The Case of Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756)
Andrew Dziedzic April 2025 issue Fine Music Magazine
Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661-1756) is one of the longest-lived significant Baroque composers. During his lifetime his name was almost as well known as that of his great predecessor, Monteverdi. While much of Monteverdi’s music has survived and the composer is revered today, Perti’s music has all but disappeared. Is Perti’s fall into obscurity a fair and understandable judgement of history or the result of unfair and unjust neglect?
