In eighteenth-century Venice, the festivities never ceased: Carnival could last for up to eight months of the year. In the Serenissima, everything becomes mask, metamorphosis and illusion. Sottosopra! - ""upside down"" - conjures up the topsy-turvy world of Baroque Venice: a city where masks erased hierarchies, where Carnival suspended the rules, and where music became at once mirror and vertigo. Centred on OphÃ©lie Gaillard's cello and the voices of countertenor Zoltan Darago and tenor Zachary Wilder, this program brings together major pages from Vivaldi's output, but above all a wealth of delightful rarities reflecting a spirit of discovery, effervescence and celebration. The album is completed by a previously unrecorded cantata by Giovanni Finazzi, a castrato and composer who embodies the art of disguise in Baroque Venice.

Tracklist:

Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in a Minor, RV 418: I. Allegro
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in a Minor, RV 418: II. [Largo]
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in a Minor, RV 418: III. Allegro
Vivaldi: La Candace O Siano LI Veri Amici, RV 704: Aria. Se Nemico Tu Sei
Vivaldi: Concerto a 4 in G minor, RV 152: I. Allegro Molto
Vivaldi: Concerto a 4 in G minor, RV 152: II. Andante Molto
Vivaldi: Concerto a 4 in G minor, RV 152: III. Allegro Molto
Vivaldi: Orlando Finto Pazzo, RV 727: Aria. Il Destin Che Mi Sovrasta
Aria Veneziana. Cos'Ã¨ 'Sta Cosa?
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 407: I. Allegro
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 407: II. Largho
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 407: III. Allegro
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Major, RV 546: I. Allegro
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Major, RV 546: II. Andante
Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin and Cello in a Major, RV 546: III. Allegro
Vivaldi: Cello Concerto in E-Flat Major, RV 408: II. Largo
Vivaldi: Orlando, RV 728: Aria. Se Cresce Un Torrente
Aria Veneziana. Con Checca, Betta, E Catte
Vivaldi: Concerto a 4 in B-Flat Major, RV 163 'Conca': I. [Allegro] - Allegro Molto
Vivaldi: Concerto a 4 in B-Flat Major, RV 163 'Conca': II. Andante
Vivaldi: Concerto a 4 in B-Flat Major, RV 163 'Conca': III. Allegro
Finazzi: Cantata No. 2: I. Aria. Larghetto. Pianger Vidi Appreso A'un Fonte
Finazzi: Cantata No. 2: II. Recitativo. Pria Si Sciolse'in Querele
Finazzi: Cantata No. 2: III. Aria Allegro. Guarda L'affano Moi
Aria Veneziana. Si la Gondola

UPC: 5051083238038
Label: Aparte
Release Date: 10.9.26
Format: CD

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