Mara Galassi - Portait of a Lady with Harp (2018) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Mara Galassi
- Title: Portait of a Lady with Harp
- Year Of Release: 2018
- Label: Glossa
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 96.0kHz +booklet
- Total Time: 01:01:30
- Total Size: 274 mb / 1.1 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
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01. Toccata per Milone
02. Alemanda (Arr. for Double Harp)
03. Passagagli (Arr. for Double Harp)
04. Bizzarria (Arr. for Double Harp)
05. Variazioni per il Paggio Todesco (Arr. for Double Harp)
06. Toccata ottava (Arr. for Double Harp)
07. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): I. Grave
08. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): II. Allegro
09. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): III. Adagio
10. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): IV. Allegro
11. Madrigali, Book 1: Se la dura durezza (Arr. for Double Harp)
12. Toccata
13. Tenor di Napoli
14. Corrente
15. Passagagli per Petronilla (Arr. for Double Harp)
16. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): I. Moderato
17. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): II. Allegretto
18. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): III. Andante
19. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): IV. Allegretto
20. Toccata (Arr. for Double Harp)
21. Fuga (Arr. for Double Harp)
22. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Grave (Arr. for Double Harp)
Composers
Arcadelt, Jacob (c.1505-68)
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Pasquini, Bernardo (1637-1710)
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725)
Stradella, Alessandro (1644-82)
With a pattern of recording solo albums which has been positively frugal over the last 20 years, Mara Galassi marks her return on Glossa with a new and striking programme, entitled Portrait of a Lady with Harp. The ambiance into which the noted modernday harpist from Milan plunges the listener is that of the court of Queen Christina of Sweden who, on renouncing her throne, converting to Catholicism and moving to Rome in the mid 1650s embarked upon a spectacular cultural life, becoming a patron for writers, scientists and especially musicians. Among those composers active in Rome at the time were Alessandro Stradella, Bernardo Pasquini, Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti, all of whom benefitted from Christina’s constant hunger for music of high quality, whether official employees at her court or not.
No Mara Galassi record release is going to be found lacking in an element of mystery: is the portrait of a lady with a harp appearing in the booklet that of the self-exiled queen herself? In the accompanying essay, Arnaldo Morelli investigates the history of this painting in search of answers, and describes Christina’s colourful Italian musical life.
The hectic, turbulent musical climate of mid-Seicento Rome is grasped and expressed by Mara Galassi, filtering the talents of Christina’s protégés through her chosen instrument which, for this new recording, is based on Girolamo Acciari’s 1632 “Arpa Barberini”, a triple harp of great range and subtlety.
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01. Toccata per Milone
02. Alemanda (Arr. for Double Harp)
03. Passagagli (Arr. for Double Harp)
04. Bizzarria (Arr. for Double Harp)
05. Variazioni per il Paggio Todesco (Arr. for Double Harp)
06. Toccata ottava (Arr. for Double Harp)
07. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): I. Grave
08. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): II. Allegro
09. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): III. Adagio
10. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1 (Arr. for Double Harp): IV. Allegro
11. Madrigali, Book 1: Se la dura durezza (Arr. for Double Harp)
12. Toccata
13. Tenor di Napoli
14. Corrente
15. Passagagli per Petronilla (Arr. for Double Harp)
16. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): I. Moderato
17. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): II. Allegretto
18. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): III. Andante
19. Sinfonia a violino solo (Arr. for Double Harp): IV. Allegretto
20. Toccata (Arr. for Double Harp)
21. Fuga (Arr. for Double Harp)
22. Sonata à 3 in F Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Grave (Arr. for Double Harp)
Composers
Arcadelt, Jacob (c.1505-68)
Corelli, Arcangelo (1653-1713)
Pasquini, Bernardo (1637-1710)
Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725)
Stradella, Alessandro (1644-82)
With a pattern of recording solo albums which has been positively frugal over the last 20 years, Mara Galassi marks her return on Glossa with a new and striking programme, entitled Portrait of a Lady with Harp. The ambiance into which the noted modernday harpist from Milan plunges the listener is that of the court of Queen Christina of Sweden who, on renouncing her throne, converting to Catholicism and moving to Rome in the mid 1650s embarked upon a spectacular cultural life, becoming a patron for writers, scientists and especially musicians. Among those composers active in Rome at the time were Alessandro Stradella, Bernardo Pasquini, Arcangelo Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti, all of whom benefitted from Christina’s constant hunger for music of high quality, whether official employees at her court or not.
No Mara Galassi record release is going to be found lacking in an element of mystery: is the portrait of a lady with a harp appearing in the booklet that of the self-exiled queen herself? In the accompanying essay, Arnaldo Morelli investigates the history of this painting in search of answers, and describes Christina’s colourful Italian musical life.
The hectic, turbulent musical climate of mid-Seicento Rome is grasped and expressed by Mara Galassi, filtering the talents of Christina’s protégés through her chosen instrument which, for this new recording, is based on Girolamo Acciari’s 1632 “Arpa Barberini”, a triple harp of great range and subtlety.
Year 2018 | Classical | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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