Cieco Amor: Opera Arias Written For Giuseppe Maria Boschi

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Thrills abound, especially in the rage arias that were Boschi’s specialty. Foresti strides majestically across his register, dispatching ringing top notes; in passages of coloratura, he’s as... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 21st May 2021
Catalogue No: CC72875
Label: Challenge Classics
Length: 70 minutes

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Handel: Sibilar gl'angui d'Aletto (from Rinaldo)

Work length4:57

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Heinichen: Servi, il bagno chiudete...(from Flavio Crispo)

Work length1:32

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Heinichen: Vostre imagini (from Flavio Crispo)

Work length5:50

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Bononcini, G B: Timor e speme (from Griselda)

Work length2:29

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Lotti: Del minacciar del vento (from Teofane)

Work length3:17

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Lotti: Eterni Dei (from Il vincitor generoso)

Work length5:24

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Ariosti: Quella calma che a noi viene (from Coriolano)

Work length2:59

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Bononcini, A M: Torna Demetrio al figlio...(from la presa di Tebe)

Work length0:34

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Bononcini, A M: Rimbomba la tromba (from La presa di Tebe)

Work length4:33

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Bononcini, G B: Cieco amor (from Etearco)

Work length6:21

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Porpora: Ah, perfida! Conosco che vuoi...(from Ezio)

Work length0:26

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Porpora: Va’ dal furor portata (from Ezio)

Work length2:54

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Handel: Ove son? Che m’avvenne?...(from Siroe)

Work length0:50

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Handel: Gelido in ogni vena from Siroe, re di persia, HWV 24

Work length5:54

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Ariosti: Su fieri guerrieri (from Vespasiano)

Work length3:02

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Lotti: Bella non piangere (from Polidoro)

Work length4:07

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Orlandini: So ben che nel tuo petto (from Arsace)

Work length2:37

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Handel: Sulla riva del Tebro in men d’un’ora (from Muzio Scevola)

Work length0:57

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Handel: Volate più dei venti (from Muzia Scevola)

Work length3:28

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Fioré, A: Mira l’onda furibonda (from Sesostri Re d’Egitto)

Work length4:24

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Caldara: Guerrieri invitti...(from L’inimico generoso)

Work length0:45

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

Caldara: Al suon delle Trombe (from L’inimico generoso)

Work length3:34

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Sergio Foresti
Abchordis Ensemble
Andrea Buccarella

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Giuseppe Maria Boschi was undoubtably one of the most famous and virtuosic baritones of the 18th century. He had a brilliant and intense career on a par with those of renowned contemporary castrati and sopranos, including Farinelli, Senesino, Faustina Bordoni, Margherita Durastanti, Francesca Cuzzoni and Nicolini. He was one of the leading baritones throughout London from 1720 to 1728, sought after by Georg Frederich Handel, Giovanni Bononcini, and Attilio Ariosti. Warrior, father, lover, tyrant: many were the roles to show the nuances of his vocality which, judging by the music written for him, was of exceptional range and well-suited for dramatic roles.

The program of this recording made in honor of Giuseppe Maria Boschi is largely unpublished and constitutes a very small selection of some of the most beautiful pages of music written for him between 1708 and 1728.

Sergio Foresti: "Nowadays, baroque music is often perceived merely as light, cheerful music. This image is superficial when you consider the abundant variety of the 83 roles written specifically for Giuseppe Maria Boschi. He was indeed a great singer, working with the greatest voices and composers of his time. His voice, his technique, and his ability to express drama in music must all have been spectacular. This is, above all, theater music. The arias of this program are expressions of interior states of mind. The words have a meaning, as do the ways in which they are set to music by the various composers. The singer had to convey these meanings and add their own ornaments to the music. I have done my best to honor this great tradition."

Sergio Foresti (1968) is a virtuoso Italian baritone. He first graduated in both opera singing and piano at the conservatory of Modena (Italy) and a decade later also in vocal chamber music in Florence (Italy). From the start of his career, he explored several musical styles in depth. In polyphonic music, for about 15 years he took the bass part in many concerts and recordings of renaissance madrigals with Concerto Italiano. He even worked with the Italian medieval group LaReverdie.

As a soloist he performed sacred music from the early nineties on. His debut in opera in 1998 was as Alcandro in Vivaldi's L'Olimpiade. Since then he worked with important conductors like René Jacobs, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Fabio Biondi, and Jordi Savall. He performed on many stages all over Europe.

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July 2021

Thrills abound, especially in the rage arias that were Boschi’s specialty. Foresti strides majestically across his register, dispatching ringing top notes; in passages of coloratura, he’s as reckless as a racing driver. His vigour is matched by the band...Beyond muscle and bustle, Foresti delivers introspection.

July 2021

Sergio Foresti and Abchordis Ensemble’s intelligent selection navigates a course through contrasting instrumentations, keys, moods and composers.

December 2021

The voice itself, more baritonal than in former days, is notable—like Boschi’s—for its agility and an ability to articulate difficult passaggi cleanly and clearly, to a degree unusual in a low voice. The vocal quality is perhaps not as velvety as it once was, but still of considerable beauty in itself.

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