Giovanni Sances: 17th Century Music For Sopranos, Harp & Guitar - Musica Fabula

Francesco Corbetta (Composer), Giovanni Felice Sances (Composer), Musica Fabula (Performer), Liliana Mazzarri (soprano) (Performer), Sarah Pillow (soprano) (Performer), Steven Player (baroque guitar) (Performer), Jan Walters (Performer), Alastair Hamilton (tenor) (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Musica Fabula, Liliana Mazzarri (soprano), Sarah Pillow (soprano), Steven Player (baroque guitar), Jan Walters, et al.
• Composer: Francesco Corbetta, Giovanni Felice Sances
• Audio CD (January 21, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ASV Gaudeamus (U.K.)
• ASIN: B0000030OY
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #595,064 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lagrimosa belta-Cantata a doi voci. In ciaccona

2. Occhi, occhi miei cari

3. II mio cocente ardore

4. Lagrime tutte amare

5. Chi sa amare e tacer mercede aspetti-Canzonetta a doi voci

6. Proseroina Gelosa:Da piu profondi orrori-Lamento

7. Occhi, occhi miei cari

8. Non sia chi mi riprenda-Cantata

9. II mio cocente ardore

10. Viver tra pianti-a doi voci

11. O perduti diletti

12. Superbetta la mia vita

13. Se mille facelle sopporto nel core

14. Francesco Corbetta-Fantasia in ciaccona

15. Lilla bell'e crudele:Dialogo amoroso a 2:Lilla e Fileno

16. O perduti diletti

17. Rapitemi, feritemi

18. Occhi sfere vivaci-Cantata a doi voci

19. II mio cocente ardore

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This review is from: Giovanni Sances: 17th Century Music For Sopranos, Harp & Guitar - Musica Fabula (Audio CD)

This album reached out and grabbed me when I first heard sound samples of it, and it has only grown on me since I purchased it. The combination of harp and guitar is very unusual, the guitar providing a powerful underpinning while the harp rides on top almost sounding like a human voice. In fact, there are instrumental versions of two of the songs, "Il Mio Cocente Ardore" and "Occhi, Occhi Miei Cari," where the harp takes the vocal part very effectively.

The original versions of these pieces are among my favorites on the disc. "Il Mio" is sung by Sarah Pillow all in her lower register, until she reaches up for passion one time at the end. "Occhi, Occhi" build to a climax four times with an engaging melody and exciting vocal effects.

A couple of other tracks are just as good, especially those with both sopranos singing, which are just ravishing. I didn't like a lot of the album at first because some tunes weren't especially pretty or because I didn't "get" them. I have come to like a few; others I have not, but the album overall is definitely worth having. Of the albums by this composer that I have checked out, this is the best.