Amanti - Cantatas For ... - Sergio Foresti - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Amanti - Cantatas For Bass is an album by Sergio Foresti, released in 2021. The album is a classical CD.

Second disc by baroque bass-baritone Sergio Foresti on Challenge Classics. A disc devoted to rarely if ever recorded chamber cantatas by Benedetto Marcello whose unique subject is love. Previous release by Sergio Foresti (Cieco Amor, CC 72875) was widely acclaimed by international press.

In the Italian society of the early eighteenth century, the musical genre of the chamber cantata was popular as a refined form of entertainment. The chamber cantata is a relatively short composition, consisting of a couple of arias with the addition of one or two recitatives. They were performed in the private ambiances of the noble circles. A performance just needed the instruments of the basso continuo (harpsichord, cello, and if wanted for example a lute) and of course an excellent voice.

The Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello (1686-1737) was one of the most prolific composers of the genre, especially in his early years between 1710 and 1720. He wrote approximately 300 cantatas of which over 20 for the bass voice. This is an exceptionally high number. The composer strived to achieve a perfect harmony between poetry and music. As such, his cantatas were an invaluable laboratory for his famous Psalms. These were admired by great composers like Rossini, Bizet, Verdi, and Chopin. Verdi especially appreciated Marcello's recitatives.

The present recording offers five chamber cantatas of Marcello for the bass voice. All the cantatas of this recording are in RARA form (Recitative-Aria-Recitative-Aria) and the arias regularly have the da capo form. The recitatives are often unpredictable in their harmonic solutions.

Tracklist

1. Udite, Amanti Sf A356 (02:00)
2. Udite, Amanti Sf A356 (05:19)
3. Udite, Amanti Sf A356 (01:24)
4. Udite, Amanti Sf A356 (03:54)
5. Che Io Viva In Tante Pene Sf A55 (01:45)
6. Che Io Viva In Tante Pene Sf A55 (05:38)
7. Che Io Viva In Tante Pene Sf A55 (01:24)
8. Che Io Viva In Tante Pene Sf A55 (04:02)
9. Quanta Pieta Mi Fate Sf A278 (01:21)
10. Quanta Pieta Mi Fate Sf A278 (07:03)
11. Quanta Pieta Mi Fate Sf A278 (01:18)
12. Quanta Pieta Mi Fate Sf A278 (10:26)
13. Lungi, Speranze Sf A182 (01:18)
14. Lungi, Speranze Sf A182 (03:03)
15. Lungi, Speranze Sf A182 (01:11)
16. Lungi, Speranze Sf A182 (09:41)
17. Poiche Fato Inumano Sf A252 (01:44)
18. Poiche Fato Inumano Sf A252 (04:50)
19. Poiche Fato Inumano Sf A252 (01:43)
20. Poiche Fato Inumano Sf A252 (03:24)

Label: Challenge Classics | Origin: Holland

📌 Works By Benedetto Marcello