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Music For Francesco Ii D'este - Prince Of Music / Paganelli, Modena Barocca
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Music For Francesco Ii D'este - Prince Of Music / Paganelli, Modena Barocca

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Pezzi, Agati, Paganelli, Modena Barocca
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 20, 2020
Catalog #
BRI96236
UPC
5028421962368

About

Between 1674 and 1694 the duchy of Modena was ruled by the music-loving Francesco II d’Este: a period of rule that attracted musicians and singers from across northern Italy and farther afield. The music of the chapel was supervised by the duke himself and he established a network of contact with the finest native musicians such as Corelli. Vitali and Domenico Gabrielli both moved to Modena permanently, while the best-known Giovanni Bononcini, member of a formidable musical clan, began his career there and then performed for the grandest courts across Europe. Countless volumes of chamber, instrumental and vocal music were dedicated to the duke thanks to his generous patronage. This recording project has drawn on the remarkably rich resources of the duke’s own music library, and its unique collection of manuscripts affording the opportunity to make several world-premiere recordings of music that has probably lain unheard since the late 17th-century. A case in point is the cantata composed by Vitali to mark the duke’s birthday, Sopra la nascita. Now much less familiar a name, Giuseppe Colombi wrote with an audaciously personal style, as the cantata Di Lidia al sen vezzoso reveals. Even more expressively striking is the cantata composed by Bononcini on the subject of the death of Cleopatra, and Gabrielli’s cantata Amore m’hai così avinto is an absorbing exploration of sexual jealousy. Interspersed with these cantatas are sonatas and dances by Vitali and Bononcini which radiate brio and rhythmic verve, and the album concludes with another jealousy-themed duet by an unfamiliar name, Pietro Nicolò Sorosina (c. 1645-1732). The project came to life from an invitation on the part of the Grandezze e Meraviglie festival in Modena, and it is performed according to the highest standards of modern period-instrument practice by the festival’s house ensemble and led by the local early-music maestro Giovanni Paganelli, born in Modena in 1992.

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. 1 I. Largo 01:36
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  2. 2 II. Allegro 01:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  3. 3 III. — 01:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  4. 4 IV. — 00:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  5. 5 V. — 01:07
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. —
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  6. 6 Recitative: Coronata d'applausi 00:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    Recitative: Coronata d'applausi
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  7. 7 Aria: Per freggiare un sol che nasce 01:11
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aria: Per freggiare un sol che nasce
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  8. 8 Recitative: Doppo lieve contesa 00:38
    Track
    8
    Title
    Recitative: Doppo lieve contesa
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  9. 9 Aria: Si bel giorno piu splendido e adorno 00:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    Aria: Si bel giorno piu splendido e adorno
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  10. 10 Recitative: Gia l'Invidia e la Sorte 00:23
    Track
    10
    Title
    Recitative: Gia l'Invidia e la Sorte
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  11. 11 Aria: Godan gl'astri e rida il sole 01:07
    Track
    11
    Title
    Aria: Godan gl'astri e rida il sole
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  12. 12 Recitative: Si disse e fe' ritorno 00:29
    Track
    12
    Title
    Recitative: Si disse e fe' ritorno
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  13. 13 Ciaccona 02:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    Ciaccona
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Giuseppe Colombi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  14. 14 Di Lidia al sen vezzoso 01:52
    Track
    14
    Title
    Di Lidia al sen vezzoso
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Giuseppe Colombi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  15. 15 Giga: La Cimicella 01:15
    Track
    15
    Title
    Giga: La Cimicella
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  16. 16 Sarabanda 00:40
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sarabanda
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  17. 17 Recitative: Per non calcar di Roma 01:15
    Track
    17
    Title
    Recitative: Per non calcar di Roma
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  18. 18 Aria: Allegro: Che mi giova di fortuna 01:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    Aria: Allegro: Che mi giova di fortuna
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  19. 19 Recitative: Di diane, di febi 01:33
    Track
    19
    Title
    Recitative: Di diane, di febi
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  20. 20 Aria: Vivo: Ma che pensi, fortuna crudele 01:19
    Track
    20
    Title
    Aria: Vivo: Ma che pensi, fortuna crudele
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  21. 21 Recitative: Schiava non mi vedrai 01:00
    Track
    21
    Title
    Recitative: Schiava non mi vedrai
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  22. 22 Aria: Vivace: Non trarro gia scalzo il pie 01:15
    Track
    22
    Title
    Aria: Vivace: Non trarro gia scalzo il pie
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  23. 23 Recitative: Si, che morro da forte 01:42
    Track
    23
    Title
    Recitative: Si, che morro da forte
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  24. 24 Aria: Vago: Oh, dell'aspe che 'l seno m'ancide 01:58
    Track
    24
    Title
    Aria: Vago: Oh, dell'aspe che 'l seno m'ancide
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  25. 25 Recitative: Ma gia con pie veloce 02:05
    Track
    25
    Title
    Recitative: Ma gia con pie veloce
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  26. 26 Recitative: Amor m'hai così vinto 00:57
    Track
    26
    Title
    Recitative: Amor m'hai così vinto
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Domenico Gabrielli
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  27. 27 Aria: Se a guardar bellezze amabili 01:33
    Track
    27
    Title
    Aria: Se a guardar bellezze amabili
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Domenico Gabrielli
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  28. 28 Recitative: Aria: Ma almeno s'altro non posso 00:32
    Track
    28
    Title
    Recitative: Aria: Ma almeno s'altro non posso
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Domenico Gabrielli
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  29. 29 Aria: Amanti quel volto 01:08
    Track
    29
    Title
    Aria: Amanti quel volto
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Domenico Gabrielli
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  30. 30 Recitative: Ah che se alcun vedessi 01:05
    Track
    30
    Title
    Recitative: Ah che se alcun vedessi
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Domenico Gabrielli
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  31. 31 Aria: Adagio: Il nume d'amore 04:26
    Track
    31
    Title
    Aria: Adagio: Il nume d'amore
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi, Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  32. 32 Recitative: Han si veloce moto le saette 01:03
    Track
    32
    Title
    Recitative: Han si veloce moto le saette
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi, Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  33. 33 Aria: Vivace: Dunque amor le sue facelle 02:16
    Track
    33
    Title
    Aria: Vivace: Dunque amor le sue facelle
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi, Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  34. 34 Recitative: Saro sempre costante 00:24
    Track
    34
    Title
    Recitative: Saro sempre costante
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi, Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  35. 35 Vivace e a battuta: Che lusinga e inganna - che consola e diletta e l'alma e il core 02:51
    Track
    35
    Title
    Vivace e a battuta: Che lusinga e inganna - che consola e diletta e l'alma e il core
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Giovanni Maria Bononcini
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi, Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli
  36. 36 Gelosia invidiosa 03:51
    Track
    36
    Title
    Gelosia invidiosa
    Duration
    03:51
    Composer
    Pietro Nicolò Sorosina
    Performer
    Sofia Pezzi, Ettore Agati
    Ensemble
    Modena Barocca
    Conductor
    Giovanni Paganelli