Il Canto della Sirena
Torres - Durón - Handel - Purcell - u.a.
A Corte Musical - Rogério Gonçalves (Dir)
Label : Pan Classics
Artikelnummer: PC10390
1 CD Spielzeit : 062:19
CHF 21.00
The beguiling song of the sirens, which according to legend lured the sailors to their doom on the strait near Capri, has been a theme for many poets and musicians. For Homer, Odysseus had himself tied to the mast of his ship to hear the songs for himself, while he stuffed wax into the ears of his sailors to protect them from misfortune. Around 1600, with the appearance of the stile Moderno, affects and emotions became of crucial interest for composers.