Ceruleo: Voices of Longing - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Voices of Longing
Artist: Ceruleo
Label: Resonus Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5060262793909
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2025-02-21
Number of Discs: 1

Ceruleo celebrate the music of Barbara Strozzi, one of the greatest composers of the seventeenth century, and the most published composer of secular song of her time. Her distinctive style is characterised by virtuosic vocal lines, sophisticated interplay between voices and accompaniment, and a dramatic approach to text setting that went above and beyond that of her influences Claudio Monteverdi and Francesco Cavalli. This is music of passion and desire; for love - both in general and in the specific form of another person - but also a longing for an answer to life's questions or for relief from life's burdens. With two sopranos, viola da gamba, harpsichord and lute, Ceruleo bring to life the music of this extraordinary composer, combining a selection of her finest works with instrumental pieces by her contemporaries.

Tracks:
1.1 primo libro de madrigali, Op. 1: No. 1 'Sonetto proemio dell'opera'
1.2 Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2~No. 18 'La riamata da chi amava'
1.3 Canzona quinta detta la Tromboncina, F 8.o6a
1.4 Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2~No. 2 'Begl'occhi, bel seno, bei crini, e bella bocca'
1.5 Cantate, ariete a una, due e tre voci, Op. 3~No. 11 'Desideri vani'
1.6 Toccata del secondo tono
1.7 Arie, Op. 8~No. 6 'Che si può fare'
1.8 Partite variate sopra quest'aria Francese detta l'Alemana
1.9 Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2~No. 16 'L'Armante segreto'
1.10 Canzoni overo sonate concertate, Op. 12~No. 11 'La bianca'
1.11 Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2~No. 23 'l baci'
1.12 Cantate, ariette, e duetti, Op. 2~No. 25 'La sol, fà, mi, rè, dò'
1.13 Affetti musicali, Op. 1~No. 25 'Gagliarda a2 (La caotorta)'
1.14 Ariette a voce sola, Op. 6: No. 14 'Amante ravveduto'
1.15 Cantate, ariete a una, due, e tre voci, Op. 3~No. 9 'Begli occhi'