Giulia Bolcato, REMER Ensemble - Giulia Bolcato, Barbara Strozzi - Opera Ottava (Arie per voce sola) (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Cieli, Stelle (Cantata)
02. E giungerà pur mai (Cantata)
03. Hor che Apollo (Serenata)
04. Voglio, sì, vò cantar (L'astratto) (Cantata)
05. Aure, già che non posso (Cantata)
06. Che si può fare ?

CD2
01. Luci belle (Aria)
02. Non c'è più fede (Aria)
03. È pazzo il mio core (Aria)
04. Tu me ne puoi ben dire (Aria)
05. Ferma il piede (Aria)
06. Donne Belle



For her debut album, soprano Giulia Bolcato has chosen to join forces with the Remer En[1]semble to present the never-before-recorded complete version of Barbara Strozzi’s Op. 8. It’s a choice born of a desire to perform this Venetian composer’s refined yet boldly original com[1]positions.

“I am aware of the ever-increasing demand for entrepreneurial skills in my field, and in this regard, Barbara Strozzi has been a font of inspiration: raised as an illegitimate daughter in a wealthy home, she had to defy convention in order to make her way, living near to the margins of society, showing determination and an extraordinary ability to create works of great artistic value. For this reason, I wanted to make this Barbara Strozzi album to celebrate her music, her tenacity and to bring to light the beauty and historical importance of this great composer’s music.” Giulia

As a musician, I’ve always been fascinated by the music of 17th century Italy and its ex[1]traordinary expressive richness. As this music was almost exclusively written by male com[1]posers, I am interested in recognizing and promoting the work of those few women who were courageous enough to challenge social stigma and present themselves as composers and musicians. Barbara Strozzi is, in many respects, an exceptional figure: not only was she a professional musician in a predominately male milieu, but as a composer she also has an extraordinary capacity to fuse distinctive musical expressiveness with a personal poetic sensibility that results in works of great emotional intensity.

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