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Castrapolis – Neapolitan Cantatas & Arias / Balducci, Laurin, Dolci Affetti
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Castrapolis – Neapolitan Cantatas & Arias / Balducci, Laurin, Dolci Affetti

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Details

Composer
Anonymous, Traditional, Domenico Auletta, Johann Adolph Hasse, Giuseppe Porsile, Domenico Natale Sar
Artist
Nicolo Balducci, Anna Paradiso, Dohyo Sol, Dolci Affetti, Dan Laurin
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Oct 07, 2022
Catalog #
BIS-2585
UPC
7318599925851

About

During the 17th and 18th centuries, Naples’ fame as a musical center attracted travelers, composers, instrumentalists and virtuoso singers alike. Among the aspiring musicians, the most highly-trained and sought-after were the castrati, promising boys aged between 8 and 12 who were subjected to an operation intended to preserve the exceptionally pure timbre of their treble voice. Forever virginal beings whose superhuman voices mesmerized their listeners, they were nicknamed angiolilli, ‘little angels’, and sang in the most important churches and theatres of ‘Castrapolis’, a term coined to describe the southern capital and its high concentration of castrato sopranos.

Nicolò Balducci is one of the rapidly rising countertenors and sopranists of his generation. Together with the ensemble Dolci Affetti, directed by the renowned recorder player Dan Laurin, he here performs arias and cantatas by Hasse, Porsile, Sarro and Alessandro Scarlatti. All four composers were associated with Naples and knew how to highlight these extraordinary voices, at a time when opera and the chamber cantata represented the most fashionable musical genres both in Italy and abroad. The program is completed with a concerto for harpsichord by Domenico Auletta, with Anna Paradiso performing the solo part.

Tracklist 25 tracks

  1. 1 Ciro riconosciuto, Act I: Aria: Non piangete, amati rai 07:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ciro riconosciuto, Act I: Aria: Non piangete, amati rai
    Duration
    07:45
    Composer
    Johann Adolf Hasse
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  2. 2 Aria: Sventurato chi piagato 01:44
    Track
    2
    Title
    Aria: Sventurato chi piagato
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Giuseppe Porsile
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  3. 3 Aria: Tu sei crudel così 02:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    Aria: Tu sei crudel così
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Giuseppe Porsile
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  4. 4 Aria: Apri Cirene i lumi 05:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Aria: Apri Cirene i lumi
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Giuseppe Porsile
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  5. 5 Aria: Fiero sdegno dell'alma guerriero 02:42
    Track
    5
    Title
    Aria: Fiero sdegno dell'alma guerriero
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Giuseppe Porsile
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  6. 6 Aria: Quel volto vezzoso 03:15
    Track
    6
    Title
    Aria: Quel volto vezzoso
    Duration
    03:15
    Composer
    Giuseppe Porsile
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  7. 7 Aria: Mi preparo a trionfar 02:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aria: Mi preparo a trionfar
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Giuseppe Porsile
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  8. 8 Sinfonia 03:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sinfonia
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  9. 9 Recitative: Quella pace gradita 01:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    Recitative: Quella pace gradita
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  10. 10 Aria: Crudel tiranno Amore 04:52
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria: Crudel tiranno Amore
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  11. 11 Recitative: O voi selve beate 00:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    Recitative: O voi selve beate
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  12. 12 Aria: Care selve soggiorni di quiete 02:23
    Track
    12
    Title
    Aria: Care selve soggiorni di quiete
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  13. 13 Recitative: Lungi, lungi da me tiranno Amore 01:09
    Track
    13
    Title
    Recitative: Lungi, lungi da me tiranno Amore
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  14. 14 Aria: Teco o mesta Tortorella 04:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    Aria: Teco o mesta Tortorella
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Alessandro Scarlatti
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  15. 15 I. Allegro 06:29
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:29
    Composer
    Domenico Auletta
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  16. 16 II. Larghetto 07:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    07:33
    Composer
    Domenico Auletta
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  17. 17 III. Allegro 04:10
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Domenico Auletta
    Performer
    Anna Paradiso
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  18. 18 Dimmi bel neo che fai 00:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    Dimmi bel neo che fai
    Duration
    00:40
  19. 19 Recitative: Dimmi bel neo che fai 00:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    Recitative: Dimmi bel neo che fai
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Domenico Natale Sarro
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  20. 20 Aria: Così amor mi dasse in sorte 02:58
    Track
    20
    Title
    Aria: Così amor mi dasse in sorte
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Domenico Natale Sarro
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  21. 21 Recitative.: No m'inganna il pensiero 01:03
    Track
    21
    Title
    Recitative.: No m'inganna il pensiero
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Domenico Natale Sarro
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  22. 22 Aria: Che vaneggia quest’ alma smarrita 04:11
    Track
    22
    Title
    Aria: Che vaneggia quest’ alma smarrita
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Domenico Natale Sarro
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  23. 23 Recitative: Si neo chiamarti deggio 00:29
    Track
    23
    Title
    Recitative: Si neo chiamarti deggio
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Domenico Natale Sarro
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  24. 24 Aria: Si tu puoi darli ò cara 02:09
    Track
    24
    Title
    Aria: Si tu puoi darli ò cara
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Domenico Natale Sarro
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci
    Ensemble
    Dolci Affetti
    Conductor
    Dan Laurin
  25. 25 Tarantella del Gargano [17th Century] 04:30
    Track
    25
    Title
    Tarantella del Gargano [17th Century]
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Nicolò Balducci, Dohyo Sol