"Perti was highly respected as a teacher, an esteemed opera composer, and spent 60 years as maestro di cappella of S Petronio in his native Bologna. This programme of four substantial sacred works was put together last year by a group of Bolognese musicians aiming to restore the reputation of their city's forgotten great composer. The Messa a cinque is firstrate music, including finely crafted solo movements, masterly orchestral writing and excellent contrapuntal choruses. "Laudate pueri" features a superb solo contribution from Gloria Banditelli, and Perti's compact setting of Drift Dominus does not suffer badly from comparison with Handel's famous version. The short Magnificat is crammed full of excellent choral writing. The performances are generally decent with reasonably assured soloists." (David Vickers, Gramophone)
Giacomo Antonio Perti (Bologna, 6 juni 1661 – aldaar, 10 april 1756) was een Italiaans componist van barokmuziek. Hij was vooral actief in Bologna , waar hij zestig jaar kapelmeester was. Hij was de leermeester van Giuseppe Torelli en Giovanni Battista Martini.(nl.wikipedia.org)
