Smirnov / Klement'Yev / Didur - Treasures of the St Petersburg - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Various Artists - Sounds of St Petersburg / Various [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/12/1994

Glaszunow / Titz / Casal Quartett - Russian Treasures [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/20/2017

In this new recording, Scherzi Musicali explores the fascinating world of Alessandro Scarlatti's Arcadian cantatas the six mostly unpublished cantatas selected here sublimate the affects of nymphs and shepherds far from their beloved. Both the arias and the recitatives are exceptionally beautiful, varied and colorful the accomplished theatrical sense of these cantatas has stimulated the soprano Deborah Cachet, the baritone Nicolas Achten and the abundant instrumental forces that provide a setting for their voices to a passionate and captivating realization, in which poetry, rhetoric, inventive ornamentation and opulence of sound reign supreme. In about 10 years, Scherzi Musicali has become one of the brightest stars in the early music cosmos, and is renowned for it's dynamic interpretations of seventeenth and eighteenth century repertoire which it's musicians explore with insatiable appetite and zeal. Whether uncovering lost gems of a forgotten musical heritage or revisiting staples of the baroque repertoire, the musicians of Scherzi Musicali apply the same exacting approach to all of the works they interpret, using philological research and reflection to guide them in their never-ending quest for the most accurate and historical performance style.