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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI (1710 - 1736)
Pergolesi was a composer of considerable importance in the development of Italian comic opera in the early 18th century, making a singular contribution during a remarkably brief career. Born in 1710, he studied in Naples and became maestro di cappella there to a member of the vice-regal court in 1732, later entering the service of another nobleman after the Bourbon restoration.
Operas
Pergolesi’s opera La serva padrona (‘The Maid as Mistress’), an intermezzo performed together with another opera, was first staged in Naples in 1733. The work later won international fame, particularly in Paris when a production in 1752 gave rise to the so-called Guerre des bouffons (‘War of the Players’) between the rival French and Italian opera companies.
Orchestral and Chamber Music
Pergolesi’s early death left much of his music unpublished, and his subsequent fame led to the wrong attribution of a number of works, as composers or promoters sought to make use of his posthumous reputation. Stravinsky’s delightful score for Diaghilev’s ballet Pulcinella made use of music that was entirely, if erroneously, attributed to Pergolesi.
Church Music
Pergolesi left a number of settings of liturgical texts, a body of music considerably augmented by later false attributions. His well-known Stabat mater for soprano, alto, strings and organ was written at Pozzuoli in 1736 during his final months of retirement in a Franciscan monastery in anticipation of his death.
| Box Set Release |
Catalogue Number |
| 25th Anniversary Boxed Sets - Sacred Masterpieces |
Naxos 8.501062 |
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| ALBINONI, T.G.: Flute Concerto, Op. 9, No. 6 / PERGOLESI, G.B.: Concerto for Flute and 2 Violins in G major (Trevisani) |
Delos DE3332 |
Concertos
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| ANGLAR (Angels) |
Naxos 8.503096 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| AVE MARIA - Les plus beaux Ave Maria et chants a la Vierge (The Most Beautiful Ave Marias and Songs to the Virgin) |
Naxos 8.570886-87 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| AVE MARIA: Madonna Mystica - BACH, J.S. / HANDEL, G.F. / SCHUBERT, F. / BRUCKNER, A. / BRAHMS, J. / LISZT, F. |
Naxos 8.551267 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| Baroque Music - PURCELL, H. / TORELLI, G. / PERGOLESI, G.B. / VIVALDI, A. / BACH, J.S. (Encore) (Les Violons du Roy, Labadie) |
Dorian Sono Luminus DOR-90012 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal
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| Chamber Music - KREISLER, F. / RACHMANINOV, S. / BRAHMS, J. (The Unforgettables - A Chocolate Lounge) (Andreas Trio) |
Divox CDX-25216-2 |
Chamber Music
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| Choral Music (Ave Maria Choruses) - BACH, J.S. / GOUNOD, C.-F. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / SCHUBERT, F. / BRUCKNER, A. / PERGOLESI, G.B. |
Capriccio C10769 |
Orchestral, Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| CLASSIC MOODS - PERGOLESI, G.B. / BACH, J.S. / HANDEL, G.F. / BACH, C.P.E. / MOZART, W.A. / HAYDN, F.J. / DONIZETTI, G. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix |
Capriccio C18416 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| DONIZETTI, G.: Parafrasi del Christus / PERGOLESI, G.B.: Salve Regina in C minor / BONPORTI, F.A.: Mittite Dulces / TELEMANN, G.P.: Was ist das Herz? |
Capriccio C10812 |
Vocal
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| Dorian Sampler, Vol. 6 (A Dorian Banquet) |
Dorian Sono Luminus DOR-90006 |
Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Instrumental, World, Choral - Sacred, Choral - Secular, Opera
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| EASTER ALBUM (AN) |
Naxos 8.570175-76 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| ENKELIN AANIN (Angel's Voices) |
Naxos 8.503147 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred, Opera
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| FAURE: Requiem / PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater |
Naxos 8.553260 |
Choral - Sacred
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| FLOWERING OF LOVE, (THE) - Beautiful Arias and Sacred Songs of the Baroque |
Naxos 8.570156-57 |
Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Opera
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| GREAT SACRED MASTERPIECES (10-CD Box Set) |
Naxos 8.501062 |
Vocal, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| ITALIAN CONCERTOS (Concerto Koln) |
Capriccio C5132 |
Concertos
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| LA SCALA COLLECTION BOX SET (THE) (NTSC) |
Opus Arte OALS3000BD |
Opera DVD
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| Orchestral Music (Italian Concertos) - VIVALDI, A. / DURANTE, F. / PERGOLESI, G.B. / SCARLATTI, D. / LEO, L. (Erhardt) |
Capriccio C71018 |
Concertos, Orchestral
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| Passiontide: Music for Solace and Reflection |
