The very designation ‘Caccini’s Ave Maria’ is one that provokes debate. Who is Caccini? And was the piece actually anything to do with him? The answer to the first question is easy: Caccini was a ...
A typical day for three musicians in the Medici Court. This portrait, of three unnamed musicians, was painted circa 1687. Wikimedia Commons Francesca Caccini, born on this day in 1587, was the most ...
Madrigals, Book 5 (Il quinto libro de madrigali), Movements: E così, a poco a poco (wds. Guarini) David Bates, Conductor Claudio Monteverdi, Composer (La) Nuova Musica (Le) nuove musiche, Movements: ...
Francesca Caccini (1587-c1645) was in at the very beginnings of opera. She was part of a musical family who regularly played and sang at the Medici court in Florence, including performances of the ...