Bononcini: Cieco nume tiranno spietato

Description

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Forces: soprano & continuo

One of Bononcini’s most beautiful cantatas, the subject here deals with Love’s blind cruelty. In 5 sections with no da capo arias and with a recurring theme of the title text, the last section presto assai is particularly virtuosic, though broken by emotional largo sections.

Source: BL Add MS 31546 f74v-79r

Range: c# – g’

Editor: James Sanderson