by Claudio Monteverdi, Ensemble Arte Musica, Francesco Cera, Rosita Frisani, Manuela Custer · Brilliant Classics · CD · EAN 5028421971056
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«Scherzi Musicali, Lamento d'Arianna, Lamento d'Ottavia» is the album of vocal works by Claudio Monteverdi, released in 2004 by Brilliant Classics on CD.
The disc brings together vocal works by Claudio Monteverdi, including the Scherzi Musicali of 1632 and two dramatic laments: the Lamento d'Arianna, whose «Lasciatemi morire» opens the recording, and the Lamento d'Ottavia, «Disprezzata Regina», from the opera L'incoronazione di Poppea. The disc alternates arias and duets in a chamber reading of the Italian repertoire of the early Seicento.
Performers include soprano Rosita Frisani, mezzo-soprano Manuela Custer and the Ensemble Arte Musica conducted by Francesco Cera. Recorded in Magnano (Biella, Italy) in 1999 under license from Tactus Italia.
For listeners interested in the vocal music of Claudio Monteverdi and the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
