Conversazioni I: Cantatas from a Cardinal’s Court

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This debut disc from Sounds Baroque draws up a ringside seat and delves into the lovelorn world of the secular dramatic cantata with compelling specimens by Caldara and Alessandro Scarlatti...With... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2011, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 18th Jul 2011
Catalogue No: AV2197
Label: Avie
Length: 76 minutes

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Caldara: Clori, mia bella Clori

Work length19:08

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Sinfonia Largo - Allegro - Minuet

Track length2:53

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Recitativo

Track length1:03

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Aria Larghetta

Track length5:25

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Recitativo

Track length0:31

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Aria

Track length2:38

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Recitativo

Track length1:00

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Aria

Track length5:38

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Albinoni: Senza il core del mio bene

Work length7:56

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Aria Largo

Track length5:25

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Recitativo

Track length0:50

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Aria Allegro

Track length1:41

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Scarlatti, A: Clori vezzosa e bella

Work length7:14

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Recitativo

Track length0:54

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Aria Andante Lento

Track length3:16

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Recitativo

Track length0:47

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Aria Allegro

Track length2:17

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Handel: Toccata in G minor, HWV 586

Work length1:19

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Handel: Capriccio in G minor, HWV483

Work length1:59

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K30 in G minor 'Cat's Fugue'

Work length4:30

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Handel: Vedendo amor, HWV 175

Work length13:51

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Recitativo

Track length0:36

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Aria

Track length5:01

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Recitativo

Track length0:52

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Aria Andante

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Recitativo

Track length0:34

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Aria Allegro

Track length2:29

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Recitativo

Track length0:29

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Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K9 in D minor

Work length4:07

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K430 in D major

Work length3:24

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Handel: Mi Papita il cor, HWV 132c

Work length12:53

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Andrew Radley, Sounds Baroque
Julian Perkins

Recitativo

Track length0:36

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Arioso Allegro

Track length0:42

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Recitativo

Track length0:47

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Aria Adagio

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Aria Allegro

Track length3:22

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Rising star countertenor Andrew Radley with harpsichord virtuoso Julian Perkins and his period instrument ensemble Sounds Baroque, mirror the conversazione, or musical gatherings, of 17th and 18th century Italy with a programme of dramatic cantatas and magical instrumental works.

In the late 17th century, all roads really did lead to Rome for the aspiring musician. There, wealthy aristocrats-turned-priests and Catholic nobility from across Europe vied for cultural status through artistic patronage. In particular, the young Pietro Ottoboni (1667–1740) reigned supreme among patrons of music, supporting among others Caldara and Albinoni, Alessandro Scarlatti and his son Domenico, and Handel, all of whom inspired and were inspired by one another. Musical gatherings of the time – called conversazione – often featured dramatic cantatas as well as virtuoso instrumental showpieces such as the works featured on this album.

Recalling this fertile musical era, rising star countertenor Andrew Radley with Julian Perkins and his London-based period instrument ensemble Sounds Baroque, dispatch these entertaining vocal works with aplomb, interspersed with virtuosic harpsichord works performed to perfection by Perkins. With this, the first in a series of conversazione recordings, Sounds Baroque celebrates the passion, theatricality and sheer variety of music from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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November 2011

This debut disc from Sounds Baroque draws up a ringside seat and delves into the lovelorn world of the secular dramatic cantata with compelling specimens by Caldara and Alessandro Scarlatti...With delightfully expressive woodwind 'conversations' topping and tailing the disc, classy continuo, and deftly imaginative programming, Sounds Baroque proves a stylish ornament to the most discerning Cardinal's Court. Roll on Conversazioni Vol. 2!

September 2011

There's a seductive tonal warmth (sometimes too seductive) to his voice. The countertenor does let loose the cutting edge of Handel's Mi palpita il cor...It's hearting to discover yet another group of young musicians, fuelled by intellectual curiosity and a corporate commitment to excellence, with enterprise and genuine flair. Roll on Conversazione II.

October 2011

Andrew Radley demonstrates tender story-telling skills during the soft "Camminando lei pian piano"...In gentle arias [his] singing has affectionate intimacy and delicacy (such as Caldara's lovely last aria, "Parto mio ben costante"). I look forward to Volume 2.

15th July 2011

Countertenor Andrew Radley is both swoonsome and stately, depending on the material: the somewhat melancholy progress of Albinoni's "Senza il core del mio bene", for instance, befitting a love plaint of such wretched torment, while a more playful involvement suits Handel's "Vedendo Amor", with its tortuous tale of mythic enslavement by Cupid.

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