The Early Music Show

Alessandro Scarlatti: The Sicilian Godfather of the Oratorio

Sunday 16 December 2007 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)

Lucie Skeaping looks at the life of the Sicilian born composer, and some of the music he composed for oratorios during the early part of the 18th century. The Vatican had placed a ban on opera and theatrical productions which lasted nearly 30 years, but Scarlatti found ways around that inconvenience and wrote some of the most influential stage works during this time. Music includes excerpts from Ishmael, Maddalena, Il Giardino di Amore and Cain, ovvero Il Primo Omidicio. Simon Lole presents a feature about Scarlatti's younger brother Francesco, whose life took a much less successful path.

This is a repeat of the programme broadcast last Saturday. View details.

Duration:

1 hour

The Early Music Show

Episode and Playlist Information

• 29 Dec 07 Antonio Soler
• 23 Dec 07 Orpheus
• 23 Dec 07 William Byrd
• 22 Dec 07 Dieterich Buxtehude
• 22 Dec 07 Lutheran Vespers
• 16 Dec 07 Masaaki Suzuki
• 15 Dec 07 Alessandro Scarlatti
• 15 Dec 07 Dieterich Buxtehude
• 9 Dec 07 1685
• 9 Dec 07 Masaaki Suzuki