Short bio Attilio Ariosti
Birthday:
1666 in Bologna, Italy
Died:
1729 in England
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Baroque
Full biography Attilio Ariosti
Attilio Ariosti was an Italian composer, viola da gamba player, and singer who lived from 1666 to 1729. He was born in Bologna, Italy, and began his career as a musician in his hometown. Later, he traveled throughout Europe, working in many prestigious courts, including those of Munich, Brussels, and London.
Ariosti was known for his skill as a composer of operas, instrumental music, and cantatas. His works were characterized by their tuneful melodies and emotional expressiveness. He was particularly admired for his ability to capture the spirit of the Italian operatic style, which was extremely popular throughout Europe in the 18th century.
In addition to his work as a composer, Ariosti was also an accomplished performer. He was a skilled viola da gamba player and singer, and he often performed his own music in public. He was known for his dramatic and virtuosic playing, as well as his exceptional vocal range and control.
Despite his success during his lifetime, Ariosti's music fell into relative obscurity after his death. However, in recent years, there has been a renewed interest in his work, with many musicians rediscovering the beauty and originality of his music. Today, Ariosti is recognized as one of the most important composers of the baroque era, and his music continues to inspire and delight music lovers around the world.
Compositions featuring Attilio Ariosti
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucio Vero, opera | Opera | 1726 | |
| 2 | Dario, opera | Opera | 1725 | |
| 3 | Vespasiano, opera | Vocal Music | 1724 | |
| 4 | Caio Marzio Coriolano, opera | Opera | 1723 | |
| 5 | Tito Manlio, opera | Opera | 1717 | |
| 6 | La Placidia, opera | Opera | 1709 | |
| 7 | Marte placato, opera | Opera | 1707 | |
| 8 | Le profezie d'Eliseo nell'assedio di Samaria, opera | 104:11 min | Opera | 1705 |
| 9 | La madre dei Maccabei, oratorio | Choral | 1704 | |
| 10 | I gloriosi presagi del Scipione Africano, serenata | 6:09 min | Opera | 1704 |
| 11 | La fede ne'tradimenti, opera | Opera | 1701 | |
| 12 | Artaserse, opera | Opera | 17?? | |
| 13 | Sonata No. 19 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in A minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 6:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Sonata No. 20 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in G minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 6:53 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Sonata No. 18 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in D minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 7:36 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Sonata No. 21 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in A minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 9:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | Sonata No. 17 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in B major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 9:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Sonata No. 16 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in G major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 5:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Sonata No. 15 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in F major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 6:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Sonata No. 14 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in E flat major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 7:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Sonata No. 13 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in C major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 7:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 22 | Sonata No. 12 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in E minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 7:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 23 | Pur al fin gentil Viola, cantata for solo voice, viola d'amore & continuo | 12:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 24 | Sonata No. 11 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in A minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 7:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Sonata No. 10 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in F major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 8:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Sonata No. 9 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in G minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 9:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 27 | Sonata No. 8 for viola d'amore, archlute, baroque guitar & cello in D minor (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 9:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Lezione No. 3 for eberle, theorbo & gamba, in E minor | 13:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Cantata No. 5 'Il Naufragio' for contralto, flute, violin and basso continuo | 11:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 30 | Cantata No. 6 'La Gelosia' for contralto and basso continuo | 9:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 31 | Che ti fece mai quest'alma, cantata | Vocal Music | - | |
