Lamenti Barocchi, Vol. 2

Giovanni Battista Bassani (Composer), Giovanni Bassano (Composer), Fabrizio Fontana (Composer), Benedetto Marcello (Composer), Claudio Monteverdi (Composer), Luigi Rossi (Composer), Barbara Strozzi (Composer), Sergio Vartolo (Conductor), Cappella Musicale di S. Petronio (Performer), soloists of Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna (Orchestra), Angelo Manzotti (Performer), Cristina Miatello (Performer), Daniela Piccini (Performer), Gloria Banditelli (Performer), Patrizia Vaccari (Performer), Alessandro Carmignani (Performer), Vincenzo di Donato (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Cappella Musicale di S. Petronio, Angelo Manzotti, Cristina Miatello, Daniela Piccini, Gloria Banditelli, et al.
• Orchestra: soloists of Capella Musicale di S. Petronio di Bologna
• Conductor: Sergio Vartolo
• Composer: Giovanni Battista Bassani, Giovanni Bassano, Fabrizio Fontana, Benedetto Marcello, Claudio Monteverdi, et al.
• Audio CD (July 9, 1996)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Naxos
• ASIN: B000001474
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,351 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent laments - uncommon works to know, January 20, 2001

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lamenti Barocchi, Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

This is the second volume of a series of baroque laments released by Naxos - the the normal high quality, low cost one expects from Naxos.

The gem of this cd is a lament duet composed by Barbara Strozzi setting words of her adoptive father to music.

The first cut is typical, excellent Monteverdi on a classic theme - nymphs. However, nothing distinguishes this piece from other excellent Monteverdi laments.

The Reluctant Musician is a funny piece filled with excuses for not performing with music that supports the humor - great fun.

Rossi's piece, like the preceding, includes both recitative and aria - a solid piece of baroque composition.

The final piece, Lament of the Castrati, has some incredible small choral group harmonies with a text with a sense of humor.