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G. B. Bononcini: Polifemo - Overture (Jacobs)

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Giovanni Battista Bononcini (1670-1747)

'Polifemo' (1703)
Opera in 1 act

Stereo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9rqanQxz38&fmt=18

Conductor: René Jacobs
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis

Live recording (1987)

My overtures playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=88B4E42FAE05C2C2

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  • Bononcini was Haendel's rival? That's a news for me! :) Thank you!

    I wonder why Bononcini is not so famous than Haendel now?

  • What?

    The vile Italian who had the audacity to breathe the same air as the Teutonic Übermensch?

    xD

    BTW,

    in case some people don't get it I'm just joking here.

  • I see :D (Attention! you have made your enemies

    among Bononcini's fans, I think! X-) )

    Haendel's counterpart is only Bach, yes :)

    I like Bononcini, many others from your vds,

    from other centuries, etc. But after all,

    who I like to hear repeatedly is Haendel - Bach :))

    ...What makes the difference between "supermen"

    and ordinary beautiful-melody-makers?

    Some secrets must be found there?? :D

  • As much as baroque opera is concerned the composers who managed to write something

    that survived the time when opera seria was dead or something that was rediscovered early are in advantage today - their names and music are known to people.

    I doubt we would see much Handel or Vivaldi

    without 'The Messiah' or 'Four Seasons'.

    The composers who were best at their operas

    and also best known by their operas have very little chance of making a successful comeback.

  • Thank you for sharing... but too short!

    All beautiful things come to an end :'(

    When I heard Oleg Ryabets singing "Per la Gloria" in Interlaken in 2005, I was fascinated both by his interpretation and by the beautiful air.

    "But who is Bononcini?!"

    Now we can hear many pieces of his on the web, and I'm especially delighted to listen to this piece, this version here, thx again!!!

  • Bononcini is to Handel what Salieri is to Mozart :D

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  • Splendid!,I loved this so much!

  • @Athys700

    ah mi ero dimenticato anche di dire che le arie de IL TRIONFO DI CAMILLA furono anche tradotte e cantate in inglese ad inizio 1700.

    Relativamente poi al POLIFEMO, che a memoria mi pare sia del 1702, c'è da dire che alcuni brani strumentali sono estremamente simili a quelli di Telemann per la sua musica da tavola. provate a confrontarli. Telemann di certo ascoltò il POLIFEMO di Bononcini. Bononcini compositore conoscutissimo quindi a livello europeo. Peccato facciano poco oggi di lui

  • @ALEXANDRISCARLATI

    A dire il Vero, fu proprio Giovanni Bononcini ad introdurre a Londra ed in Inghilterra l'opera italiana: il suo TRIONFO DI CAMILLA lo cantavano (come estratti di arie) a Londra, e Londra voleva Bonocini lì almeno venti anni prima circa del suo effettivo arrivo, e fu scelto proprio perchè era un grande che poteva contrastare Handel.

    Purtroppo si rovinò a causa del madrigale IN UNA SIEPE OMBROSA e per l'avversione mi sembra di una cantante: anna strada se non erro.

  • @Thrax1982

    Also Nicola Porpora was rival of Handel.

    Handel has had two rivals, Bononcini and Nicola Porpora.

    Porpora has had as rivals, besides Handel, also Leonardo Vinci initially, subsequently Johann Adolph Hasse in Dresden (and Faustina Bordoni vs Regina Mingotti)

  • "Tu me da me dividi;

    barbaro, tu m'uccidi:

    tutto il dolor, ch'io sento,

    tutto mi vien da te.

    No, non sperar mai pace.

    Odio quel cor fallace:

    oggetto di spavento

    sempre sarai per me."

    PIETRO METASTASIO

  • Ascolta il consiglio di chi ti aveva addirittura offerto la sua Amicizia,che tu hai rifiutato:la Musica non fa per te,perche' tu non l'ami,ed ascoltandoLa perdi solo tempo,poiche' tu non la intendi!E passa il tuo tempo a fare altre cose per le quali,sicuramente sei piu' vocato!Questo e' il consiglio di chi ti aveva offerto la sua Amicizia,ed ora non vuole piu' neanche sentir parlare di te!

  • Cara divasperanza(si fa per dire!)

    Thrax1982 ha predetto il Vero:offendendo Bononcini hai generato la mia ira.Leggo con estrema chiarezza che tu definisci Bononcini italiano,quando all'epoca non esisteva l'Italia(dimostrando la tua ignoranza sulla storia di questo paese che tanto disprezzi),e definisci vili gli italiani.Fai molta attenzione,perche' io posso riponderti con le rime,ma non mi abbasso a farlo,perche' la tua vile ignoranza non lo merita!

  • "Per la gloria d'adorarvi", I like these too much.

  • Bononcini is my ancestor...

    My name is Efrain Hernandez Bononcini....I love the name Bononcini and I also love to sing and I love music of all backgrounds.

  • Thank you for replying! I see :)

    Very before, a future diplomat said that only well-known composers (so, survived ones) merit attention and honor... "???"

    I agree with you!! Survived ones have reasons, of course huge talents too, but the others - almost forgotten ones have also talent, but only, not chance!!

    Oh, before I've asked the same question to you (sorry :) ), also to our dear Mr.Soprano!!

    So much I wonder why many composers, my favourite ones, are not famous :))

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