B Marcello - Amanti: Cantatas for Bass
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Label: Challenge Classics
Cat No: CC72894
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 28th January 2022
Contents
Works
Che io viva in tante pene, SF A55Lungi, speranze, SF A182
Poiche fato inumano, SF A252
Quanta pieta mi fate, SF A278
Udite, amanti, SF A356
Artists
Sergio Foresti (baritone)Ensemble Due Venti
Works
Che io viva in tante pene, SF A55Lungi, speranze, SF A182
Poiche fato inumano, SF A252
Quanta pieta mi fate, SF A278
Udite, amanti, SF A356
Artists
Sergio Foresti (baritone)Ensemble Due Venti
About
The Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello (1686-1737) was one of the most prolific composers of the genre, especially in his early years between 1710 and 1720. He wrote approximately 300 cantatas of which over 20 for the bass voice. This is an exceptionally high number. The composer strived to achieve a perfect harmony between poetry and music. As such, his cantatas were an invaluable laboratory for his famous Psalms. These were admired by great composers like Rossini, Bizet, Verdi, and Chopin. Verdi especially appreciated Marcello's recitatives. The present recording offers five chamber cantatas of Marcello for the bass voice.
All the cantatas of this recording are in RARA form (Recitative-Aria-Recitative-Aria) and the arias regularly have the da capo form. The recitatives are often unpredictable in their harmonic solutions. Like most of Marcello's cantatas, they treat the subject of love. But the lovers are not happy. They struggle with the all too human complexity of love: feelings of rejection, sadness, jealousy, hope, and mourning. Their thoughts and feelings are intended to stimulate personal reflection. For Sergio Foresti and his colleagues it was a great joy to explore this music together with its complex feelings and nuances. In the spirit of Benedetto Marcello they seek to express the words and meaning of the text in these virtuosic and beautiful compositions.
The previous release by Sergio Foresti (Cieco Amor, CC72875) was widely acclaimed by international press.
"He sings it extremely well and there aren't a lot of singers who can handle the vocal challenges and the dramatic ones as well." - American Record Guide
"A musical rollercoaster of emotions!" - Toccata
- Agnieszka Oszanca (cello)
- Simone Vallerotonda (archlute)
- Alessandro Trapasso (harpsichord)
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