Italian Arias & Cantatas

Italian Arias & Cantatas

On this CD:

1. Bella ragion
Composed by Giulio Caccini
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

2. Salve Regina (II), for 2 voices (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 284
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

3. Si dolce è'l tormento, madrigal for solo voice, SV 332 Si dolce è il tormento
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

4. Ego flos campi et lilium convallium, motet for alto, SV 301
Composed by Claudio Monteverdi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

5. Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo
Composed by Giulio Caccini
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

6. Cosi Voi Mi Disprezzate for voice solo
Composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

7. Ainsi vous me méprisez, song in recitative style
Composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

8. Se l'aura spira , aria (from Primo libro d'arie musicali per cantarsi, 1630)
Composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

9. O Del Cielo D'Amor Unico Sole for voice solo
Composed by Sigismondo d'India
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

10. Mentre Che'l Cor for voice solo
Composed by Sigismondo d'India
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

11. Piango, gemo, sospiro, cantata for voice & continuo (authorship uncertain), RV 675 Piango, gemo, sospiro e peno, aria
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

12. Piango, gemo, sospiro, cantata for voice & continuo (authorship uncertain), RV 675 Povero cor che pensi, recitative
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

13. Piango, gemo, sospiro, cantata for voice & continuo (authorship uncertain), RV 675 Pur ch'a te gradita sia la mia morte, aria
Composed by Antonio Vivaldi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

14. O Quam Tu Pulchra Es
Composed by Alessandro Grandi
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

15. Vedendo Amor, cantata, for alto & continuo, HWV 175 Premier récit "Vedendo amor
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

16. Vedendo Amor, cantata, for alto & continuo, HWV 175 In un folto bosco
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

17. Vedendo Amor, cantata, for alto & continuo, HWV 175 In quel bosco
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

18. Vedendo Amor, cantata, for alto & continuo, HWV 175 Andante "Camminando"
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe

19. Vedendo Amor, cantata, for alto & continuo, HWV 175 Allegro "Carico, scarico"
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Jay Bernfeld, James Bowman, Skip Sempe, Skip Sempe