Francesco Nicola Fago: Cantatas and Ariettas for Solo Voice and Continuo
Nicola Fago (1677–1745) was one of the leading practitioners of the chamber cantata, a kind of mini-opera for voice and ensemble perfected by several generations of composers working in the aristocratic courts in Naples. The six examples by Fago recorded here – for the first time – reveal him to have been a master of the genre: they are dramatic, full of rhythmic excitement and stuffed with catchy tunes. Fago’s contemporaries called him ‘Il Tarantino’, since he was born in Taranto, in the area now known as Puglia, in the heel of Italy, and this is the first in a series of Toccata Classics recordings of Puglia composers.
Riccardo Angelo Strano, countertenor (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Ensemble Barocco della Cappella Musicale ‘Santa Teresa dei Maschi’
Claudio Mastrangelo, Baroque cello (3)
Giuseppe Petrella, theorbo and Baroque guitar (6, 9)
Davide Milano, violone (3)
Sabino Manzo, harpsichord and director
Listen To This Recording:
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FAGO
- All’or ch’io dolce oblio: cantata a voce sola
- Questo povero cor: cantata a voce sola
- Sinfonia di violoncello solo e basso
- Tormentata: arietta diversa
- Come viver poss’io: cantata a voce sola
- Capona
- Lagrime di cordoglio: cantata a voce sola
- Quanto invidio la tua sorte: cantata a voce sola
- Autre Chacone
- Lusinga di chi pena: arietta diversa
- Quall’or non peggio: cantata a voce sola
Francesco Paolo SCIPRIANI
FAGO
Giovanni Girolamo KAPSBERGER
FAGO
Francesco CORBETTA
FAGO
Catalogue No: TOCC0367
EAN/UPC: 5060113443670
Release Date: 01.09.2016
Composer: Francesco Nicola Fago
Artists: Ensemble Barocco della Cappella Musicale ‘Santa Teresa dei Maschi’,
Riccardo Angelo Strano,
Sabino Manzo
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