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The booklet to this release freely concedes that Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) wrote no instrumental music, making the present collection unusually obscure in terms of repertoire for a major-label release. What you get is a set of operatic overtures and dance excerpts from operas, similar enough to what might be presented on an album of instrumental music, from operas 150 years later. But until his operas were championed by Cecilia Bartoli, few had heard of Steffani, who was a leading star of vocal music in Germany in Corelli's day and was listened to all over the continent. It all goes to show how the Baroque revival is no longer confined to small specialist labels. The chief interest in these little pieces lies perhaps in their influence. The "danze e ouvertures" title, partly Italian and partly French, suggests what's going on here: the music, well before Bach and Couperin, contains multiple national styles. The overtures often contain a slow introduction and a fast conclusion, but the fast part consists of Italianate operatic-dramatic music, not French formal dance music. Most of the music here is receiving its recorded premiere, but it would have been well known when Bach was young, and it is ancestral to both the general dance suite and the church and chamber sonata. The performances by I Barocchisti and its leader, Diego Fasolis, are ideal: they have Fasolis' trademark vigor, and they capture what was new and exciting about the music at the time. Though no more than a few minutes long, some of the pieces have vivid programmatic effects, including in one case battle music complete with a big bass drum. You may never have heard of Steffani, and the primary interest of this album may be to Baroque fans, but Decca is right to take a chance on it: anyone can enjoy it.
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Orlando Generoso (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Marco Aurelio (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ventura Giacomo Terzago, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Henrico Leone (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ortensio Mauro, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ortensio Mauro, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ortensio Mauro, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
I Trionfi del Fato (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Le rivali concordi (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ortensio Mauro, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Tassilone (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Niobe, regina di Tebe (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Luigi Orlandi, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Luigi Orlandi, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Luigi Orlandi, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Luigi Orlandi, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
La lotta d’Hercole con Acheloo (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
I Trionfi del Fato (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Le rivali concordi (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ortensio Mauro, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Henrico Leone (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ortensio Mauro, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Briseide (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Orlando Generoso (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
La Superbia d’Alessandro (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Alcibiade (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Servio Tullio (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Ventura Giacomo Terzago, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
I Trionfi del Fato (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Niobe, regina di Tebe (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Luigi Orlandi, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
La lotta d’Hercole con Acheloo (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Amor Vien Dal Destino (Agostino Steffani)
Ulrich Ruscher, Producer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Diego Fasolis, Conductor, MainArtist - I Barocchisti, Orchestra, MainArtist - Agostino Steffani, Composer - Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ortensio Mauro, Author
℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
The booklet to this release freely concedes that Agostino Steffani (1654-1728) wrote no instrumental music, making the present collection unusually obscure in terms of repertoire for a major-label release. What you get is a set of operatic overtures and dance excerpts from operas, similar enough to what might be presented on an album of instrumental music, from operas 150 years later. But until his operas were championed by Cecilia Bartoli, few had heard of Steffani, who was a leading star of vocal music in Germany in Corelli's day and was listened to all over the continent. It all goes to show how the Baroque revival is no longer confined to small specialist labels. The chief interest in these little pieces lies perhaps in their influence. The "danze e ouvertures" title, partly Italian and partly French, suggests what's going on here: the music, well before Bach and Couperin, contains multiple national styles. The overtures often contain a slow introduction and a fast conclusion, but the fast part consists of Italianate operatic-dramatic music, not French formal dance music. Most of the music here is receiving its recorded premiere, but it would have been well known when Bach was young, and it is ancestral to both the general dance suite and the church and chamber sonata. The performances by I Barocchisti and its leader, Diego Fasolis, are ideal: they have Fasolis' trademark vigor, and they capture what was new and exciting about the music at the time. Though no more than a few minutes long, some of the pieces have vivid programmatic effects, including in one case battle music complete with a big bass drum. You may never have heard of Steffani, and the primary interest of this album may be to Baroque fans, but Decca is right to take a chance on it: anyone can enjoy it.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 43 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:44
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Diego Fasolis I Barocchisti
- Composer: Agostino Steffani
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2013 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2013 Decca Music Group Limited
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