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A record made up entirely of prologues from operas and baroque oratorios: this album isn't short on spice. Prologues are completely different from the – purely orchestral – overtures of later operas, as in the baroque era, after a short instrumental introduction, we'd get right into the action, often with a sung allegorical exposition of the setting and the story. Soprano Francesca Aspromonte and Enrico Onofri have collected these allegories with il pomo d’oro (the ensemble has decided that its name will be all lowercase), taken from the late 16th century with Monteverdi and Caccini up to the first quarter of the 18th century with Alessandro Scarlatti, via the rich beauty of the middle 17th century of Cavalli, Rossi, Stradella and Cesti. The listener will have to come to terms with the fact that the opera will never really start, that these are only the premises, the first tremblings, tantalising tasters, aimed at captivating the audience. Don't forget that in those days, it wasn't the custom to remain silent before the start of a show, and it took all the talents of the allegorist to finally get the fans' full attention. We reckon that Francesca Aspromonte will have no trouble captivating her audience. © SM/Qobuz
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L'Orfeo, SV 318 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
L'Euridice (Giulio Caccini)
Giulio Caccini, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
La Didone (Francesco Cavalli)
Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
Eritrea (Francesco Cavalli)
Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
Sant'Alessio (Stefano Landi)
Stefano Landi, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
Il palazzo incantato, ovvero La guerriera amante (Luigi Rossi)
Luigi Rossi, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
L'Ormindo (Francesco Cavalli)
Francesco Cavalli, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
Il Pomo d'Oro (Antonio Cesti)
Antonio Cesti, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
Sinfonia No. 8 for 2 Violins and Continuo in A Minor (Alessandro Stradella)
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
L'Argia (Antonio Cesti)
Antonio Cesti, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
Con meste luci (Alessandro Stradella)
Alessandro Stradella, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
Gli equivoci in amore, o vero La Rosaura (Alessandro Scarlatti)
ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI, Composer - Il Pomo d'Oro, Ensemble - Francesca Aspromonte, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
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A record made up entirely of prologues from operas and baroque oratorios: this album isn't short on spice. Prologues are completely different from the – purely orchestral – overtures of later operas, as in the baroque era, after a short instrumental introduction, we'd get right into the action, often with a sung allegorical exposition of the setting and the story. Soprano Francesca Aspromonte and Enrico Onofri have collected these allegories with il pomo d’oro (the ensemble has decided that its name will be all lowercase), taken from the late 16th century with Monteverdi and Caccini up to the first quarter of the 18th century with Alessandro Scarlatti, via the rich beauty of the middle 17th century of Cavalli, Rossi, Stradella and Cesti. The listener will have to come to terms with the fact that the opera will never really start, that these are only the premises, the first tremblings, tantalising tasters, aimed at captivating the audience. Don't forget that in those days, it wasn't the custom to remain silent before the start of a show, and it took all the talents of the allegorist to finally get the fans' full attention. We reckon that Francesca Aspromonte will have no trouble captivating her audience. © SM/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:25
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Francesca Aspromonte Il Pomo D'oro
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: PENTATONE
- Area: Italie
- Genre: Klassiek Opera Operafragmenten
- Period: Baroque Music
(C) 2018 PENTATONE (P) 2018 PENTATONE
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