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Princess Maria Barbara

Catherine Bott presents a profile of Maria Barbara, the Portuguese infanta and Spanish queen, and the muse of Domenico Scarlatti, on the 300th anniversary of her birth.

A profile of Maria B谩rbara, the Portuguese Infanta and Spanish Queen, and the muse of Domenico Scarlatti, on the 300th anniversary of her birth.

Catherine Bott looks back on the life of one Europe's most musically talented royal figures, the inspirational Maria Madalena B谩rbara Xavier Leonor Teresa Ant贸nia Josefa (4 December 1711 - 27 August 1758), whose gifts as a keyboard player and great love for music inspired Domenico Scarlatti to devote the best part of his life serving her and prompted him to compose at least 550 sonatas for her to play.

Maria B谩rbara's name often appears alongside Scarlatti's when talking about his music, but little is usually said about her, her court and her times. Catherine Bott takes the three hundredth anniversary of her birth to review the Scarlatti story from a different perspective.

1 hour

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Sun 4 Dec 2011 13:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Francisco Corselli

    "S'arma il cileo di tuoni e di lampi" (from the opera 'Farnace')

    Performers: Furio Zanase (Britone), Le Concert des Nations, Jordi Savall (director)

    • ALIA VOX.
    • AV 9822.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Fuga, K.58

    Performer: Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)

    • MIRARE.
    • MIR 9920.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in A major, K24

    Performer: Virginia Black (harpsichord)

    • CRD.
    • CRD 3442.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C major, K132

    Performer: Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 8287 6673752.

  • Johann Adolf Hasse

    "Generoso risuegliati, o core" (from the opera 'Cleofide')

    Performers: Ewa Malas-Godlewska (soprano), Derek Lee Ragin (countertenor), Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (director)

    • TRAVELLING.
    • K1005.

  • Johann Adolf Hasse

    "Pallido il sole" (from the opera 'Artaserse')

    Performers: Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Roger Norrington (conductor)

    • DECCA.
    • 466 1962.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in A minor, K.175

    Performer: Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)

    • MIRARE.
    • MIR 9918.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Salve Regina

    Performers: Marie-Nicole Lemieux (soprano), Tafelmusik, Jeanne Lamon (director)

    • ANALEKTA.
    • FL 23171.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in D minor, K.517

    Performer: Andreas Staier (harpsichord)

    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • RD 77224.

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  • Sun 4 Dec 2011 13:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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