza, bass, Walter Testolin, bass. Contents: Requiem SF
B660; Sonatas for organ SF C736/37; Motet "Dulcis Jesu Mater
cara" SF B637.
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 Benedetto
Marcello. Sonatas for Harpsichord, Op. 3. Chandos
Chaconne CHAN 0671(2) (2 CDs, 2001). Roberto Loreggian.
Reconstruction and critical edition by Alessandro Borin.
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 Benedetto
Marcello. La Stravaganza: Duetti & Cantate. Opus 111 OPS
30-149 (1 CD 1996). La Venexiana. Rossana Bertini, soprano;
Claudio Cavina, countertenor. Paul Beier, theorbo & archlute;
Fabio Bonizzoni, harpsichord; Marco Testori, cello. Includes
La Lucrezia, set to the same text set by Handel, La
Stravaganza, Onda d'amaro pianto and six duets.
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| Benedetto Marcello. Psalms 14 & 17 from
Estro poetico-armonico (1724). Harmonia Mundi (Quintana) HMA
1903048 (1 CD, 1992, 1994). Pál Németh, Capella Savaria. Roberto
Balconi, countertenor; Guy de Mey, tenor; Klaus Mertens, bass;
Mária Zádori, soprano (14).
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Other Recordings
| Benedetto Marcello. Lo Specchio della
Nostalgia. Duetti e cantate per voce e stromenti. Tactus TC
683801 (1 CD 2001).
Details. Anna Simboli, soprano; Martín Oro, countertenor.
Francesco Moi, Accademia degli Invaghiti.
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| Benedetto Marcello. Estro Poetico Armonico.
Psalms 3, 8, 15 & 28 (1724).
Kicco KC019.1 (1 CD 2000). Riccardo Martinini, cello and
director. Simone Bartellini, sopranist, Claire Brua, contralto.
I haven't heard this CD.
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 Benedetto
Marcello. Psalmen Davids. Psalms 10, 14 & 21 (1724).
K617099 (1 CD, 1999). Jean-Christophe Frisch, XVIII-21 Musique
des Lumières. Cyrille Gerstenhaber, soprano; Christophe Laporte,
alto; Hervé Lamy, tenor; Laurent Grauer, bass. I haven't
heard this CD.
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Books
 Eleanor
Selfridge-Field. The Works of Benedetto and Alessandro
Marcello: a Thematic Catalogue. With commentary on the
composers, repertory and sources. Oxford University Press, 1990.
517 pages. This book provides incipits for opening movements
only. Thus, for example, only four incipits are furnished for
Arianna -- for the four movements of the opening sinfonia. A
supplementary thematic catalogue of all known arias, choruses
and other movements by the Marcellos would be quite useful.
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| Andreas Giger & Thomas J. Mathiesen (eds.)
Music in the Mirror: Reflections on the History of Music Theory
and Literature for the 21st Century. 331 pages.
Contents. University of Nebraska Press, 2002. Reviewed by
Clifford Bartlett in Early Music Review 91: 1 (June
2003). Includes Don Harrán, "The Hebrew Exemplum as a Force of
Renewal in 18th Century Musical Thought: The Case of Benedetto
Marcello and His Collection of Psalms".
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www.newolde.com/marcello.htm
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Arcadia.
Decca 4702962 (US: B0001808-02) (1 CD 2003). Bendetto Marcello,
Quando penso agl'affani, plus works by Francesco
Gasparini, Bernardo Pasquini, Arcangelo Corelli & Alessandro
Scarlatti. Andreas Scholl, countertenor. Ottavio Dantone,
Accademia Bizantina. Superb recording of previously unknown
pastoral cantatas, the most elaborate of which is by Marcello.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Benedetto
Marcello. Arianna (1727). Chandos Chaconne CHAN 0656(3)
(3 CDs, 2000). Filippo Maria Bressan,
Athestis Chorus,
Academia de li Musici. Arianna: Anna Chierichetti, soprano;
Fedra: Gloria Banditelli, contralto; Teseo: Mirko Guadagnini,
tenor; Bacco: Sergio Foresti, bass; Sileno: Antonio Abete, bass.
Quite an interesting work, with an unusually large number of
choruses and arias for bass. Only a few of the movements sound
as if they might have been composed by Vivaldi.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Benedetto
Marcello. Estro poetico-armonico. Psalms 3, 10, 40, 44 &
47 (1724). Harmonia Mundi HMC 901696 (1 CD, 2000). Konrad
Junghänel, Cantus Cölln. Johanna Koslowsky, soprano; Elisabeth
Popien, alto; Wilfried Jochens, tenor; Stephan Schreckenberger,
bass.
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UK |
DE |
CA |
JP
Benedetto
Marcello. Requiem in the Venetian Manner. Chandos
Chaconne CHAN 0637 (1 CD, 1999). Filippo Maria Bressan, Athestis
Chorus, Academia de li Musici. Marisa Pugina, soprano; Barbara
Zanichelli, soprano; Elena Biscuola, contralto; Paolo Costa,
alto; Mauro Collina, tenor; Vincenzo Di Donato, tenor; Marco
Scavazza, bass, Walter Testolin, bass. Contents: Requiem SF
B660; Sonatas for organ SF C736/37; Motet "Dulcis Jesu Mater
cara" SF B637.
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FR |
CA |
JP
Benedetto
Marcello. Sonatas for Harpsichord, Op. 3. Chandos
Chaconne CHAN 0671(2) (2 CDs, 2001). Roberto Loreggian.
Reconstruction and critical edition by Alessandro Borin.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Benedetto
Marcello. La Stravaganza: Duetti & Cantate. Opus 111 OPS
30-149 (1 CD 1996). La Venexiana. Rossana Bertini, soprano;
Claudio Cavina, countertenor. Paul Beier, theorbo & archlute;
Fabio Bonizzoni, harpsichord; Marco Testori, cello. Includes
La Lucrezia, set to the same text set by Handel, La
Stravaganza, Onda d'amaro pianto and six duets.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP
Benedetto
Marcello. Psalmen Davids. Psalms 10, 14 & 21 (1724).
K617099 (1 CD, 1999). Jean-Christophe Frisch, XVIII-21 Musique
des Lumières. Cyrille Gerstenhaber, soprano; Christophe Laporte,
alto; Hervé Lamy, tenor; Laurent Grauer, bass. I haven't
heard this CD.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP