Barbara Strozzi: Voices of Longing

Ceruleo

RES 10352

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

Works:

•Sonetto proemio dell'opera op. 1 Nr. 1
• Barbara Strozzi: La riamata da chi amava op. 2 Nr. 18
•Barbara Strozzi: Begl'occhi, bel seno, bei crini, e bella bocca op. 2 Nr. 2
•Barbara Strozzi: Desideri vani op. 3 Nr. 11
• Barbara Strozzi: Che si puo fare op. 8 Nr. 6
•Barbara Strozzi: L'Amante segreto op. 2 Nr. 16
•Barbara Strozzi: La sol, fa, mi, re, do op. 2 Nr. 25
• Barbara Strozzi: I baci op. 2 Nr. 23
• Barbara Strozzi: Amante ravveduto op. 6 Nr. 14
• Barbara Strozzi: Begli occhi op. 3 Nr. 3
•Girolamo Frescobaldi: Canzona quinta detta la Tromboncina
•Tarquinio Merulo: Toccata del secondo tono
•Tarquinio Merulo: Canzoni overo sonate concertate op. 12 Nr. 11 "La bianca"
•Alessandro Piccinini: Partite variate sopra quest'aria "Francese detta l'Alemana"
•Biagio Marini: Gagliarda a 2 "La caotorta" aus Affetti musicali op. 1

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Resonus Classics

02-01-2025

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