Handel's cantatas represent an important but until recently little-known area of his work. Even now newly discovered works are found and performed to much excitement in the media and among lovers of...
Of the works by Handel presented here, three are cantatas devoted to the Patron Saint of music, St. Cecilia, another is an Italian cantata that was probably presented for a private patron in Rome,...
Handel / Otter / Musica Antiqua Koln Marian Cantatas & Arias CD1. Haec Est Regina Virginum HWV235: 'Haec Est Regina Virginum' 2. Ah! Che Troppo Ineguali HWV230: (Recitativo:) 'Ah! Che Troppo...
The chamber cantata flourished in Italy as a counterpart to public opera and oratorio, cultivated by aristocratic patrons for their personal enjoyment. Perhaps because of it's essentially private...