Les Abbagliati - D'astorga & Lalli - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Can one imagine a more unusual and colorful character than Baron Emanuele d'Astorga? Reading the various biographies concerning him, one has the impression he lived a thousand lives... He fled Sicily around 1707 and met the Neapolitan poet and librettist Domenico Lalli, hailed by Goldoni as a 'poetic genius,' who was to collaborate with many of the most important composers of the time, including Alessandro Scarlatti, Handel, Vivaldi, Albinoni, and Caldara. The two men then forged a firm friendship in their travels across Italy with Rome as their destination. The ensemble Les Abbagliati has devised a programme built around these two protagonists. Three cantatas by d'Astorga and Giovanni Battista Bononcini respectively, recorded here for the first time on album, alternate with instrumental pieces by composers who had a close relationship with Lalli. Album Tracks 1. Concerto a quattro in D minor~Adagio 2. Concerto a quattro in D minor~Allegro 3. Concerto a quattro in D minor~Largo 4. Concerto a quattro in D minor~Allegro 5. Cantata Sento dentro del petto~Recitativo Sento dentro del petto 6. Cantata Sento dentro del petto~Aria Dolce amor che sei mia vita 7. Cantata Sento dentro del petto~Recitativo O tu fido ben mio Filli 8. Cantata Sento dentro del petto~Aria Non mi lasciate cari favori 9. Trio Sonata HWV 386b in D minor~Andante 10. Trio Sonata HWV 386b in D minor~Allegro ma non troppo 11. Trio Sonata HWV 386b in D minor~Largo 12. Trio Sonata HWV 386b in D minor~Allegro 13. Cantata Che ti giova Amor crudele~Aria Che ti giova Amor crudele 14. Cantata Che ti giova Amor crudele~Recitativo Mà che penso 15. Cantata Che ti giova Amor crudele~Aria Se il valore del'Amore 16. Cantata Che ti giova Amor crudele~Recitativo Guerra sdegnato Amor 17. Cantata Che ti giova Amor crudele~Aria Guerra guerra ardito Amore 18. Cello Sonatas RV 4