Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Born: 4th January 1710, Iesi, Italy
Died: 16th March 1736, Pozzuoli, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Giovanni Battista Draghi usually referred to as Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Italian: [perɡoˈleːzi, -eːsi]), was an Italian Baroque composer, violinist, and organist, leading exponent of the Baroque; he is considered one of the greatest Italian musicians of the first half of the 18th century and one of the most important representatives of the Neapolitan school.
Despite his short life and few years of activity (he died of tuberculosis at the age of 26), he managed to create works of high artistic value and historical importance, such as La serva padrona (The Maid Turned Mistress), which played an important role in the development and diffusion of the opera buffa in Europe, L'Olimpiade, considered "one of the finest opere serie of the early eighteenth century", and Stabat Mater, which is among the most important works of sacred music of all time.
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Franco Fagioli on Adriano in Siria
8th Dec 2016
The Argentine countertenor talks to Katherine about singing the role of Farnaspe on Decca's new recording of Pergolesi's opera.
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Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
14th Mar 2011
Anna Netrebko and Marianna Pizzolato join Antonio Pappano and the Orchestra dell’ Accademia di Santa Cecilia for an unusually full-blooded account of Pergolesi’s best-known work, plus a chamber cantata apiece.
Popular Genres: Pergolesi
Popular Works: Pergolesi
- Adriano in Siria (4)
- Andantino (3)
- Chi non ode, e chi non vede - chamber cantata (2)
- Confitebor tibi, Domine (4)
- Flaminio (5)
- Flute Concerto in G major (16)
- Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major (3)
- L'addio, Op. 2 No. 2 (3)
- L'Olimpiade (3)
- La Serva Padrona (18)
- Laudate pueri (10)
- Les tendres souhaits (3)
- Lieto così talvolta (from Adriano in Siria) (3)
- Livietta e Tracollo (3)
- Lo frate ‘nnamorato (4)
- Lontananza, Op. 2 No. 1 (3)
- Magnificat in C major (3)
- Manca la guida al piè (2)
- Miserere II in C minor (3)
- Missa Romana (2)
- Nina (4)
- Ogni pena più spietata (2)
- Orfeo (6)
- Orfeo (Cantata) (8)
- Salve Regina in A minor (23)
- Salve Regina in C minor (25)
- Salve Regina in F minor (14)
- Se tu m'ami (7)
- Segreto tormento, Op. 2 No. 3 (4)
- Sinfonia a 3 in F Major (3)
- Sinfonia for two cellos (2)
- Sinfonia in F major (5)
- Sonata in A major (3)
- Sonata in B flat major (4)
- Sonata in F major (7)
- Sonata in G major (6)
- Stabat Mater (111)
- Stabat Mater: Cujus animam; Vidit suum (2)
- Tre giorni son che Nina (15)
- Violin Concerto in B flat major (13)
Recent Best Sellers: Pergolesi
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater & Rossell: Salve Regina
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Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: La Serva Padrona and Livietta e Tracollo
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