«Disotterriamo que' polverosi capolavori»: il recupero di Alessandro Scarlatti a Napoli tra Ottocento e Novecento
Chapter
Publication Date:
2014
Short description:
«Disotterriamo que' polverosi capolavori»: il recupero di Alessandro Scarlatti a Napoli tra Ottocento e Novecento / Fiore, Angela; Maione, Paologiovanni. - (2014), pp. 137-158.
abstract:
The essay deals with the revival and rediscovery of Scarlatti in Naples in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as
revealed in contemporary newspapers and gazettes. This rediscovery followed in the wake of the early music
revival, which saw a series of small-scale publications featuring presentations of ‘ancient’ authors by such
luminaries as Beniamino Cesi and Alessandro Longo. As for performances, the name of Scarlatti begins to
appears in local concert programmes only from 1919, the year of the foundation of the Associazione Musicale
Scarlatti. Over the following decades this society was responsible for enabling concert-goers to hear a series
of his masterpieces for the first time.
revealed in contemporary newspapers and gazettes. This rediscovery followed in the wake of the early music
revival, which saw a series of small-scale publications featuring presentations of ‘ancient’ authors by such
luminaries as Beniamino Cesi and Alessandro Longo. As for performances, the name of Scarlatti begins to
appears in local concert programmes only from 1919, the year of the foundation of the Associazione Musicale
Scarlatti. Over the following decades this society was responsible for enabling concert-goers to hear a series
of his masterpieces for the first time.
Iris type:
Capitolo/Saggio
Keywords:
Alessandro Scarlatti, Beniamino Cesi, Alessandro Longo
List of contributors:
Fiore, Angela; Maione, Paologiovanni
Book title:
Devozione e Passione: Alessandro Scarlatti nella Napoli e Roma barocca