Clematis Alarcon Flores - Il Regno D'amore - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Even though the astonishing Capriccio stravagante with all of it's imitations of instruments and animals is well known to all lovers of baroque music, the other works by this virtuoso violinist are almost completely unknown. The Capriccio is the only example of such a work in the five volumes of music that he published in the 1620s, his remaining works consisting of polyphonic dances in the French style and of brilliant sonatas for violin. This collection of works by Farina is a source not only of astonishment and wonder but also of tenderness as well as other emotions. Album Tracks 1. Pavana III a 4 2. Sonata Detta la Desperata a 2 3. Canzon Detta la Marina a 2 4. Sonata Detta la Moretta a 3 5. Balletto a 3 6. Passamezzo a 3 7. Sonata Detta la Farina a 2 8. Capriccio Stravagante a 4

Il Giardino D'Amore - Amor Sacro Amor Profano [COMPACT DISCS] Digipack Packaging date 11/06/2015

A previous album of cantatas by Nicolo Porpora on Brilliant Classics attracted glowing international reviews, flinging wide open 'a window on a world generally known only in appearance and from a superficial listening of it's flourishes and ornaments, but in reality very concrete and aesthetically complex and articulated.' (Gothic Network) Now comes a sequel, from a different, equally talented Italian early-music ensemble with an established track record on Brilliant. This album also contains several world premiere or first modern recordings, making available a wider appreciation of Porpora's dramatic and elaborately decorative vocal idiom. Porpora's cantatas present an embarrassment of riches to the enterprising performer and the adventurous listener. There are so many that a path must be picked, a theme chosen. For this album, Mvsica Perdvta focus their attention on the subject of flowers and plants, which seems to have inspired the composer to notable artistic heights. Flora's Realm, 'Il Reggio di Flore', stands in for love in the real world, but it also presents a fertile ground for expressive metaphors to be illustrated with instrumental colours and delicately entwining vocal lines. These particular cantatas were newly edited for performance from manuscript sources based in Naples - Porpora's home city - and Brussels and London. One of the most renowned singing teachers of his day, Porpora had an expert knowledge of the human voice, and these secular cantatas also contain moments of extraordinary pathos, underpinned by great technical skill and remarkable virtuoso élan. Mvsica Perdvta is a flexible chamber group with a particular interest in musicological research. It's Brilliant Classics albums have won praise for their stylish performances and excellent recordings. 'Sound quality is very good indeed. These days, Brilliant's engineers reliably outperform those o