ANDREA STEFANO FIORÈ, GIOVANNI ANTONIO GIAY - Arcadia Rediscovered

Solo soprano cantatas in 18th-century Turin

The Accademia Arcadia was flourishing in Rome at the time Andrea Stefano Fiorè, one of Italy’s true child prodigies, was there. The wide variety of stylistic influences and superlative quality of his cantatas, from lyrical simplicity to daring harmonic experiment, are confirmation of Fiorè’s uniquely poetic talent. Giovanni Antonio Giay succeeded Fiorè in service at the royal court in Turin, and these world premiere recordings together reveal musical treasure of great value, sublimely documenting the extraordinary musical sensitivity of these rarely heard composers.

Title: Arcadia Rediscovered, Solo soprano cantatas in 18th-century Turin
Composer: ANDREA STEFANO FIORÈ, GIOVANNI ANTONIO GIAY

Performers:
Luca Ronzitti conductor and harpsichord
Ensemble strumentale dell’Accademia del Santo Spirito
Gualtiero Marangoni, viola da gamba
Laura La Vecchia, theorbo
Paola Valentina Molinari, soprano

Barcode: 8007144080273
CDS8027 (1 CD)
Category: Classical | Cantata
Formats: Physical and digital
Audio Format: DDD
Notes: Ita / Eng
Recording place: Galleria del Daniel del Palazzo Reale di Torino, Italy
Recording date: 21st-23rd November 2022
Packaging: Jewelbox
Duration: 69:27 min.

Featured tracks: Tracks Nos. 3, 7, 12 and 30

Album Mood: brilliant, intimistic

Instruments specific details:
Harpsichord: after “Carlo Grimaldi 1697”, 8’+8’’, made at the workshop for keyboard instruments of the Santo Spirito Academy, Turin, 1994
Viola da gamba: after “Colichon 1691”, made by Emilio Barrichello, Milan, 2014
Theorbo: “padovana”, made by Filippo Lesca, Verona, 2008
Temperament: “Vallotti”, slightly modified

RELEASE DATE: 21st June 2024

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