| 32 | Cantata No. 3 'L'Olmo' for soprano, flute, violin and basso continuo | 13:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 33 | Fortunate Passate Mie Pene | 6:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 34 | La Rosa | 10:17 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 35 | Lezione No. 1 for archlute & gamba, in E flat major | 10:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Lezione No. 2 for thir viola d'amore, theorbo & gamba, in A major | 8:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Sonata No. 7 for eberle, theorbo & great bass viol, in D major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 8:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Lezione No. 4 for thir viola d'amore, archlute & gamba, in F major | 11:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Lezione No. 5 for eberle, theorbo & gamba, in E minor | 8:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Cantata No. 2 'L'Amore Onesto' for soprano and basso continuo | 9:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 41 | O Quam Suavis | 5:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Cantata No. 4 'Libertà acquistata in Amore' for contralto & continuo | 9:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 43 | Sinfonia for 2 oboes, 2 violas da gamba & basso continuo | 3:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 44 | Sonata No. 6 for eberle, theorbo & great bass viol, in D major (reconstructed by Thomas Georgi) | 8:40 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Attilio Ariosti
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Attilio Ariosti - Giorgia Veneziano, Ute Groh, Chiara Massini – The Stockholm Sonatas (Sonatas For Viola D’Amore III - IV - VII - XII - XIII - XIV)(CD, Album) | 2022 | Da Vinci Classics |
| 2 |  |
Attilio Ariosti - Mauro Righini, Elena Bertuzzi, Ugo Nastrucci, Danilo Costantini – 6 Lessons For Viola D'Amore & Continuo / Pur Alfin Gentil Viola(CD, Album) | 2022 | Brilliant Classics |
| 3 |  |
Ariosti | Zarpellon – La Profezia D'Eliseo(2×CD, Album, Limited Edition) | 2021 | Fra Bernardo |
| 4 |  |
Attilio Ariosti - Filippo Mineccia, Ensemble Odyssée, Andrea Friggi – London (Arias For Alto)(CD, Album) | 2016 | Glossa |
| 5 |  |
Fux, Ariosti, Bononcini - Hana Blažíková, Ensemble Tourbillon, Petr Wagner – Vienna 1709: Opera Arias For Soprano And Viol(CD, Album) | 2014 | Accent |
| 6 |  |
Fux, Caldara, Ariosti - Calamus Consort, Michaela Riener – Un Dolce Affanno(CD, ) | 2012 | Passacaille |
| 7 |  |
Garth Knox, Agnès Vesterman, Tobias Hume, Marin Marais, Attilio Ariosti, Roland Moser, Klaus Huber, Garth Knox – D'Amore(CD, Album) | 2008 | ECM Records |
| 8 |  |
Attilio Ariosti The Stockholm Sonatas III(CD, ) | 2008 | BIS |
| 9 |  |
Attilio Ariosti The Stockholm Sonatas II(CD, ) | 2007 | BIS |
| 10 |  |
Attilio Ariosti The Stockholm Sonatas I(CD, ) | 2006 | BIS |
| 11 |  |
Attilio Ariosti, Musica Solare – "The Flowering And Fading Of Love" (Six Cantatas)(CD, Album) | 2005 | Naxos |
| 12 |  |
Corelli, Ariosti, Torelli, Bononcini, Berliner Barock-Compagney – Musik Aus Schloss Charlottenburg (Music From Charlottenburg Castle)(CD, Stereo) | 1995 | Capriccio (2) |
| 13 |  |
Zelenka / Fux / Scarlatti / Heinichen / Ariosti, Peter Schreier, Ludwig Güttler, Virtuosi Saxoniae – Kantaten(LP, Stereo) | 1988 | ETERNA |
| 14 |  |
Marina Tarasova - A. Ariosti, P. Nardini, S. Prokofiev – Sonatas For Cello And Piano(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1986 | Мелодия |
| 15 |  |
Attilio Ariosti, Joseph Ceo, George Kent (3) – Six Lessons For Viola D'Amore (Volume II)(LP, Stereo) | 1983 | Titanic (2) |
| 16 |  |
Attilio Ariosti - Joseph Ceo, George Kent (3) – Six Lessons For Viola D'Amore (Volume I)(LP) | 1982 | Titanic (2) |
| 17 |  |
Attilio Ariosti - Nane Calabrese - Claudio Scimone – Six Sonatas For Viola D'Amour And Harpsichord(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1981 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 18 |  |
Attilio Ariosti / Nane Calabrese, Claudio Scimone – Six Sonates Pour Viole D'Amour & Clavecin | 1979 | Erato |
| 19 |  |
Attilio Ariosti, Charlotte Lehmann, Saarbrücker Kammermusikkreis – Kammermusik-Kantaten | 1968 | Da Camera Magna |
| 20 |  |
Attilio Ariosti, Antonio Vivaldi, Antonín ígnác Hráček, Karel Stamic – Virtuoso Compositions For Viola D'Amore(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1966 | Supraphon |
| 21 |  |
Ariosti, Vivaldi, Hraczek, Stamitz - Karl Stumpf – Virtuoso Compositions For Viola D'Amore | 1964 | Supraphon |
| 22 |  |
Attilio Ariosti, Emil Seiler, Johannes Koch, Walter Gerwig, Karl Egon Glückselig – Lezione V E-moll(7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono) | 1955 | Archiv Produktion |
| 23 |  |
Alessandro Scarlatti, Attilio Ariosti, Arcangelo Corelli – A. Scarlatti: "Su Le Sponde Del Tebro" / A. Ariosti: "Lezione V E-Moll" / A. Corelli: "La Follia" | 1953 | Archive Production |
| 24 |  |
Ariosti, Vivaldi, Hraczek, Karl Stamitz, Karl Stumpf, Prague Chamber Orchestra – Viola D' Amore(LP) | - | Parliament |
Videos featuring Attilio Ariosti
Il giudizio di Paride: Il Goder un bel sembiante
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Il giudizio di Paride: Il Goder un bel sembiante · Hana Blažíková
Vienna 1709
℗ 2014 Accent
Released on: 2014-10-07
Artist: Hana Blažíková
Conductor: Petr Wagner
Ensemble: Ensemble Tourbillon
Composer:
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