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This album marks the rediscovery of one of the most important composers of the Italian Baroque: Carlo Francesco Cesarini
(1666-1741?), a virtuoso violinist also known as Carlo del Violino. The six previously unreleased cantatas on this recording
were composed in the early 18th century and regularly performed between 1700 and 1717. They are all taken from
Manuscript 2248 of the Biblioteca Casanatense in Rome, a rich anthological collection assembled for Cardinal Pamphili, a
major figure in Roman cultural life. The themes treated are in the pure Arcadian-pastoral tradition: the suffering caused by an
unreciprocated love (Penso di non mirarvi), betrayal and distance from the loved one (Oh dell'Adria reina), jealousy (Filli no'l
niego io dissi). Two of the cantatas are based on mythological episodes: Ariadne for 'Gia gl'augelli canori', and Phaeton for
'Fetonte e non ti basta'. This major rediscovery is sublimated by the divine Stephanie Varnerin and L'Astree (Academia
Montis Regalis), in the expert hands of Giorgio Tabacco, enhanced by the famous Aparte recording quality that will delight the
most demanding audiophile.
1-8 Filli, no'l niego, io dissi (La Gelosia), per Soprano, 2 violini e basso continuo
9-14 Gia gl'augelli canori (L'Arianna), per Soprano e basso continuo
15-20 Fetonte, e non ti basta, per Soprano e basso continuo
21-25 Penso di non mirarvi, per Soprano e basso continuo
26-30 V'e una bella tutta ingegno, per Soprano e basso continuo
31-38 Oh dell'Adria reina, per Soprano, 2 violini e basso continuo |
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