Composer: Girolamo Frescobaldi, Biagio Marini, Tarquinio Merula, Alessandro Piccinini, Barbara Strozzi
Performer: Ceruleo, Emily Owen, Jenni Harper, Toby Carr
Orchestra:
Conductor:
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Resonus Classics
Catalogue: RES10352
Release: 2024
Size: 2.64 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Strozzi: Il primo libro de madrigali, Op. 1
01. No. 1, Sonetto proemio dell’opera
Strozzi: Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2
02. No. 18, La riamata da chi amava
03. Frescobaldi: Canzona quinta detta la Tromboncina, F 8.06a
Strozzi: Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2
04. No. 2, Begl’occhi, bel seno, bei crini, e bella bocca
Strozzi: Cantate, ariete a una, due, e tre voci, Op. 3
05. No. 11, Desideri vani
06. Merula: Toccata del secondo tono
Strozzi: Arie, Op. 8
07. No. 6, Che si può fare
08. Piccinini: Partite variate sopra quest’aria Francese detta l’Alemana
Strozzi: Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2
09. No. 16, L’Amante segreto
Merula: Canzoni overo sonate concertate, Op. 12
10. No. 11, La bianca
Strozzi: Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2
11. No. 23, I baci
12. No. 25, La sol, fà, mi, rè, dò
Marini: Affetti musicali, Op. 1
13. No. 25, Gagliarda a2 “La caotorta”
Strozzi: Ariette a voce sola, Op.6
14. No. 14, Amante ravveduto
Strozzi: Cantate, ariete a una, due, e tre voci, Op. 3
15. No. 9, Begli occhi
Ceruleo celebrate the music of Barbara Strozzi, one of the greatest composers of the seventeenth century, and the most published composer of secular song of her time. Her distinctive style is characterised by virtuosic vocal lines, sophisticated interplay between voices and accompaniment, and a dramatic approach to text setting that went above and beyond that of her influences Claudio Monteverdi and Francesco Cavalli. This is music of passion and desire; for love – both in general and in the specific form of another person -but also a longing for an answer to life’s questions or for relief from life’s burdens. With two sopranos, viola da gamba, harpsichord and lute, Ceruleo bring to life the music of this extraordinary composer, combining a selection of her finest works with instrumental pieces by her contemporaries.