The Habsburg Garden of Eden
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 96564
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 8th July 2022
Contents
Works
Violin Sonatas (8) (1681)Cantata: Risoluto son gia tiranno amore
Cantata HWV173, 'Un' alma inamorata'
Violin Sonata in D major
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Artists
Ensemble AravaWorks
Violin Sonatas (8) (1681)Cantata: Risoluto son gia tiranno amore
Cantata HWV173, 'Un' alma inamorata'
Violin Sonata in D major
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Artists
Ensemble AravaAbout
Secular cantatas by the two composers therefore form the centrepieces of this unique recital. The vocal writing by Caldara, in Risoluto son già tiranno amore, and Handel’s Un’alma innamorata, emphasises the vocal brilliance of the singers in bravura coloratura with finely elaborated instrumental accompaniment. The ostensible theme of both cantatas is the standard trope of thwarted and unrequited love in a pastoral context, but mainly to represent imperial power.
Bonporti, Ziani, Biber and Muffat also won fame for the virtuosity as performers and composers in an Italiante style whether they came from north or south of the Alps. Bonporti’s Aria cromatica is as bold and innovative in its harmony as the violin sonatas of Biber and Muffat are in their extensions of violin technique. The featured work by the lesser-known Ziani is a setting of the Marian hymn Alma redemptoris mater, with closely interwoven parts for soprano and violin.
Based in Germany, the four young musicians of Ensemble Arava gathered together specifically to explore the rich Baroque heritage of music for soprano, violin and continuo. They named themselves after the Hebrew word for willow as well as wilderness, symbolising both untamed nature and the annual rejuvenation of spring. They have won prizes at several international early-music competitions: this release marks their debut album.
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