Early Music Performer Discographies
Upcoming Performances with HIP Staging
Home » Italian Composers » Pistocchi
Francesco Antonio Pistocchi (1659-1726)
Pistocchi, a castrato, singing teacher and composer, was the founder of the Bolognese school of virtuoso singing. Famous castrati who studied with Pistocchi included Senesino, Bernacchi, and Carestini, all of whom starred in Handel operas.
Performance
Pistocchi. Il Narcisso (Ansbach 1697). Libretto by Apostolo Zeno (original wordbook, starts at page 103). Frequent source of Handel borrowing. Kai Wessel, Barockensemble der Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. Narciso: Katarina Bradic, contralto; Eco: Roberta Invernizzi, soprano; Cidippe: Cordelia Katharina Weil, mezzo-soprano; Uranio: Anna Lucia Richter, soprano; Lesbino: Marie Seidler, contralto; Tirreno: Sebastien Auer, bass. It was recorded for radio broadcast on WDR 3 and hopefully will be released on CD.
Recordings
 Francesco
Antonio Pistocchi. Il Martirio di S.Adriano (Modena 1692).
Symphonia SY 01192-3 (2 CDs 2002). Francesco Baroni,
Compagnia de' Musici. Patrizia Vaccari, soprano; Alessandro
Carmignani, alto; Gianlucca Ferrarini, tenor; Sergio Foresti,
bass; Alessandro Ciccolini, primo violino di concerto. José
Enrique Amaro recommended this recording in a
message to the Italian Baroque Yahoo! group.
UK |
DE |
FRReiussed on Pan Classics (2013): US | UK | FR | DE | CA | JP |
 Francesco
Antonio Pistocchi. Kantaten und Duette.
Cavalli 312 (1 CD 2001). Barbara Schlick, soprano; Kai
Wessel, countertenor. Sabine Erdmann, harpsichord; Gerhart
Darmstadt, cello; Ulrich Wedemeier, lute & guitar.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
JP |
Books
| Victor Crowther. The Oratorio in Modena. Oxford University Press 1992. 215 pages. Includes a chapter on Pistocchi's Il martirio di S. Adriano, with musical examples. US | UK | DE | FR | CA | JP |
www.newolde.com/pistocchi.htm