Sweet Oblivion

Monteverdi, Claudio;
Strozzi, Barbara;
Frescobaldi, Girolamo;
Caccini, Giulio;
Peri, Jacopo

Stamellou, Eleni Lydia;
Shenikov, Konstantin

97499

A beautifully conceived program of Renaissance and early Baroque songs and arias, sung by Greek soprano Eleni Lydia Stamellou, accompanied on the lute by Konstantin Shenikov.

The featured composers are Monteverdi (1567-1643), Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Caccini (1551-1618), Strozzi (baptized 1619-1677), Peri (1561-1633) and Falconieri (ca. 1585-1656). The secular texts deal with Love, in both its sublime fulfillment and its melancholy abandonment.

Greek soprano Eleni Lydia Stamellou won Second Prize at the Ferruccio Tagliavini Competition in Austria, with Dame Joan Sutherland as the president of the jury. She subsequently attended masterclasses given by Teresa Berganza, Edda Moser and Christa Ludwig. She sang in opera productions with MusicAeterna conducted by Teodor Currentzis. Her specialization is Renaissance/Baroque and Contemporary Music. She sang in productions of Berio and Hersant.

Works:

•Claudio Monteverdi: Si dolce 'l tormento
•Claudio Monteverdi: Oblivion Soave
•Barbara Strozzi: L'eraclito amoroso
•Barbara Strozzi: Che si puo fare
•Barbara Strozzi: L'amante consolato
•Jacopo Peri: Torna, deh torna
•Jacopo Peri: Solitario augellino
•Jacopo Peri: Bellissima regina
•Jacopo Peri: Intenerite voi
•Andrea Falconieri: O bellissimi capelli
•Andrea Falconieri: Bella porta di rubini
•Giulio Caccini: Al fonte, al prato
• Giulio Caccini: Amor ch'attendi
•Giulio Caccini: Tu ch'hai le penne amore
•Girolamo Frescobaldi: Se l'aura spira

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Muzyka klasyczna

Brilliant Classics

15-01-2025

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