   BIOGRAPHYAntonio Caldara (1670 or 1671 - December 26, 1736) was an Italian Baroque composer. Caldara was born in Venice (exact date unknown), the son of a violinist. He became a chorister at St Mark's in Venice, where he learned several instruments, probably under the instruction of Giovanni Legrenzi. In 1699 he relocated to Mantua, where he became maestro di cappella to the inept Charles IV, Duke of Mantua, a pensionary of France with a French wife, who took the French side in the War of the Spanish Succession. Caldara removed from Mantua in 1707, after the French were expelled from Italy, then moved on to Barcelona as chamber composer to Charles VI of Austria, the pretender to the Spanish throne who kept a royal court at Barcelona. There, he wrote some operas that are the first Italian operas performed at Spain. He moved on to Rome, becoming maestro di cappella to Francesco Maria Marescotti Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Cerveteri. While there he wrote "Faithfulness in Love Defeats Treachery" for the public theatre at Macerata. In 1716, he obtained a similar post in Vienna to serve the Imperial Court, and there he remained until his death. Caldara is best known as a composer of operas, cantatas and oratorios. Several of his works have libretti by Metastasio.  A comprehensive list of Caldara worksAria: Ahi! Come quella un tempo Citta di popol piena Benedicta Est, Venerabilis Es, gradual Cantata 'Dipartita Amorosa / Clori e Tirsi' per soprano, alto, due violini e basso continuo Cantata 'Quel duolo del mio core / Daliso e Clori' Cantata: Astri di quell bel viso Cantata: Soffri mio caro Alcino Cantata: Vicino a un rivoletto Ciaccona (Largo) in si bemolle maggiore per due violini e basso continuo L'Anniversario Amoroso - cantata La Passione di Gesù Cristo Signor Nostro Missa Sanctorum Cosmae et Damiani Sinfonia No. 1 'Il martirio di S. Terenziano' Sinfonia No. 10 'Gioseffo, che interpreta I sogni' Sinfonia No. 12 'La Passione di Gesu Signor nostro' Sinfonia No. 3 'La morte d'Abel' Sinfonia No. 4 'Morte e sepultura di Christo' Sinfonia No. 5 'San Pietro in Caesarea' Sinfonia No. 6 'Sam Elena al Calvario' Sinfonia No. 7 'Gerusalemme convertita' Sinfonia No. 9 'Gesu presentato nel Tempio' Sonata a tre in E minor, Op. 1, No. 5 Sonata a tre Op. 1, No. VI in do minore per due violini e basso continuo Sonata da camera in D, Op. 2, No. 3 Sonatas Nos. 4, 6 & 8 for two violins and continuo Vaticini di Pace (Christmas Cantata) Vicino a un Rivoletto - cantata for alto, violin and cello obbligato and continuo  My CollectionCALDARA Alto Cantata D'improvviso amor ferisce Gerard Lesne Il Seminario Musicale Caldara Alto Cantata -Medea in Corinto Gerard Lesne Il Seminario Musicale Caldara Alto Cantata -Vicino a un rivoletto Gerard Lesne Il Seminario Musicale Caldara Alto Missa for 3 voices Gerard Lesne Il Seminario Musicale Caldara Choir Crucifixus Palmer, Baker Hodgson George Guest Schutz choir Caldara Choir La passione di Gesu Cristo signor nostro Petibon ,Pedaci, Polverelli Fabio Biondi Europa Galante Caldara Choir Oratorio Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo Scholl,Turk,Fink, Kiehr, Dominguez Banchini Rene Jacobs Orchest. De la schola cantorum basiliensis Caldara Choir Stabat Mater Christopher The Sixteen Caldara Orchestra Sonata a tre op.1/5 Il Seminario Musicale Caldara Orchestra Sonata da camera op.2/3 Il Seminario Musicale Caldara Choir Vaticini di Pace (Christmas Cantata) Kevin Mellon Aradia Baroque Ensemble Caldara Orchestra Symphony no. 5 San Pietro in Cesarea Kevin Mellon Aradia Baroque Ensemble Caldara Orchestra Symphony no. 6 St. Elena al Calvario Kevin Mellon Aradia Baroque Ensemble Caldara Choir Missa Dolorosa Coro della Radio Svizzera Italiana Rene Clemencic Aura Musicale Budapest Caldara Choir Stabat Mater Coro della Radio Svizzera Italiana Rene Clemencic Aura Musicale Budapest Caldara Orchestra Symphony In E minor Gioseffo che interpreta I sogni (oratorio 1726) Rene lemencic Aura Musicale Budapest Caldara Orchestra Symphony no. 6 Sant Elena al Calvario (oratorio 1731) Rene Clemencic Aura Musicale Budapest  Selected Discography
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