Caporale: Cello Sonatas; Handel: Arias

Caporale: Cello Sonatas; Handel: Arias

95622 (Brilliant Classics, CD)

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Playing time: 63'54"
Tracks: 22
Booklet pages: 20
© 2019 Brilliant Classics
Main country of recording: IT
Country of manufacture: EU
Reviewer: Giuseppe Pennisi
Review of Caporale: Cello Sonatas; Handel: Arias published on 2 November 2019

Romabarocca Ensemble:
Angelo Bonazzolli, countertenor
Renato Criscuolo, solo cello
Luisa di Giacomo, continuo cello
Eros Cucchiaro, archlute
Lorenzo Tozzi, harpsichord, director

George Frideric Handel:

Parnasso in festa, HWV 73 (Part III)
1 Recitative & aria 'Da sorgente rilucente' (Orfeo)

Andrea Caporale (c1699-?1746/?1757)

Sonata No 1 in A for cello and basso continuo
2 Adagio
3 Spiritoso
4 Vivace

Sonata No 2 in B flat for cello and basso continuo
5 Adagio
6 Allegro
7 Vivace moderato

George Frideric Handel:

Deidamia HWV 42 (Act I scene 2)
8 Recitative & Arioso 'Due bell'alme innamorate' (Deidamia)

Andrea Caporale:

Sonata No 3 in D for cello and basso continuo
9 Adagio
10 Allegro
11 Cantabile

Sonata No 4 in D minor for cello and basso continuo
12 Amoroso
13 Allegro
14 Vivace amoroso

George Frideric Handel:

Alexander's Feast HWV 75
15 Arioso: 'Softly sweet in Lydian measures'

Andrea Caporale:

Sonata No 5 in F for cello and basso continuo
16 Adagio
17 Allegro
18 Cantabile

Sonata No 6 in G for cello and basso continuo
19 Adagio
20 Vivace
21 Cantabile

George Frideric Handel:

Parnasso in festa HWV 73 (Part I)
22 Aria: 'Verginette dotte e belle' (Clio)

Recorded 18-20 June 2017 at 360 dB Studios, Ardea, Rome, Italy