Cecilia & Sol: Dolce Duello (deluxe hardcover CD) | Decca 4832473

Cecilia & Sol: Dolce Duello (deluxe hardcover CD)

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Label: Decca

Cat No: 4832473

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 10th November 2017

Contents

Works

Albinoni, Tomaso

Il nascimento de l'aurora
» Aure, andate e baciate

Boccherini, Luigi

Cello Concerto no.10 in D major, G483

Caldara, Antonio

Gianguir
» Tanto, e con si gran piena
Nitocri
» Fortuna e speranza

Gabrielli, Domenico

San Sigismondo, re di Borgogna
» Aure voi, de' miei sospiri

Handel, George Frideric

Arianna in Creta, HWV32
» Son qual stanco pellegrino
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV76
» IV What passion cannot music raise and quell!

Porpora, Nicola

Gli Orti Esperidi
» Giusto Amor, tu che m'accendi

Vivaldi, Antonio

Tito Manlio, RV738
» Di verde ulivo

Artists

Cecilia Bartoli
Sol Gabetta
Cappella Gabetta

Conductor

Andres Gabetta

Works

Albinoni, Tomaso

Il nascimento de l'aurora
» Aure, andate e baciate

Boccherini, Luigi

Cello Concerto no.10 in D major, G483

Caldara, Antonio

Gianguir
» Tanto, e con si gran piena
Nitocri
» Fortuna e speranza

Gabrielli, Domenico

San Sigismondo, re di Borgogna
» Aure voi, de' miei sospiri

Handel, George Frideric

Arianna in Creta, HWV32
» Son qual stanco pellegrino
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV76
» IV What passion cannot music raise and quell!

Porpora, Nicola

Gli Orti Esperidi
» Giusto Amor, tu che m'accendi

Vivaldi, Antonio

Tito Manlio, RV738
» Di verde ulivo

Artists

Cecilia Bartoli
Sol Gabetta
Cappella Gabetta

Conductor

Andres Gabetta

About

Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta – two of the most captivating women in classical music – are joining together for a new album ‘Dolce Duello’ - a collection of Baroque masterpieces which showcase the stunning combination of voice and cello in a series of dazzling duels and wondrous arias.

‘Dolce Duello’ covers almost a century of music. The new album features works by Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Domenico Gabrielli, Tomaso Albinoni and Luigi Boccherini, as well as three world premiere recordings: Nicola Antonio Porpora’s ‘Giusto Amor, tu che m’accendi’ from the serenata Gli orti esperidi, and two compositions by Antonio Caldara – ‘Fortuna e speranza’ from his opera Nitocri and ‘Tanto, e con sì gran piena’ from Gianguir. The composers of these works make a variety of requirements on their soloists, demanding equal commitment from both singer and instrumentalist – engaging them in a friendly duel. If the concerto is the most elaborate and extended of musical duels, the 18th century’s obbligato aria, with its pugnacious instrumental solo part, is easily the most spectacular.

From the dawn of the Baroque, the voice and cello were inseparable companions, whether they appeared together for practical reasons (the cello being part of the continuo) or for expressive purposes. The sound of the cello is often considered to be the closest to the human voice, one elegantly complimenting the other. But when they are pitted against each other something extraordinary happens – the cello pushes the voice to its physical limits, while the singer demands raw emotion from wood and strings as if it were nature’s own instrument. Reflected in the music of ‘Dolce Duello’ is the great friendship between Bartoli and Gabetta. They have known each other for years and had long been looking for a project to collaborate on. Together with a musicologist, they unearthed some beautiful works for voice and cello – three of which had never been recorded before. There are touching laments, as in Handel’s Ode for St Cecilia’s Day, as well as more energetic arias such as ‘Di verde ulivo’ by Vivaldi. Bartoli and Gabetta sparkle when they play together.

While it may be an album of duels, the true winner is surely the listener – who can bask in the joyous music from two wondrous women. ‘Dolce Duello’ is full of sweet treats for every taste.

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Reviews

Despite its sugary title and frothy cover, this disc features music-making of the highest order and a rigorously researched programme of Baroque arias with obbligato cello... Bartoli is velvet-toned, vivacious and voluptuous as ever. Her diction is sharp as a sabre; attack and intonation are spot on target. ... Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta has an equally flawless technique, drawing lyrical lines with her Baroque bow and cello...  Kate Bolton-Porciatti (Opera Choice)
BBC Music Magazine February 2018
Make no mistake, these are duels of the gentlest kind, kittenish tussles with claws retracted. Some of the arias are slow numbers, voice and cello entwining in a loving embrace. Arias by Caldara, Vivaldi, Handel and Porpora are particularly lovely. Bartoli is technically astonishing, rattling off coloratura with drill-like precision but wide-eyed joy and bags of personality.  Mark Pullinger
Gramophone January 2018
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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