Quagliati / Romabarocca Ensemble / Tozzi La Sfera Armoniosa CD

Born in the northern Italian coastal town of Chioggia about 1555, organist and composer Paolo Quagliati played a part historically in having transplanted to Rome the Florentine recitative style and developing it in the direction of a concertato style of several voices with instruments. Brought back to life after almost 400 years, his La Sfera armoniosa (1623) is composed of 25 numbers with texts for the most part by Battista Guarini. The music, composed entirely by Quagliati but for two villanellas by Stefano Landi, reflects the staid Italian academic and emerging modern styles of the time.

1. Stelle Del Ciel Ridenti 2. Scrivasi in Bel Diamante 3. Ballo Delle Stelle: Stelle Lucenti 4. La Nave Felice - Solca, Nocchiero 5. Ch'io Non V'ami 6. Altro Non E'l Mio Amore 7. E Ver Che Nel Partire 8. Ecco la Notte 9. Ardo D'amor S'io Miro 10. Ecco Filli Vezzosa 11. O Come Dolce 12. Vedi L'alba, O Bella Clori 13. Come Cantar Poss'io 14. O Primavera 15. Soavissimi Fiori 16. Non Si Scherzi 17. O Bellezza Gentile 18. Toccata Con Un Violino E la Tiorba 19. Felice Chi VI Mira 20. Io Vo Cantar 21. Questo E L'esempio, Amanti 22. Or Che Lieto Imeneo