Фирма Arcana Records

In early 18th-century England, the recorder was a popular instrument among music lovers, therefore – since the eminent Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli’s works made an enormous impression in the country – it was only a matter of time before numerous virtuoso recorder arrangements of his string works began to appear. Estro Cromatico leader Marco Scorticati (recorder) and his longstanding partner Davide Pozzi (harpsichord and organ) join forces with Evangelina Mascardi (archlute), Sara Campobasso (recorder), Michela Gardini (cello) and Pietro Pasquini (organ), to deliver a new rendition of this well-loved music, including two premiere recordings. Improvised ornamentation, as well as the multifaceted texture provided by diversified combinations of the continuo instruments, play a central role in the present interpretation, thus bringing Corelli's extraordinary music back to life; as Roger North wrote in 1710 «if music can be immortal, Corelli’s consorts will be so». Booklet notes include a short essay on Corelli and the recorder written by Dr. David Lasocki, recognized as one of the world’s leading scholars regarding woodwind instruments, particularly members of the flute family.

Alessandro Stradella’s place in the annals of the history of music is not only due to the adventurous circumstances that marked his brief existence, but also to the reputation as a opera composer he has acquired since the 18th century. Inaccessible for many decades to specialists and scholars, La Doriclea is definitely the least known of all Stradella’s operas. However, it constitutes a particularly significant chapter in his overall output: composed in Rome during the early 1670s, to our knowledge La Doriclea represents the first opera entirely composed by Stradella. From the dramatic point of view, La Doriclea belongs to the comedy of intrigue genre typical of the 17th century Spanish theatre tradition. Refined and amusing, it alternates touching lamentos with irresistibly comic scenes, in which the character of Giraldo, a veritable precursor of the basso buffo, allows us to glimpse Rossinian atmospheres. Emőke Baráth (Doriclea) and Xavier Sabata (Fidalbo) alongside Giuseppina Bridelli (Lucinda) and Luca Cervoni (Celindo) and the comic couple of Delfina (Gabriella Martellacci) and Giraldo (Riccardo Novaro) bring a complex and fascinating role-playing game to life. This world premiere recording of La Doriclea is a major achievement for The Stradella Project, which here reaches its fifth volume

A Morning Hymn; A Divine Hynm; The Aspiration; O solitude; The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation; On our Saviour's Passion; Adam'Sleep; An Evening Hymn +Organ Voluntaries in C, d, G, A; Organ Voluntary in d für 2 Orgeln; Verse in F für Orgel

Como sencza la vita; Stornello; Stu pettu e fattu cimbalu; Sona a battenti; Madonna della grazia; Cori miu; Pizzica tarantata; Canto per Montevergine u. a.