Siface: L'amor castrato
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ALLESSANDRO STRADELLA / CARLO PALLAVICINO / FRANCESA CAVALLI / etc
Siface: L'amor castrato
Filippo Mineccia (countertenor) / Nereydas, Javier Ulises Illán
[ Glossa / CD ]
Release Date: Wednesday 25 July 2018
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With Siface: l'amor castrato, countertenor Filippo Mineccia, together with Javier Ulises Illán and Nereydas, presents a short imaginary pasticcio opera reflecting the music-making and life of the contralto castrato known by that stage name.
Born Giovanni Francesco Grossi in 1653 in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Siface was acclaimed for his exciting musical performances, yet who became famous also for the tragedy of his love life. He was called upon to sing in operas and oratorios by the likes of Stradella, Pasquini, Bassani, Pallavicino and Agostini. For a long time in the service of Francesco II d'Este in Modena, Siface was an active member of the musical "ducal circuit" in the Italian peninsula, even, on one occasion, additionally being sent to England, where he performed before monarchy, and met and impressed Henry Purcell.
Filippo Mineccia brilliantly captures the kaleidoscopic rush of emotions coursing through this selection of arias, which reflects the torrid and spectacular musical pace of life in late seventeenth-century Italy (as well as mirroring Siface's own downfall on the road from Ferrara to Bologna).
The Spanish ensemble Nereydas fully enter into the spirit of this, by turns, colourful, heartfelt, poignant and vivid celebration of vocal and instrumental music, which also features works by Alessandro Scarlatti (the emotive lullaby Dormi o fulmine), Francesco Cavalli and Purcell (My song shall be alway).
"This is repertory...that for the most part suits his dark, handsome-sounding alto uncommonly well. Long, slowly unfolding lines are sustained with consummate ease and his coloratura has admirable liquidity...The Spanish period ensemble Nereydas play with precision and élan for Javier Ulises Illán, coming into their own in the orchestral extracts that signal shifts in mood as the recital progresses. It's a fascinating disc. Do listen to it" Gramophone Editor's Choice July 2018
Tracks:
Stradella: San Giovanni Battista
Overture
Amiche selve
Deste un tempo
Carlo Pallavicino: Vespasiano
È pur caro il poter dire
Stradella: La Susanna
Voi donzelle
San Giovanni Battista:
Soffin pur rabbiosi
Pasquini, B: La sete di Cristo
Overture
Cavalli: Scipione affricano:
Hora si ch'assai più fiero
San Giovanni Battista;
Io per me non cangerei
Carlo Pallavicino: Il Bassiano;
Overture
Agostini, P: II ratto delle Sabine:
Hor ch'in sopor profondo
Sorgi o bella da le piume
Lonati: I due germani rivali:
Tremino, crollino
Bassani, G B: La tromba della divina misericordia:
Overture
Giannettini: L'ingresso alla gioventù di Claudio Nerone:
Languia d'amor
Con un bacio
Pasquini, B: I fatti di Mosè nel deserto:
D'una fede al vivo zelo
La Susanna:
Overture
Ma folle e ben chi crede
Bassani, G B: Il Giona:
Core misero
II ratto delle Sabine:
Voglio guerra
Purcell:
My song shall be alway, Z. 31
Sefauchi's Farewell in D Minor, Z. 656
Scarlatti, A: La Giuditta:
Dormi o fulmine
