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義大利巴洛克音樂 (拿坡里的故事)
瑪麗亞.勒德納 女高音
芭芭拉.海因德邁雅 直笛
音樂派對合奏團

Storie di Napoli is la festa musicale's third album for audite, presenting an innovative approach towards the varied and expressive Neapolitan baroque repertoire. Sensual arias and virtuoso concertos by composers such as Alessandro Scarlatti, Francesco Mancini and Nicola Fiorenza are collaged into a sonic-narrative telling Naples' best stories from the baroque heyday of what was then Europe's third-largest metropolis. These include an encounter with the seductive siren Parthenope who, according to mythology, founded the city; a visit to Naples' multi-layered underworld with surprising twists and turns; and the exuberant atmosphere of typical Neapolitan street life, full of festivities and joie de vivre.

Together with the young and promising soprano Maria Ladurner and under the direction of the renowned recorder player Barbara Heindlmeier, who is known for innovative concepts, la festa musicale breaks new ground with this project. On occasion the movements of the concertos are broken up, weaving arias amongst them. This allows a new overarching plot line to be told, skilfully capturing the manifold facets of this fascinating city.

The North German baroque ensemble la festa musicale stands for excellent artistic standards, which are reflected in creative, cross-disciplinary concert formats and top-class co-operation projects. Alongside well-known works, Storie di Napoli also features rarely-heard discoveries and a premiere recording of the aria "Nel mio petto" (from Il ritorno d'Ulisse) by Giuseppe Porsile. The richness of colour, the emotional density and the fast-moving contrasts of this repertoire are reflected by the ensemble using variable instrumentation as well as - entirely in keeping with the baroque art of ornamentation and improvisation - adding their own contributions, such as in the lively Tarantella napoletana alla festa musicale.

FRANCESCO MANCINI (1672-1737)
Concerto VIII in C minor from ‘24 Concerti di Napoli'' 7:56

DOMENICO SARRO (1679-1744)
Begl''occhi del mio ben Aria from ‘La Partenope'' 5:12
Concerto XI in A minor from ‘24 Concerti di Napoli'' 8:13

GIUSEPPE PORSILE (1680-1750)
Nel mio petto due tiranni Aria from ‘Il ritorno d''Ulisse'' 2:56
Recitative and Aria from ''Cantata sopra L''Arcecalascione'' 4:48

NICOLA FIORENZA (1700-1764)
Concerto in A minor for 3 Violins, Viola & Basso continuo 8:30
Concerto in F minor for Recorder, Violin, Strings & B.C. 8:44

ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI (1660-1725)
Recitatives and Arias from ‘Il giardino di rose'' 8:07

TRADITIONAL
Tarantella napoletana (alla festa musicale) 3:49

total time: 58:27