Riccardo Pisani - Harpa Romana - Arias & Cantatas by the 17th-Century Virtuosos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

What I have that is most precious I will preserve in my own name. This belief likely guided a series of harpists - ranging from Leonardo Mollica, the most renowned virtuoso of the late Renaissance, to Orazio Michi, Marco Marazzoli, and Giovan Carlo Rossi (brother of the better-known Luigi) - to change their names to Leonardo, Orazio, Marco, and Carlo Inchdall'ArpaInch respectively. Although none of the above were actually born in Rome, this was the place where their careers played out. Restoring an identity to these musicians is the express aim of this recording project. The resulting portraits of these virtuosos of the Inchqueen of instrumentsInch are the outcome of lengthy research, study, transcription, and arrangement carried out by Riccardo Pisani and Chiara Granata. The ensemble La Smisuranza, with it's unique formation of three double harps, accompanies the tenor Riccardo Pisani in this exhilarating musical journey. It is characterized by vibrant and ever-changing instrumental textures that alternate moments of intimacy and exuberance in accordance with the poetic text set to music. Pisani, a singer Inchgifted with a warm, seductive voiceInch (Diapason), presents the music of his home city after the recent success of InchLa Cetra di Sette Corde,Inch a recording dedicated exclusively to the 17th-century tenor Francesco Rasi.