Short bio Giacomo Antonio Perti
Full biography Giacomo Antonio Perti
Giacomo Antonio Perti was an Italian composer who lived during the Baroque era, from 1661 to 1756. He was primarily active in Bologna, where he served as the Maestro di Cappella of the Basilica di San Petronio and later of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Monte. Perti wrote in a variety of genres, including opera, oratorios, and sacred works. He is known to have written around twenty operas and over three hundred works of sacred music, including the Magnificat.
Perti began his musical career early, writing his first opera and oratorio at the age of 17. He studied with a number of prominent composers of the time, including Antonio Maria Bernacchi, Giovanni Paolo Colonna, and Giuseppe Torelli.
One of Perti's most significant contributions to music was his work on the Italian Grand Motet, a type of sacred music that combines elements of opera and oratorio. Perti wrote several works in this style, including the "Grands Motets" which were composed in honor of Ferdinando de Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany.
Perti's music was well-respected in his time, and he was considered to be one of the most important musicians of the Baroque era. Despite this, his music is not as well-known today as that of some of his contemporaries, such as Antonio Vivaldi and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Overall, Giacomo Antonio Perti's contributions to music during the Baroque era were significant and his music continues to be studied and performed by musicians today.
Compositions featuring Giacomo Antonio Perti
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La sepoltura di Cristo, oratorio | Choral | 1704 | |
| 2 | Cantate laeta carmina, motet for soprano, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra | 21:13 min | Choral | 1704 |
| 3 | Date melos, date honores, motet for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, chorus & orchestra | 27:37 min | Vocal Music | 1704 |
| 4 | Gaudeamus omnes, motet for soprano, bass, chorus & orchestra | 17:45 min | Vocal Music | 1704 |
| 5 | Sonata for 4 Trumpets, strings and continuo | 5:17 min | Chamber Music | 1696 |
| 6 | San Galgano Guidotti, oratorio | Vocal Music | 1694 | |
| 7 | Nerone fatto Cesare (Nerone infante), opera | Opera | 1693 | |
| 8 | Sperar io non dovrei | 1:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 9 | Mass for 8 voices | 36:20 min | Choral | - |
| 10 | Messa a cinque, for 5 voices, choir & orchestra | 43:37 min | Choral | - |
| 11 | Omnes Amici Mei | 3:45 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 12 | Seconda Lamentazione del Venerdì Santo | Choral | - | |
| 13 | La lingua profetica del taumaturgo di Paola, oratorio | Vocal Music | - | |
| 14 | Stella ista sicut flamina, motet for 4 voices | 3:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 15 | Tamquam As Latronem | 3:29 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 16 | Tenebrae factae sunt | 3:58 min | Choral | - |
| 17 | Tradiderunt Me | 1:58 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 18 | Velum Templi | 3:49 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 19 | Vinea Mea | 3:00 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 20 | Magnificat, for 4 voices & orchestra | 7:34 min | Choral | - |
| 21 | Abramo vincitor de' proprii affetti, oratorio for 3 voices & orchestra | 66:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 22 | Jesum Tradidit | 2:52 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 23 | Il Mosè conduttor del popolo ebreo, oratorio | 59:42 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 24 | Gesù Al Sepolcro, oratorio | 72:18 min | Choral | - |
| 25 | Fugue for 2 voices | 2:15 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Dixit Dominus, for 4 voices & orchestra | 9:11 min | Choral | - |
| 27 | De Lamentatoine Jeremiae Prophetae | 9:55 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 28 | De Lamentatione Jeremiae ProphetaeHeth. Cogitavit | 8:31 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 29 | Cieli voi che ascondete | 2:42 min | Choral | - |
