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Strozzi, Bott, Chateauneuf
To The Unknown Goddess - A Portrait Of Barbara Strozzi / Bott, Chateauneuf, et al
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Classical

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Core che reprime alla lingua di manifestare il nome della sua cara, cantata ('Ardo in tacito foco'), Op. 3
2. Tradimento
3. Pensaci ben mio core
4. Gite, o giorni dolenti
5. Lamento, cantata ('Lagrime mie, a che vi trattenete'), Op. 7
6. La fanciulletta semplice
7. Amor dormiglione, cantata ('Amor, non dormir pi?!'), Op. 2
8. L'amante segreto, cantata ('Voglio, voglio morire'), Op. 2
9. Giusta negativa
10. La sol fa mi re do, cantata ('La mia donna, perch? canta'), Op. 2
11. Appresso ai molli argenti

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All Artists: Strozzi, Bott, Chateauneuf, Roberts, Kelly
Title: To The Unknown Goddess - A Portrait Of Barbara Strozzi / Bott, Chateauneuf, et al
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Carlton Classics
Release Date: 4/22/1997
Genres: Jazz, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Jazz, Vocal Pop, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 723723038425, 5030366004126, 503036600412

Synopsis

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Several female composers achieved some slight renown in 17th-century Italy, but none was more widely known or praised than the extraordinary Barbara Strozzi. This famously virtuoso singer wrote herself truly imaginative, compelling music--the wide-ranging, fluttering runs of the wedding song "Gite, o giorni dolenti," the passionate anguish and the unsettling chromatic turns in the melody of "Lagrime mie," the coquettish humor of "La sol fa mi re do," and on and on. For this "portrait of Barbara Strozzi," Catherine Bott gives a spectacular performance, encompassing the wide range (both vocal and emotional) and technical challenges of this music with ease and dramatic flair. (The accompaniment--harp, lute, and harpsichord--is particularly attractive as well.) The cantatrice virtuosissima (as Strozzi's contemporaries called her) has met her match. --Matthew Westphal

CD Reviews

Excellent entry in a thin field.

B. Marold | Bethlehem, PA United States | 04/21/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If this CD should become available, it is as good or better than other performances of Barbara Strozzi works, and there are not many to be had. The most remarkable thing is how modern much of it sounds, coming from a mid-17th century composer. All pieces are soprano arias with accompaniment by guitar, harpsicord and double harp."