With his London album for Glossa, Florentine countertenor Filippo Mineccia has constructed a compelling survey of arias written for the European stage by the colorful and much-travelled Attilio Ariosti. Mineccia has quickly become one of the exciting young talents revelling in the vocal demands called for from opera seria, whether in live performance - he has been much in demand for roles in Handel; or on record - he appeared as Tamerlano on the recent Gasparini Bajazet on Glossa release and has also recorded with the likes of Antonio Florio and Alan Curtis. For a composer who has received little attention on record, Ariosti was remarkably successful in his own time: whether as a composer, a performer or a diplomat (and he was a monk too) he was sought after in the courts of Mantua, Berlin, Vienna and Paris before he made his way to London in 1716. There he wrote for singers such as Senesino and Cuzzoni and went on to become one of the three leading composers at the Royal Academy alongside Handel and Giovanni Bononcini.Filippo Mineccia's recital includes arias written for divos such as Senesino taken from drammi per musica - such as the highly successful Caio Marzio Coriolano, Vespasiano and Tito Manlio which are strongly represented on this recording. Although formed as recently as 2010 Andrea Friggi's Ensemble Odyssee has also quickly established itself with it's dynamic interpretations of Italian music from across the eighteenth century. Friggi also provides us, in the booklet essay, with an insight into the chequered life and compositional variety of Attilio Ariosti.

Tracklist:

Vespasiano: Vespasiano: Sorga Pur L'oppressa Roma
I Gloriosi Presagi Di Scipione Africano: I Gloriosi Presagi Di Scipione Africano: Bella Mia, Lascia Ch'io Vada
Caio Marzio Coriolano: Caio Marzio Coriolano: Perdonate, O Cari Amori
Vespasiano: Vespasiano: Premera Soglio Di Morte
Caio Marzio Coriolano: Overture
Caio Marzio Coriolano: Overture: Presto
Aquilio Consolo: Aquilio Consolo: Rinasce Amor
Caio Marzio Coriolano: Act III: Spirate, O Iniqui Marmi
Caio Marzio Coriolano: Act III: Voi D'un Figlio Tanto Misero
Dario: Dario: Voi Del Ciel Pietosi Numi
Tito Manlio: Tito Manlio: Venga Pur Quel Si Terribile
Le Profezie D'eliseo Nell'assedio Di Samaria: Le Profezie D'eliseo Nell'assedio Di Samaria: Sinfonia
Tito Manlio: Tito Manlio: Col Nemico Di Mia Pace
La Madre Dei Maccabei: La Madre Dei Maccabei: Benche L’ultimo Al Tormento
Tito Manlio: Tito Manlio: Aure Care
La Madre Dei Maccabei: La Madre Dei Maccabei: Quando Il Mondo Fabbrico
Caio Marzio Coriolano: Caio Marzio Coriolano: Io Spero Che In Quei Guardi

UPC: 8424562235069
Label: Glossa
Release Date: 1.29.16
Format: CD

Ariosti / Mineccia / Friggi - Attilio Ariosti: London - Arias for Alto (CD)