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Barbara Strozzi: Virtuosissima Sirena

Baroque Melancholic Romantic Intimate Dramatic
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Composer
Barbara Strozzi
Artist
Laura Catrani, Accademia dell'Annunciata, Riccardo Doni
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Feb 20, 2026
Catalog #
A589
UPC
3760195735893

About

Barbara Strozzi, a Venetian singer and composer who lived between 1619 and 1677, stands out as a rare jewel in the musical landscape of the Italian Seicento. The adoptive (and perhaps natural) daughter of Giulio Strozzi, a man of letters belonging to the illustrious Florentine family, she rejected the alternative prospects of matrimony or life in a convent in order to devote herself entirely to her one true passion: music. Moreover, she aimed to assert herself not merely as a performer, but also as a composer, thereby transgressing the strict rules of the period. Over the course of twenty years she published over a hundred and twenty cantatas and other works for solo voice, a number unequalled by any of her contemporaries. In her most significant works she combines the absolute originality of her formal structures with extraordinarily intense and exuberant poetics of the "affects." In these respects her vocal writing is comparable only with that of the century's greatest Italian composer, Claudio Monteverdi. After five successful albums with Giuliano Carmignola and Mario Brunello, the Accademia dell'Annunciata, conducted by Riccardo Doni, offers us a portrait of this extraordinary artist, arguably the greatest Italian composer of all time. In an era when the music scene was almost exclusively male, Barbara Strozzi managed to carve out a unique place for herself, becoming one of the most fascinating personalities of 17th-century music, a figure that is today given voice by soprano Laura Catrani.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Il primo libro de madrigali, Op. 1: Godere, e tacere (arr. for chamber ensemble) 03:00
    Track
    1
    Title
    Il primo libro de madrigali, Op. 1: Godere, e tacere (arr. for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  2. 2 No. 16. L'amante consolato 09:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 16. L'amante consolato
    Duration
    09:16
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Laura Catrani
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  3. 3 No. 6. La vendetta 02:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 6. La vendetta
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Laura Catrani
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  4. 4 18 Trio Sonatas, Op. 2: No. 18. La savorgnane 04:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    18 Trio Sonatas, Op. 2: No. 18. La savorgnane
    Duration
    04:37
    Composer
    Giovanni Legrenzi
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  5. 5 No. 5. Lagrime mie 10:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Lagrime mie
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Laura Catrani
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  6. 6 No. 13. A pena il sol 06:17
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 13. A pena il sol
    Duration
    06:17
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Laura Catrani
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  7. 7 Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2: No. 4. Costume de grandi, "Godere e lasciare" 03:48
    Track
    7
    Title
    Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2: No. 4. Costume de grandi, "Godere e lasciare"
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Laura Catrani
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  8. 8 Sonate concertate in stil moderno, Book 2: Sonata No. 12 08:34
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sonate concertate in stil moderno, Book 2: Sonata No. 12
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Dario Castello
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  9. 9 Arie a voce sola, Op. 8: Che si può fare 10:48
    Track
    9
    Title
    Arie a voce sola, Op. 8: Che si può fare
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Laura Catrani
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni
  10. 10 Diporti di Euterpe, Op. 7: No. 9. Tradimento 02:44
    Track
    10
    Title
    Diporti di Euterpe, Op. 7: No. 9. Tradimento
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Laura Catrani
    Ensemble
    Accademia dell'Annunciata
    Conductor
    Riccardo Doni