Love is complicated. At the turn of the 17th century, the Italian Mannerists celebrated the joys and sorrows of love. But few know how to express the rollercoaster of emotions in such a suggestive and multifaceted way as the Venetian Barbara Strozzi. Male soprano Federico Fiorio joins La florida Capella for a program of instrumental treasures by Barbara Strozzi and her contemporaries: Giovanni Battista Vitali, Antonio Cesti, Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Maurizio Cazzati, and others.
Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert November 11, 2022 in Herne, Germany’s Kreuzkirche, as part of the Herne Early Music Days Festival. Thanks to Classical WFMT’s association with the European Broadcasting Union, we’re able to bring you tonight’s program as a stream for thirty days following the broadcast. A blue “Listen” button will be visible whilst the stream is accessible.
Tears of Laughter, Laughter Through Tears
Playlist
Giovanni Battista Vitali (1632-1692): Sonata III
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677): Lagrime mie, lamento for voice and basso continuo
Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli (fl. 1660-69): Il Drago, capriccetto terzo a 3
Antonio Cesti (1623-1669): Alpi nevose dure, for voice and basso continuo
Bernardo Storace (1637-1707): La Follia, for harpsichord
Barbara Strozzi: Hor che Apollo, serenata for voice, two violins and basso continuo
Maurizio Cazzati (ca 1620-1677): Capriccio sopra le sette note, for two violins and basso continuo
Barbara Strozzi: La sol fa mi re do – La mia donna perché canta, for voice and basso continuo
Bernardo Gianoncelli (fl. 1650): Tasteggiata, Gagliarda & Corrente, for lute
Barbara Strozzi: La Vendetta, for voice and basso continuo
Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (1638-after 1692): Sonata undecima “La Barbara”, for two violins and basso continuo
Antonio Cesti (1623-1669): Non si parli più d’amore, cantata for voice and basso continuo
Alessandro Stradella (1644-1682): Ed io che farò, Zefiro’s aria for voice, two violins and basso continuo
ARTISTS
Federico Fiorio, soprano
La florida Capella; Marian Polin, harpsichord and artistic direction