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Scarlatti: Alto Cantatas
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Scarlatti: Alto Cantatas

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Composer
SCARLATTI, ALLESSANDO
Artist
Martellacci, Gruppo Instrumentale Di Roma, Sasso
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jun 24, 2014
Catalog #
BRI94440
UPC
5028421944401

About

Alessandro Scarlatti: Alto Cantatas / Martellacci, Sasso / Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti / Conductor: Giorgio Sasso / Orchestra/Ensemble: Insieme Strumentale di Roma / Number of Discs: 1 / Length: 1 Hours 7 Mins. The author of around 800 cantatas, Alessandro Scarlatti was the most prolific composer of this particular chamber genre during the Baroque period. In this engaging release we are introduced to two examples, both 'with instruments' and written for solo contralto, the voice type to which the Sicilian dedicated a mere 10 per cent of his cantata output. Perchè tacete, regolati concenti is the first, a work that corresponds to the typically 17th-century themes of unrequited or unhappy love, with both the character and the music expressing the feeling of grief that underpins the text. The prose is actually quite weak in comparison to the quality of the music, and it may be that Scarlatti wrote it himself: he was, after all, described in the wording of his admission to the Arcadia as a ‘professor or poetry’. It is in any case an early composition; the second cantata, Filen, mio caro bene, we know was written later, on account of its style as well as Arcadian subject matter (which by then was in vogue: the work is set in a natural context). Complementing these works are a couple of concertos and sonatas by the composer, each set in a minor key. An all-Italian cast are at hand to perform the program, with alto Gabriella Martellacci – who has appeared as a guest performer with such prestigious orchestras as the Royal Concertgebouw and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – taking the lead in the cantatas. Recorded: October 2012, Basilica dei Santi Bonifacio e Alessio, Rome, Italy. For a long time, Alessandro Scarlatti merely was “the father of” the more celebrated Domenico Scarlatti (the composer of 555 keyboard sonatas), but in recent years his genius as composer of an immense vocal oeuvre is widely recognized. Alessandro wrote some 800 cantatas for solo voice and instrumental ensemble, dramatic works on secular texts, dealing mainly with unrequited love, and the resulting grief and melancholy, exquisitely expressed in beautiful cantabile lines. The two Cantatas on this new recording (which also contains concertos and an instrumental sonata) are sung by the famous Italian alto Gabriella Martellacci, a household name in the Early Music scene, a regular guest with ensembles like Concerto Italiano (Rinaldo Alessandrini) and Modo Antiquo (Federico Maria Sardelli).

Tracklist 31 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato 02:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  2. 2 II. Fugue 02:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fugue
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  3. 3 III. Largo 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  4. 4 IV. Andante 01:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Andante
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  5. 5 V. Andante 00:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Andante
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  6. 6 I. Sinfonia 05:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Sinfonia
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  7. 7 II. Recitative 00:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Recitative
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  8. 8 III. Aria 03:01
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Aria
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  9. 9 IV. Recitative 00:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Recitative
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  10. 10 V. Ritornello and Aria 02:45
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Ritornello and Aria
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  11. 11 VI. Recitative 01:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Recitative
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  12. 12 VII. Aria 05:46
    Track
    12
    Title
    VII. Aria
    Duration
    05:46
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  13. 13 VIII. Recitative 00:41
    Track
    13
    Title
    VIII. Recitative
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  14. 14 IX. Aria 01:05
    Track
    14
    Title
    IX. Aria
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  15. 15 I. Allegro ma non troppo 02:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  16. 16 II. Grave 02:22
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Grave
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  17. 17 III. Vivace 01:13
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  18. 18 Introduction 02:35
    Track
    18
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  19. 19 Recitative: Filen, mio caro bene 01:15
    Track
    19
    Title
    Recitative: Filen, mio caro bene
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  20. 20 Aria: Chiedi pur ai monti 05:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    Aria: Chiedi pur ai monti
    Duration
    05:43
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  21. 21 Recitativo: Ma se prova bastante 00:52
    Track
    21
    Title
    Recitativo: Ma se prova bastante
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  22. 22 Aria: Che ti sembra, son fedele 03:07
    Track
    22
    Title
    Aria: Che ti sembra, son fedele
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Gabriella Martellacci
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  23. 23 I. Allegro 02:05
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  24. 24 II. Grave 01:38
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Grave
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  25. 25 III. Allegro 00:58
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  26. 26 IV. Minuet 00:53
    Track
    26
    Title
    IV. Minuet
    Duration
    00:53
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  27. 27 I. Allegro 01:50
    Track
    27
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  28. 28 II. Largo 01:53
    Track
    28
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  29. 29 III. Fugue 02:52
    Track
    29
    Title
    III. Fugue
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  30. 30 IV. Largo 02:40
    Track
    30
    Title
    IV. Largo
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso
  31. 31 V. Allegro 02:01
    Track
    31
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Insieme Strumentale di Roma
    Conductor
    Giorgio Sasso