After the final siege of Vienna and the Turkish defeat, the Ottoman Empire had no longer been a threat. In private circles, pantaloons, caftans and turbans were now worn, the Turkish drink was appreciated and hookahs were smoked. The Alla Turca fashion found expression in Turkish operas. Il Seraglio by Mozart is probably the best-known work on this topic. However, since the early 17th century there have been dozens of operas, arias and instrumental compositions on the subject. The project Carneval Oriental receives it's inspiration from this melting-pot of cultures, an exclusive blend of musical worlds. We celebrate carnival as it was probably held in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Pera Ensemble, which has been rediscovering these encounters between the Orient and the Occident as well as the turqueries and Alla Turca music for many years, meets up with the ensemble l'arte del mondo and offers Baroque music from France and Italy refined with oriental spices, arias and instrumental music in a new understanding of sound.

Tracklist:

Passacaille - Pera Ensemble/L'arte Del Mondo
Premier Air - Pera Ensemble/L'arte Del Mondo
Canaries - Pera Ensemble/L'arte Del Mondo
Act I: Dans Ce Beau Jour Ou Tout Enchante - Various Performers
Prologue: First and Second Passepied - Various Performers
Act II: Que L'amour Dans Nos Coeurs Se Transforme en Colere - Various Performers
Carnival March - Various Performers
Act I: La Venitienne - Various Performers
Alma Mia - Various Performers 1
Quando Voglio - Various Performers 1
Canario - Pera Ensemble/L'arte Del Mondo 1
Interlude - Pera Ensemble/L'arte Del Mondo 1
Ogni Bella - Various Performers 1
Aria Sopra, 'La Bergamasca' - Pera Ensemble/L'arte Del Mondo 1
Lidia Spina Del Mio Core, SV 244 - Various Performers 1
Sonata, Op. 5, No. 12, 'La Folia' - Pera Ensemble/L'arte Del Mondo 1
Act II: Intorno All'idol Mio - Various Performers 1
Act I: Vieni Alidoro - Various Performers 1
Aria: Se Il Mio Dolor T'offrende - Various Performers 2
Act II: Se Teco Vive Il Cor - Various Performers

UPC: 845221052632
Label: Capriccio
Release Date: 2.12.16
Format: CD

Allegri / Mazzulli / Quadt / Pera Ensemle / Larte - Carneval Oriental (CD)