Ceruleo – Strozzi: Voices of Longing (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:12:44 minutes | 2,64 GB | Genre: Classical
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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.
Tracklist:
1-01. Ceruleo – Il primo libro de madrigali, Op. 1: No. 1, Sonetto proemio dell’opera (05:44)
1-02. Ceruleo – Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2: No. 18, La riamata da chi amava (05:04)
1-03. Ceruleo – Canzona quinta detta la Tromboncina, F 8.06a (03:31)
1-04. Ceruleo – Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2: No. 2, Begl’occhi, bel seno, bei crini, e bella bocca (04:19)
1-05. Ceruleo – Cantate, ariete a una, due, e tre voci, Op. 3: No. 11, Desideri vani (04:52)
1-06. Satoko Doi-Luck – Toccata del secondo tono (04:06)
1-07. Ceruleo – Arie, Op. 8: No. 6, Che si può fare (09:09)
1-08. Toby Carr – Partite variate sopra quest’aria Francese detta l’Alemana (04:56)
1-09. Ceruleo – Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2: No. 16, L’Amante segreto (06:44)
1-10. Ceruleo – Canzoni overo sonate concertate, Op. 12: No. 11, La bianca (02:40)
1-11. Ceruleo – Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2: No. 23, I baci (03:13)
1-12. Ceruleo – Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2: No. 25, La sol, fà, mi, rè, dò (04:51)
1-13. Ceruleo – Affetti musicali, Op. 1: No. 25, Gagliarda a2 “La caotorta” (02:13)
1-14. Ceruleo – Ariette a voce sola, Op.6: No. 14, Amante ravveduto (06:59)
1-15. Ceruleo – Cantate, ariete a una, due, e tre voci, Op. 3: No. 9, Begli occhi (04:20)