| 30 | Cantate Morali e Spirituali, ten cantatas for chorus & chamber ensemble, Op. 1 | 82:49 min | Choral | - |
| 31 | Cantata per San Tomaso d'Aquino | 6:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 32 | Caligaverunt | 3:47 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 33 | Animam Meam | 4:19 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
Albums featuring Giacomo Antonio Perti
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Concerto Soave, Jean-Marc Aymes – La Lingua Profetica Del Taumaturgo Di Paola, San Fresco(CD, ) | 2020 | Lanvellec Editions |
| 2 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Banditelli, Miatello, Ledroit, Cavina, Cecchetti, Fagotto, Bindi, Schultze, Cappella Musicale Di San Petronio, New College Choir Oxford, Sergio Vartolo – Messa A 8 Voci(CD, Reissue) | 2018 | Bongiovanni |
| 3 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Basler Madrigalisten, Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci – Grands Motets For Ferdinando De Medici(CD, ) | 2017 | Pan Classics |
| 4 |  |
Perti • Torelli • Colonna, Kammerorchester Basel, Julia Schröder – Bologna 1666(CD, ) | 2017 | Deutsche Harmonia Mundi |
| 5 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Ensemble Les Nations, Maria Luisa Baldassari – Il Mosè Conduttor Del Popolo Ebreo(CD, ) | 2012 | Tactus |
| 6 |  |
G.A. Perti, Choir And Orchestra Of The Capella Musicale Di San Petronio, Color Temporis Vocal Ensemble, Collegium Musicum Almæ Matris Chamber Choir, Michele Vannelli (2) – Messa A12(CD, ) | 2011 | Dynamic (4) |
| 7 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Arìon Choir, Consort Del Collegio Ghislieri, Giulio Prandi – Musica Sacra(CD, Album) | 2010 | Amadeus |
| 8 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti – Laura Antonaz, Elena Biscuola, Gastone Sarti, Ensemble Il Continuo – Abramo Vincitor De' Proprii Affetti(CD, ) | 2010 | Bongiovanni |
| 9 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti / Orchestra Barocca di Bologna, Paolo Faldi (2) – Messa, Salmi, Sinfonie E Magnificat(CD, Album) | 2007 | Tactus |
| 10 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti, Frisani, Lepore, Calvi, Solisti Della Capella Musicale Di San Petronio, Sergio Vartolo – Cantata Morali E Spirituale Op. 1(2×CD, ) | 1998 | Bongiovanni |
| 11 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti / Maura Pederzoli • Patrizia Vaccari • Alessandro Carmignani • Michel van Goethem • Sergio Foresti • Cappella Musicale Di S. Petronio Di Bologna • Sergio Vartolo – Lamentations - Liturgy For Good Friday | 1995 | Naxos |
| 12 |  |
Giacomo Antonio Perti - Solisti E Orchestra Della Cappella Musicale Di S. Petronio, Sergio Vartolo – Gesù Al Sepolcro (Oratorio Della Passione) | 1992 | Tactus |
| 13 |  |
Jeremiah Clarke, Giacomo Antonio Perti, Giuseppe Torelli, Henry Purcell, Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Arcangelo Corelli, Joseph Haydn – La Tromba (Musiche Per 1, 4, 6 Trombe E Orchestra)(LP, Reissue, Repress) | 1981 | Fabbri Editori |
| 14 |  |
Torelli, Bononcini, Gabrielli, Grossi , And Perti - Don Smithers, I Musici – The Virtuoso Trumpet (Italian Baroque Concertos) | 1971 | Philips |
| 15 |  |
Mirella Freni, Reri Grist, Orchestra Del Teatro Comunale Di Bologna , direction Tito Gotti – En La Basilique San-Petronio De Bologne | 1967 | Erato |
| 16 |  |
Vivaldi, Torelli, Purcell, Gabrieli, Clarke, Corelli, Perti – The Virtuoso Trumpet(LP, Compilation, Mono) | 1962 | Vanguard |
Videos featuring Giacomo Antonio Perti
La Lingua Profetica (Oratorio de Perti) / Concerto Soave (Jean-Marc Aymes) / Lanvellec Editions
LA LINGUA PROFETICA
Par l'ensemble Concerto Soave (Dir. Jean-Marc Aymes)
Oratorio de Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756)
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Lucile Richardot (mezzo-soprano) : Louise d'Angoulême
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