Here’s a very pleasant, expertly played and recorded collection of works from the repertoire of the Dresden Court Chapel in the first half of the
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) was a prolific and highly competent composer who produced some first rate operas, choral works (oratorios, cantatas, motets), and instrumental pieces–including these
Until he arrived in Vienna in 1716, Venetian-born Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) was one of early 18th-century Italy’s most prominent opera composers and freelance cellists. However,