Stile Galante, Francesca Cassinari - A Souvenir from London (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 6 Ariettes, Op. 1 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 1, Nice mia, oh Dio, rammenta
02. 6 Ariettes, Op. 1 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 2, Che ciascun per te sospiri
03. 6 Ariettes, Op. 1 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 3, Sembianze amabili
04. 6 Ariettes, Op. 11: No. 5, Auretta grata
05. Variations on a Piemontois Air (Arr. A. Krumpholtz for Harp)
06. 6 Ariettes, Op. 11: No. 1, Tu che parli all'idol mio
07. 6 Ariettes, Op. 11: No. 3, Che fa il mio bene?
08. 6 Ariettes, Op. 11: No. 4, Non è ver che l'ira insegni
09. 6 Duets, Op. 5 No. 1 (Version for 2 Cellos): I. Allegro
10. 6 Duets, Op. 5 No. 1 (Version for 2 Cellos): II. Aria. Andantino
11. 6 Duets, Op. 5 No. 1 (Version for 2 Cellos): III. Allegro
12. 6 Ariettes, Op. 1 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 5, Son vicino al ben che adoro
13. 6 Ariettes, Op. 11: No. 6, Il capriccio
14. 6 Ariettes, Op. 1 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 4, Ah, furbicel d'Amore
15. Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 2: I. Allegro moderato
16. Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 2: II. Adeste Fideles with 5 Variations
17. Piano Sonata in F Major, Op. 2: III. Waltz. Allegro moderato
18. 6 Ariettes, Op. 1 (Version for Voice & Piano): No. 6, Se guido il gregge al prato
19. 6 Ariettes, Op. 11: No. 2, Se mai di lei t'accendi
20. Minuet & Variations (Arr. A. Krumpholtz for Harp)



Five years ago, Stile Galante dedicated a recording with the renowned Swedish mezzosoprano Ann Hallenberg to the celebrated soprano castrato Luigi Marchesi (1754-1829). Accompanied by soprano Francesca Cassinari, Stile Galante is now going back to this extraordinary musician and presents his work as a composer of chamber vocal music.

Marchesi published during his stay in London two different collections of ariettas with fortepiano and harp accompaniment. The Ariette Op. 1 and Op. 2 are sweet musical cameos dominated by remarkable elegance. They perfectly embody the taste of the time and represent Marchesi’s wish to use his popularity as an opera singer to push in front of the audience a more all-round image of himself as an artist.

The program is rounded off with brilliant instrumental pieces for fortepiano and harps by female composers Anne-Marie Krumpholz (1766-1824) and Veronika Rosalia Cianchettini (1769–1833) who worked with Marchesi in London.

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