Description
Alessandro Stradella (1639–1682) was one of the most original and influential composers of the Italian Baroque. He composed in virtually every genre—sacred and secular vocal music, operas, oratorios, cantatas, and instrumental works—and is often credited with pioneering the concerto grosso. His operas introduced important dramatic innovations, including accompanied recitative and some of the earliest known "mad scenes."
Yet it is in his vocal music that Stradella's genius is perhaps most fully revealed. With an extraordinary sensitivity to poetry and language, he gave musical life to every nuance of the text. His complete mastery of counterpoint allows voice and instruments to engage in a rich and expressive dialogue, making him one of the finest musical dramatists of the seventeenth century.
The arias in this collection explore love in all its many forms: tenderness and devotion, desire and longing, joy and admiration, jealousy and rage, loss and reconciliation. Their emotional depth transcends time, speaking to modern listeners with remarkable immediacy. Although these works were composed more than 300 years ago—and the names of many of their poets have been lost—their expressive power remains as vivid today as when they were first performed.
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*Background Image: Italienische Terrasse mit Mädchen und Lautenspieler. By: Friedrich von Nerly
Tracklist:
Composer: Alessandro Stradella
Artists: Harmonices Mundi, (voices: Susanne Rydén, Lisandro Abadie, Martin Oro)
Claudio Astronio (organ, harpsichord & concert master)
00:00:00 Toccata in A Minor
00:04:18 È pazzia l’innamorarsi
00:05:24 Mio cor, che si fa?
00:10:08 Che mi giovan le vittorie
00:12:00 ‘Fedeltà!’ sinché spirto in petto avrò
00:17:56 Adorata libertà, dal mio core non partite
00:24:05 Parti, fuggi dal mio seno
00:25:43 Il mio core per voi, luci belle
00:27:33 Pria di scior quel dolce nodo
00:32:36 Begl'occhi, il vostro piangere
00:35:23 Se di gioie m'alletta il sereno
00:38:26 Cara e dolce libertà
00:43:21 Deh, frenate i furori
00:51:38 Non fia mai, ah no, ch'io speri
00:53:51 S'Amor m'annoda il piede
00:57:46 Le luci vezzose volgetemi, o Clori
01:03:38 Quanto è bella la mia stella
01:06:11 Ogni sguardo che tu scocchi
01:07:30 Chi mi disse che Amor dà tormento
01:08:50 Pensier ostinato
01:10:17 Al rigor di due tiranni
01:13:02 Da Filinda aver chi può
01:17:51 Speranze smarrite
01:19:39 Il mio cor ch'è infelicissimo
01:23:23 Dell'ardore ch'il core distempra
01:26:58 Chi vuol libero il suo piè
01:31:10 Delizie, contenti
01:33:56 Chi non porta amor nel petto
01:35:15 Chi avesse visto un core
01:39:20 Dormite, occhi, dormite
01:45:00 Deh, vola, o desio
01:47:49 Avete torto, occhi miei cari
01:51:21 Ti lascerò e a poco a poco
01:57:25 Torna, Amor, dammi il mio bene
01:59:49 Destatevi, o sensi, risvegliati, onore
02:01:44 Avrò pur d'aspettar più?
02:05:39 Bel tempo, addio, son fatto amante
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