Naxos 8.557025 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Adriano in Siria (Pergolesi Spring Festival, 2010) (Blu-ray, HD) |
Opus Arte OABD7098D |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Adriano in Siria (Pergolesi Spring Festival, 2010) (NTSC) |
Opus Arte OA1065D |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Flaminio (Il) (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2010) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) |
Arthaus Musik 108067 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Flaminio (Il) (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2010) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 101653 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Frate 'nnamorato (Lo) (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2011) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) |
Arthaus Musik 108066 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Frate 'nnamorato (Lo) [Opera] (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2011) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 101652 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Livietta e Tracollo (Gerelli) (1956) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.81073 |
Opera
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Olimpiade (L') (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2011) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) |
Arthaus Musik 108064 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Olimpiade (L') (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2011) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 101650 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Prigioniero superbo (Il) / La Serva Padrona (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2009, 2011) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 101654 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Prigioniero superbo (Il) / La Serva Padrona (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2009-2011) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) |
Arthaus Musik 108068 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Salustia (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2011) (Blu-ray, Full-HD) |
Arthaus Musik 108065 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Salustia (Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini, 2011) (NTSC) |
Arthaus Musik 101651 |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Serva padrona (La) (Simonetto) (1950) |
Naxos Classical Archives 9.81074 |
Opera
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Stabat Mater (Abbado) (NTSC) |
EuroArts 2072378 |
Classical Concert
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Stabat Mater (excerpts) / Laudate pueri (Hofstetter) |
Oehms Classics OC831 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Stabat mater (sung in German) / BACH, C.P.E.: Der Fruhling (E. Scholl, M. Ullmann, Schneider, L’Arpa Festante, Eberle) |
Naxos 8.551276 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Stabat mater / Orfeo (Klepper) |
Capriccio C10517 |
Vocal
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Stabat mater / Salve Regina / Orfeo (Klepper, Borst) |
Capriccio C5130 |
Vocal
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| PERGOLESI, G.B.: Stabat Mater / VIVALDI, A.: In furore iustissimae irae / Stabat Mater (Roschmann, Robbin, Les Violons du Roy, Labadie) |
Dorian Sono Luminus DOR-90196 |
Vocal
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| PERGOLESI: Frate 'nnamorato (Lo) (La Scala, 1989) (NTSC) |
Opus Arte OALS3005D |
Opera DVD
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| PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater / Orfeo |
Naxos 8.550766 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater / Salve Regina in C minor |
Naxos 8.557447 |
Vocal
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| REJOICE - A Vision of Christ Through Music |
Naxos 8.570980 |
Orchestral, Chamber Music, Choral - Sacred
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| REQUIEM - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
Naxos 8.556703 |
Orchestral, Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| Sacred Music - TALLIS, T. / ALLEGRI, G. / PERGOLESI, G.B. / MOZART, W.A. (Favourite Sacred Masterpieces) (Summerly, Halasz, Wildner, Kovacs) |
Naxos 8.578210 |
Vocal, Choral - Sacred
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| STABAT MATER - Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |
Naxos 8.556706 |
Instrumental, Choral - Sacred
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| TEYTE, Maggie: Vocal Portrait (A) (1932-1948) |
Naxos Historical 8.110757-58 |
Chamber Music, Vocal, Opera, Operetta
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| VIVALDI, A.: Stabat Mater / PERGOLESI, G.B.: Salve Regina / BACH, J.S.: Tilge, Hochster, meine Sunden (D. Taylor, Kirkby, Theatre of Early Music) |
BIS BIS-SACD-1546 |
Chamber Music, Vocal
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| Voices of Angels |
Naxos 8.503071 |
Concertos, Orchestral, Chamber Music, Vocal, Choral - Sacred, Opera |
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