Composers: Alessandro Stradella | Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa | Cypriano de Rore | Michelangelo Rossi | Pietro Marchitelli
Music from the 17th and 18th century. Compositions by Italian masters, this time also from the 16th century.
Costanza Festa (1495-1545)
1. Variations on La Spagna
Huelgas Ensemble, conducted by Paul van Nevel
Alessandro Stradella (1639-1682)
2. Duetto Fulmini quanto quel sembiante lusinghiero
3. Bascantate Furie del nero tartaro
Alessandro Stradella Consort, conducted by Estevan Velardi
Pietro Marchitelli (1643-1729)
4. Sonata no. 2 for three violins and basso continuo
Cappella de’ Turchini
Michelangelo Rossi (1602-1656)
5. Che pensi cor di tigre
6. Cosi foss’io creduto
7. Straziami pur Amor
Il Complesso Barocco, conducted by Alan Curtis
Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
8. Gagliarda
9. Canzon francese
10. Gagliarda del Principe
Cipriano de Rore/Rognoni
11. Ancor che col partire
Tragicomedia, conducted by Stephen Stubbs