Caporale: Cello Sonatas/Handel: Arias

Very little is known about the life of Andrea Caporale. He was very probably born and raised in Napoli, and he went, like many of his contemporaries, to London to find his luck as a performing artist. He became a cellist in the opera orchestra of Handel. Caporale dedicated his set of '6 Cello Sonatas' to Frederick Prince of Wales, son of Charles II, an enthusiastic cello player himself. Handel must have been very impressed by Caporale as cellist in his orchestra, as he composed several arias with obbligato cello especially for him; these arias are included in this recording, sung by Angelo Bonazzoli. The cellist in this recording is Renato Criscuolo, seconded by the Romabarocca Ensemble.

1: Da Sorgente Rilucente
2: I. Adagio
3: II. Spiritoso
4: III. Vivace
5: I. Adagio
6: II. Allegro
7: III. Vivace Moderato
8: Due Bell'alme Innamorate
9: I. Adagio
10: II. Allegro
11: III. Cantabile
12: I. Amoroso
13: II. Allegro
14: III. Vivace Amoroso
15: Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures
16: I. Adagio
17: II. Allegro
18: III. Cantabile
19: I. Adagio
20: II. Vivace
21: III. Cantabile
22: Verginette Dolci E Belle

Composer: George Frideric Handel, Andrea Caporale

Number of Discs: 1

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