Prima D'esservi Infedele: Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantatas for Solo Voice With Violins

While the entire corpus of Alessandro Scarlatti’s cantatas boasts over 800 titles, only a precious fraction of them call for two violin parts in addition to the voice and continuo. Of these, the Quartetto Vanvitelli, in its fifth recording for Arcana (and here joined by Lena Yokoyama as second violin), offers us four unpublished cantatas: works associated with the formidable Roman patronage of the last decade of the 17th century and, more specifically, with “La Giorgina” (as Angela Voglia was known), the celebrated soprano linked first to Christina of Sweden, then to the Spanish Duke of Medinaceli, whose lover she was, both in Rome and at the viceregal court of Naples. The singer entrusted with the task of reviving Giorgina’s voice and appeal is Valeria La Grotta, a Baroque specialist and a distinguished interpreter of a repertoire she has also tackled as a scholar by conducting first-hand research of the sources. This is a valuable addition to the catalogue of an iconic composer, the 300th anniversary of whose death will be celebrated in 2025.

1: Prima D'esservi Infedele
2: Duri Lacci, Aspri Affanni
3: Ma Se Con Bella Fede
4: Quando Sorge L'Aurora Dal Gange
5: Lieta, Lieta Così
6: Se La Sorte Avesse in Seno
7: Esempio Di Costanza
8: Prima D'esservi Infedele
9: Sinfonia. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
10: Nella Stagione Appunto
11: S'io Miro Il Tuo Bel Seno
12: Anzi, Negli'occhi Stessi
13: Ma Perdona L'ingiuste Querele
14: Talor Veggio Il Tuo Crine
15: Quando Cadde L'incauto Fetonte
16: Talor E Veggio Intenta
17: Bella Mano Che Di Latte
18: Pur Mi Rende Stupore
19: Tiranna, Se Hai Vanto
20: E Strana Alfin La Veste
21: Crudele, Se Al Canto
22: Sinfonia. Grave - Allegro
23: Mentre Un Zeffiro Arguto
24: Non Più Lacci, Non Più Strali
25: Vuol Cupido Ch'io Mora
26: Sirena Che Alletti
27: Stelle, Barbare Stelle
28: Navigar L'Egeo D'amore
29: Mio Cor, Se Di Fortuna
30: Sinfonia. A Tempo Giusto - Corrente
31: Nella Tomba Di Gnido
32: Tu Vedi, O Cupido
33: Vissi Gran Tempo Amante
34: Tornava La Speranza
35: Molto, Molto Col Mio Pensiero
36: Ricordarmi Dovrò Che Fui Tradita
37: Tu Crudel, Che Mi Schernisti

Composer: Alessandro Scarlatti

Number of Discs: 1

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