Franco Fagioli turns with his "rich voice" (Gramophone) to Leonardo Vinci, the Neapolitan composer who influenced Handel and many later masters of Italian opera. This album contains seven world premieres by the Neapolitan composer.
Tracklist:
Leonardo Vinci (1690-1730)
1 Sembro quell’usignolo*
Il trionfo di Camilla, Act III, Scene 5
2 Più non so finger sdegni*
Il trionfo di Camilla, Act III, Scene 14
3 Ove corri? Ove vai?
L’Ernelinda, Act II, Scene 7
4 Sorge talora fosca l’aurora
L’Ernelinda, Act II, Scene 7
5 Gelido in ogni vena
Siroe re di Persia, Act III, Scene 5
6 Quell’usignolo ch’è innamorato*
Gismondo re di Polonia, Act I, Scene 15
7 Barbara mi schernisci
La Rosmira fedele (Partenope), Act III, Scene 3
8 Nave altera, che in mezzo all’onde
Gismondo re di Polonia, Act I, Scene 8
9 Nube di denso orrore*
L’Ernelinda, Act I, Scene 5
10 Sull’ali del suo amor*
L’Ernelinda, Act III, Scene 10
11 Vil trofeo d’un’alma imbelle*
Alessandro nell’Indie, Act I, Scene 3
12 Scherzo dell’onda instabile*
Medo, Act I, Scene 11
13 O da me troppo offesa
Medo, Act II, Scene 4
14 Sento due fiamme in petto
Medo, Act II, Scene 4
* Wereldpremiere opnamen