Release Date: 13 December 2024
Label: Resonus Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060262793909
Composer/Series: Barbara Strozzi
Description
Ceruleo celebrate the music of Barbara Strozzi, one of the greatest composers of the seventeenth century, and the most published composer of secular song of her time. Her distinctive style is characterised by virtuosic vocal lines, sophisticated interplay between voices and accompaniment, and a dramatic approach to text setting that went above and beyond that of her influences Claudio Monteverdi and Francesco Cavalli. This is music of passion and desire; for love - both in general and in the specific form of another person -but also a longing for an answer to life's questions or for relief from life's burdens. With two sopranos, viola da gamba, harpsichord and lute, Ceruleo bring to life the music of this extraordinary composer, combining a selection of her finest works with instrumental pieces by her contemporaries.
Matthew Owens (organ)
Marcus Farnsworth, Alison Rose; Libby Burgess; Emma Halnan; George Strivens; Stephen Burke; Martin
Fernando Miguel Jaloto (harpsichord)
Ceruleo
Steven Devine (harpsichord)
Rowan Pierce (soprano); Katie Bennington (oboe); Choir of Royal Holloway; Orchestra Nova; George Va
Various Artists
The Marian Consort
Strada
Reinoud Van Mechelen; A Nocte Temporis
Marcus Farnsworth, Alison Rose; Libby Burgess; Emma Halnan; George Strivens; Stephen Burke; Martin
Glen Cunningham / Anna Tilbrook
Ceruleo
Barbara Hendricks / Ulrika Tenstam
