Castrato Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, was one of the most celebrated musical figures of the early 18th century, and perhaps the most entertaining item here is the crestfallen England's Lamentation for the Loss of Farinelli, published in several arrangements in the 1730s and 1740s. The piece marked not Farinelli's death, but his departure from England for Spain in 1737, and the recorder-and-soprano version here is beautifully done. It was in Madrid where Farinelli apparently undertook his few efforts as a composer, ...
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Castrato Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, was one of the most celebrated musical figures of the early 18th century, and perhaps the most entertaining item here is the crestfallen England's Lamentation for the Loss of Farinelli, published in several arrangements in the 1730s and 1740s. The piece marked not Farinelli's death, but his departure from England for Spain in 1737, and the recorder-and-soprano version here is beautifully done. It was in Madrid where Farinelli apparently undertook his few efforts as a composer, dedicating a small collection of recitatives and arias to the Austrian empress Maria Theresia during her residence among her Spanish subjects. They're not lost treasures of Baroque operatic repertory, but for anyone interested in the world of the castrato (which includes most people who've heard of this barbaric practice) the album helps in imagining Farinelli's world. Jörg Waschinski, who designates himself a male soprano rather than a countertenor, does a fine job of evoking the...
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