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Cupid's Ground Bass

Baroque Virtuosic Spiritual Dramatic Exotic
$21.99

Details

Composer
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber, Francesco Cavalli, Carlo Farina, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, Claud
Artist
Bellot Ensemble
Format
CD
Label
First Hand Records
Released
Nov 21, 2025
Catalog #
FHR183
UPC
5060216349183

About

A prevailing feature of music of the 16th century and earlier was a split between the deployment of voices and instruments: occasionally replacing each other, or used in alternation - a more concerted effort in writing dedicated instrumental music with increasing degrees of complexity and virtuosity was taking place. The penchant for writing stories about love in it's many forms continued, finding a new home in the developing operatic works as well as the ever-popular madrigal genre, as composers continued to find ways to describe the joy, grief, despair and ecstasy of the human experience of love. Cupid's Ground Bass is a celebration of these developing musical aesthetics of early 17th century Italy, focusing particularly on the composers' language of love in all it's forms.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2: No. 1. Amor dormiglione 04:02
    Track
    1
    Title
    Cantate, ariette e duetti, Op. 2: No. 1. Amor dormiglione
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Lucine Musaelian
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  2. 2 Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Aria quinta sopra La Bergamasca 04:04
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Aria quinta sopra La Bergamasca
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Marco Uccellini
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  3. 3 Capriccio stravagante: La Lira 02:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    Capriccio stravagante: La Lira
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Carlo Farina
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  4. 4 Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne, Act III: Lamento: Misero Apollo 06:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Gli amori d'Apollo e di Dafne, Act III: Lamento: Misero Apollo
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Francesco Cavalli
    Performer
    Kieran White
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  5. 5 Sinfonia 01:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sinfonia
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Francesco Cavalli
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  6. 6 Act I: Delizie, contente che l'alma beate 04:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: Delizie, contente che l'alma beate
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Francesco Cavalli
    Performer
    Kieran White
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  7. 7 Musiche sacre concernenti messa, e salmi concertati con istromenti, imni, antifone et sonate: Canzon a 3 05:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Musiche sacre concernenti messa, e salmi concertati con istromenti, imni, antifone et sonate: Canzon a 3
    Duration
    05:33
    Composer
    Francesco Cavalli
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  8. 8 Giasone, Act I: Se dardo pungente 03:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    Giasone, Act I: Se dardo pungente
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Francesco Cavalli
    Performer
    Lucine Musaelian
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  9. 9 Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarone: Toccata No. 1 06:22
    Track
    9
    Title
    Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarone: Toccata No. 1
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
    Performer
    Daniel Murphy
  10. 10 I. Praeludium 02:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Praeludium
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Edmund Taylor
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  11. 11 II. Aria allegro - Variations - III. Finale 03:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Aria allegro - Variations - III. Finale
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
    Performer
    Edmund Taylor
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  12. 12 Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarone: Capona 01:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarone: Capona
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
    Performer
    Daniel Murphy
  13. 13 L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act II: Oblivion soave (arr. for voice and theorbo) 03:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308, Act II: Oblivion soave (arr. for voice and theorbo)
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Kieran White, Daniel Murphy
  14. 14 Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarone: Canario 02:27
    Track
    14
    Title
    Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarone: Canario
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
    Performer
    Daniel Murphy
  15. 15 Arie a voce sola, Op. 8: Che si può fare? 05:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    Arie a voce sola, Op. 8: Che si può fare?
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Performer
    Lucine Musaelian
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble
  16. 16 Scherzi musicali cioe arie et madrigali, SV 246-251: No. 6. Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti, "Ciaccona", SV 251 05:27
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scherzi musicali cioe arie et madrigali, SV 246-251: No. 6. Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti, "Ciaccona", SV 251
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Lucine Musaelian, Kieran White
    Ensemble
    Bellot Ensemble