Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti
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Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti (1730-after 1793) was an Austrian composer, born in Vienna
of Italian descent. Lidarti is best known for his rediscovered oratorio Esther composed in Hebrew for the Jewish community in Amsterdam. The text may have been prepared for Lidarti by the Jewish composer Abraham Caceres
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Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
of Italian descent. Lidarti is best known for his rediscovered oratorio Esther composed in Hebrew for the Jewish community in Amsterdam. The text may have been prepared for Lidarti by the Jewish composer Abraham Caceres
Abraham Caceres
Abraham de Caceres or Casseres was a Portuguese-Dutch Jewish composer of the late baroque periodCaceres is primarily known as the composer-in-residence to the Amsterdam Sephardic community during the 1740s...
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Discography
- Esther (2CD) Friedemann LayerFriedemann LayerFriedemann Layer is an Austrian conductor. He was assistant to Herbert von Karajan in Ulm and to Karl Böhm.-Selected Discography:* Henze - Symphony No 10; 4 Poemi; La Selva Incantata. Montpellier National Orchestra...
. Accord. - Musica da camera e concerto per clavicembalo, Auser MusiciAuser MusiciAuser Musici is a period instrument ensemble centered in Pisa that specializes in early music repertory from the Tuscan region of Italy.-History, Mission, and Activities:...
, Carlo Ipata, director, Tactus Records TC.733701 (2003) - Violin Concertos, Auser Musici, Carlo Ipata, director, Hyperion CDA67685 (2008)
- Hamesiah. Boj beshalom. on Jewish Baroque. Ensemble Salamone Rossi. Concerto (2009).