Various Composers - Arianna in Rome (Carlotta Colombo)

Information

1. Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger - Sinfonia I
2. Luigi Rossi - Giunsi pur, mai non fu più tardo
3. Stefano Landi - Lamento d’Armida: Quando Rinaldo invitto
4. Carlo Rainaldi - Ch’io sciolga il nodo
5. Ottavio Catalani - Gerusalemme liberata, Canto XIX: Lamento d’Erminia. In che misero punto or qui mi mena fortuna
6. Girolamo Frescobaldi - Canzon Quinta
7. Giacomo Carissimi - Soccorretemi ch’io moro
8. Paolo Quagliati - Toccata
9. Paolo Quagliati - Felice chi vi mira
10. Claudio Monteverdi - Lamento d'Arianna, SV 22
11. Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger - Toccata VII
12. Stefano Landi - Alla guerra d’amor

Carlotta Colombo, soprano

Anima & Corpo

Gabriele Pro, violin & direction

Date: 2025

Label: Arcana

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Alongside the renowned female composers of the 17th century, such as Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi, and the leading singers (the prime donne) that dominated the stages of opera houses, such as Anna Renzi and Giulia Masotti, we should also appreciate the considerable number of excellent – yet largely unknown – “virtuose”. Though customarily concealed amidst the ranks of a court, serving as maids of honour to a queen, princess or noblewoman, these were extremely accomplished musicians who often provided vital inspiration for the celebrated composers of the day. This recording, which stemmed from a research project dedicated to the virtuose working in 17th-century Rome, presents a selection of compositions that may well have formed part of their repertoire. The famous Lamento d’Arianna stands out among these pieces, in a version that was preserved in a contemporary Roman manuscript that Monteverdi very likely brought with him during his visit to the papal city in the autumn of 1610. In this album, which marks her solo debut, Carlotta Colombo, one of the most highly esteemed singers in today's Italian Baroque scene, pays tribute to the creativity of these extraordinary women, thereby reinstating them to the centre of their artistic environment and restoring to them the recognition that was often denied to them during their lifetime.

High Resolution 24-bit / 96 kHz