Alessandro Stradella: La Forza Delle Stelle

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Serenata für Christine von Schweden

Niemand Geringeres als Christina von Schweden entwarf das Szenario für die Serenata La Forza delle Stelle ovvero il Damone (1676) von Alessandro Stradella. Die erhaltene Korrespondenz Christinas dokumentiert, dass sich die umfassend gebildete ehemalige Monarchin aktiv in die Entstehung und Ausarbeitung des Werks einbrachte. Für eine Serenata ist die Komposition mit sieben Solisten und einem in Concertino und Concerto grosso aufgeteilten Orchester außergewöhnlich üppig besetzt. Da Stradella vielen eher als romantisiertes Mordopfer und Opernfigur, denn als Komponist bekannt sein dürfte, ist die vorliegende Einspielung mit Andrea de Carlo und dem Ensemble Mare Nostrum umso mehr zu begrüßen.



Following four successful recordings released on the Ricercar, Alpha and Arcana labels, Rome-based Andrea De Carlo and his Ensemble Mare Nostrum continue their exploration of the Roman repertoire and inaugurate here a new series of recordings, with its own distinctive artwork, devoted to the vast and multifaceted musical heritage of the Eternal City. Recorded in Nepi (province of Viterbo), where Alessandro Stradella was born, La forza delle stelle (The power of the stars) gives us an opportunity to sample some of the fruits of the fascinating collaboration between that exceptionally expressive Baroque composer and the Roman poet Sebastiano Baldini, under the patronage of the exiled Queen Christina of Sweden. The serenata that gives the album its title, based on a scenario by Christina, deals as was frequently the case at that time with the subject of love, and the power of the stars to aid or thwart it. The result is a pure delight! This world première recording is accompanied by authoritative liner notes by Carolyn Gianturco, the author of Alessandro Stradella (1639- 1682): His Life and Music (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1994).

1: Sinfonia
2: Or Che Il Mondo Ristaura
3: Miri Mai Di Me Chi Sia
4: Vadan Del Loro Incendio Altri Superbi
5: Sospiri Quanto Sa
6: Non Puo, Non Sa, Non Vuole
7: Dir Che Per Te Mi Struggo E Poco
8: Quante Stelle Nel Ciel Rimiro
9: Io Prego E Nel Pregar Lacrime Spargo
10: Io Se T'amo - Io Se T'adoro
11: In Quei Volumi Eterni
12: O Stelle Adorate
13: Sinfonia - Balletto
14: Chi Segue - Chi Fugge Cupido
15: Chi Desia Di Gioire
16: Grand'incanto D'una Belta
17: So Quali Sien Di Lui L'opre Omicide
18: Chi Cerca Farsi Beato
19: Quel Nume Sì Giocondo
20: Disperarsi E Vanita
21: Possente Incantatrice E La Preghiera
22: L'amare E Destino
23: Fugga Pur Quanto Sa Pronto Il Mortale
24: Sinfonia
25: Voci Amorose Ascolto
26: Chi Va Godendo
27: Piu Ch'ei Mi Stringe Il Core
28: Del Nume Al Potere
29: Ama Sin L'insensibile
30: Stelle, Voi Ch'influite

Composer: Alessandro Stradella

Conductor: Andrea de Carlo

Number of Discs: 1

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