Maria Ladurner, Barbara Heindlmeier, la festa musicale - Storie di Napoli (2022)

With Storie di Napoli, la festa musicale now presents its third production on AUDITE and approaches the varied and expressive Neapolitan baroque repertoire with an innovative approach. Sensual arias and virtuoso concerti by composers such as Alessandro Scarlatti, Francesco Mancini and Nicola Fiorenza combine in this concept album to create a sonic collage that tells Naples' best stories and pages from the Baroque heyday of what was then Europe's third-largest metropolis. These include an encounter with the seductive siren Parthenope, to whom the mythological foundation of the city goes back, a visit to Naples' multi-layered underworld with thoroughly surprising twists and turns, and the exuberant atmosphere of typical Neapolitan street life full of festivities and joie de vivre. Together with the young, promising soprano Maria Ladurner and under the direction of the renowned recorder player Barbara Heindlmeier, who is known for innovative concepts, la festa musicale treads a completely new path in this project. Sometimes the movement sequences of the concerti are broken up and interwoven with the arias. In this way, a new, overarching storyline is told that skillfully captures the multi-layered facets of a fascinating city. The North German baroque ensemble la festa musicale stands for first-class artistic quality, which is reflected in creative, cross-disciplinary concert formats and top-class collaborations. In addition to well-known works, Storie di Napoli also features rarely heard discoveries and a premiere recording of the aria "Nel mio petto" (from Il ritorno d'Ulisse) by Giuseppe Porsile. The richness of color, the emotional density and the fast-moving contrasts of this repertoire are underlined by the baroque ensemble with variable instrumentation and - completely dedicated to the art of ornamentation and improvisation of the baroque - its own contributions, such as in the lively Tarantella napoletana alla festa musicale.
Tracklist
01. Concerto VIII in C Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo: I. Vivace
02. La Partenope: Begl'occhi del mio Ben
03. Concerto VIII in C Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo: II. Largo e Staccato
04. Concerto VIII in C Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo: III. Fuga - Allegro
05. Concerto VIII in C Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo: IV. Largo
06. Concerto VIII in C Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo: V. Allegro
07. Il ritorno D'Ulisse: Nel mio petto due Tiranni
08. Concerto in A Minor for 3 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo: I. Andante Lento
09. Concerto in A Minor for 3 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo: II. Allegro
10. Concerto in A Minor for 3 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo: III. Largo
11. Concerto in A Minor for 3 Violins, Viola and Basso Continuo: IV. Allegro
12. Concerto in F Minor for Recorder, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo: I. Largo / Presto - Largo - Largo / Presto
13. Concerto in F Minor for Recorder, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo: II. Allegro ma non Presto
14. Il giardino di Rose: Mentr'io godo in dolce Oblio
15. Concerto in F Minor for Recorder, Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo: IV. Allegro
16. Il giardino di Rose: Ecco negli orti Tuoi
17. Il giardino di Rose: Che dolce Simpatia
18. Concerto XI in A Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo: I. Largo
19. Concerto XI in A Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo: II. Allegro
20. Concerto XI in A Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo: III. Larghetto
21. Concerto XI in A Minor from "24 Concerti di Napoli" for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo: IV. Spiritoso
22. Cantata sopra L'Arcecalascione: Sfogandose nel Juorno
23. Cantata sopra L'Arcecalascione: Schiaresce L'arba
24. Tarantella Napoletana
25. Il Comodo Antonio: Cara è dolce Rimembranza (Bonus Track)