Mancini: Quanto dolce è quell’ardore

Description

Forces: soprano, oboe & continuo

Source: Royal College of Music, London, MS. 697

A rewarding cantata for the rare combination of soprano, oboe obligato, and basso continuo, showing the rich cantabile style of Francesco Mancini (Scarlatti’s deputy in Naples), with a witty final aria.

Editor: Rosalind Halton