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Voi che le mie vicende from Semiramide Riconosciuta for Oboe & Strings
MP3 (1.78 Mo) : (by MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL)4x⬇ 5x
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| Composer : | Vinci, Leonardo (1690 - 1730) | ||
| Instrumentation : | Oboe solo, String quartet | ||
| Style : | Baroque | ||
| Arranger : Publisher : | MAGATAGAN, MICHAEL (1960 - ) | ||
| Copyright : | Public Domain | ||
| Added by magataganm, 21 Dec 2023 Leonardo Vinci (1690 – 1730) was an Italian composer known chiefly for his 40 or so operas; comparatively little of his work in other genres survives. A central proponent of the Neapolitan School of opera, his influence on subsequent opera composers such as Johann Adolph Hasse and Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was considerable. He was born at Strongoli and educated at Naples under Gaetano Greco in the Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo. He first became known for his opere buffe (comic operas) in the Neapolitan language in 1719; he also composed many opere serie (dramatic operas). He was received into the Congregation of the Rosary, a lay religious and burial fraternity, at Formiello in 1728. He died in May 1730. Vinci is rumoured to have been poisoned by a jealous husband in the wake of an ill-advised affair, a story which is given by several reliable authorities without evident contradictions. Set to music for the first time by Leonardo Vinci in 1729, the Semiramide riconosciuta is one of Pietro Metastasio's most famous librettos. At the beginning of Act II, Tamiri must offer a cup to the one of her suitors whom she chooses as her husband. Repelling both the brutal Ircano and the candid Mirteo, the princess presents the cup to Scitalce. He, however, recognized Nino Semiramide, whom he loved in his youth: troubled, he refused the offer from Tamiri, who, outraged, demanded revenge. Ircano then proposes to kill Scitalce, whom Mirteo also challenges to a duel. To save the prince, Semiramide has him arrested. Scitalce, who remains wrongly convinced that Semiramide once betrayed him, however only sees this decision as an act of perfidy. Thus the very ambiguous text of the aria that he sings before leaving the stage alludes to Semiramide's supposed betray. Vinci's opere buffe, of which Li zite 'ngalera (1722) is generally regarded as the best, are full of life and spirit; his opere serie, of which Didone Abbandonata (Rome, 1726) and Artaserse (Rome, 1730) are the most notable, have an incisive vigour and directness of dramatic expression praised by music historian Charles Burney. In addition to operas, Vinci wrote a few cantatas, sonatas, a serenata, and two oratorios (Oratorio di Maria dolorata ca. 1723 and Oratorio per la Santissima Vergine del Rosario ca. 1730). His sonata in D major for flute and basso continuo is still played today. He composed two sonatas for the recorder in addition to a recorder concerto in A minor. Source: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_Vinci). Although originally created for Voice (Tenor) and Strings (2 violino, Viola & Basso Continuo), I created this Arrangement of "Voi che le mie vicende" (You who have witnessed my actions) from "Semiramide Riconosciuta" for Oboe & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello). | |||
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