Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Amanti – Cantatas for Bass (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Amanti – Cantatas for Bass (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:36 minutes | 1,35 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Challenge Classics

In the Italian society of the early eighteenth century, the musical genre of the chamber cantata was popular as a refined form of entertainment. The chamber cantata is a relatively short composition, consisting of a couple of arias with the addition of one or two recitatives. They were performed in the private ambiances of the noble circles. A performance just needed the instruments of the basso continuo (harpsichord, cello, and if wanted for example a lute) and of course an excellent voice.

The Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello (1686-1737) was one of the most prolific composers of the genre, especially in his early years between 1710 and 1720. He wrote approximately 300 cantatas of which over 20 for the bass voice. This is an exceptionally high number. The composer strived to achieve a perfect harmony between poetry and music. As such, his cantatas were an invaluable laboratory for his famous Psalms. These were admired by great composers like Rossini, Bizet, Verdi, and Chopin. Verdi especially appreciated Marcello’s recitatives.

The present recording offers five chamber cantatas of Marcello for the bass voice. All the cantatas of this recording are in RARA form (Recitative-Aria-Recitative-Aria) and the arias regularly have the da capo form. The recitatives are often unpredictable in their harmonic solutions. Like most of Marcello’s Cantatas, they treat the subject of love. But the lovers are not happy. They struggle with the all too human complexity of love: feelings of rejection, sadness, jealousy, hope, and mourning. Their thoughts and feelings are intended to stimulate personal reflection.

Tracklist:
01. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Udite, amanti SF A356: Recitative: Udite amanti (01:58)
02. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Udite, amanti SF A356 : Aria (Adagio): Pena più cruda e ria (05:19)
03. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Udite, amanti SF A356: Recitative: Credei che il mio sincero (01:24)
04. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Udite, amanti SF A356 : Aria (Tempo giusto): Si disciolga quell’empia catena (03:54)
05. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Che io viva in tante pene SF A55: Recitative: Che io viva in tante pene (01:45)
06. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Che io viva in tante pene SF A55: Aria (Sostenuto adagio): Basta dir (05:38)
07. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Che io viva in tante pene SF A55: Recitative: È ver che, accesa d’amoroso foco (01:24)
08. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Che io viva in tante pene SF A55: Aria: Se a far pago (04:02)
09. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Quanta pietà mi fate SF A278: Recitative: Quanta pietà mi fate (01:21)
10. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Quanta pietà mi fate SF A278: Aria (Andante): Privo allor delle ruggiade (07:03)
11. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Quanta pietà mi fate SF A278: Recitative: Ma quanto, o dio! di voi (01:18)
12. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Quanta pietà mi fate SF A278: Aria (Lento): Piangete al pianto mio (10:26)
13. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Lungi, speranze SF A182: Recitative: Lungi, speranze (01:18)
14. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Lungi, speranze SF A182: Aria (Andante): Nel mio cor (03:03)
15. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Lungi, speranze SF A182: Recitative: Giurò, giurò quell’empia (01:11)
16. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Lungi, speranze SF A182: Aria (Largo): Sento già nel mezzo al mio core (09:41)
17. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Poiché fato inumano SF A252: Recitative: Poiché fato inumano (01:44)
18. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Poiché fato inumano SF A252: Aria (Adagio): Luci belle (04:50)
19. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Poiché fato inumano SF A252: Recitative: Questa che mi divide (01:43)
20. Sergio Foresti & Ensemble Due Venti – Marcello: Poiché fato inumano SF A252: Aria (Allegro): Come scoglio che l’onda disprezza (03:24)

Download:

Related Posts

%d bloggers like this: