{"product_id":"868251","title":"Aberdeen Early Music Collectiv - Prigioniero DAmor [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Aberdeen Early Music Collective performs Cantatas and Trio Sonatas by Giovanni Maria Ruggieri.  Giovanni Maria Ruggieri (c. 1669\\u20131714) was a Venetian composer and impresario, a colourful character whose music is as fascinating as his biography. Something of a wheeler-dealer, Ruggieri was guilty of embezzlement and was even imprisoned for debt when his attempts at staging his own opera failed spectacularly.   Ruggieri's Trio Sonatas and Cantatas are far more elegant than his chaotic lifestyle would suggest, but still display much of the man's inventive spirit. Whilst rooted in late 17th-century style, they demonstrate a keen desire for effect and an interest in experimentation. \u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Trio Sonatas were composed for the church. It seems likely that Ruggieri was aiming to impress the dedicatee of these works, Leopold I, the Habsburg Emperor and an ecclesiastical figurehead, for whom music in Viennese churches was of paramount importance. As one might expect, the 'church style' of Trio Sonata was suitable for performance in that setting: restrained and 'learned'. Yet, as the pieces on this disc demonstrate, Ruggieri pushed the boundaries, combining the learned style with modern techniques and moments of experimentation. Slow movements are solemn, with an air of gravitas and steeped in musical rhetorical gesture, while idiomatic writing propels the faster movements.  Dance style is merged with fugal technique (the final movement of Sonata 7 is a fugal gigue), and the musical quality is quite remarkable.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poetic themes explored in Ruggieri's Cantatas are typical of both cantata literature and Arcadian poetry of the time. Nos. 1 and 8 agonise over unrequited love while No. 6 revels in newly discovered love. No. 7 bemoans the separation from the desired one. The duet (No. 12) deals with love, loss and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Aberdeen Early Music Collective is a flexible ensemble, formed in 2014 with musicians from Aberdeen, Basel, and Manchester. The group performs repertoire from the 15th to the 18th centuries on historical instruments and invites guest musicians from around the world to collaborate on projects showcasing the fruits of recent researches in musicology by scholars in Aberdeen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 8: Lidio, Non Ho Pi\\xf9 Core (Sinfonia)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 8: Lidio, Non Ho Pi\\xf9 Core (Recitativo: \\u2018Lidio, Non Ho Pi\\xf9 Core')\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 8: Lidio, Non Ho Pi\\xf9 Core (Aria: \\u2018Caro, Che Fai Languir\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 8: Lidio, Non Ho Pi\\xf9 Core (Recitativo: \\u2018Vivo Essempio Di Fede\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 8: Lidio, Non Ho Pi\\xf9 Core (Aria: \\u2018Altro Cor Che Te, Cor Mio\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In G Minor, Op. 4, No. 2 (Adagio)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In G Minor, Op. 4, No. 2 (Allegro)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In G Minor, Op. 4, No. 2 (Adagio)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In G Minor, Op. 4, No. 2 (Allegro)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 6: Da Due Pupille (Recitativo: \\u2018Da Due Pupille\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 6: Da Due Pupille (Aria: \\u2018Occhi Belli\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 6: Da Due Pupille (Recitativo: \\u2018Ahim\\xe9 Ch\\xe9 Di Gi\\xe0 Vedo\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 6: Da Due Pupille (Aria: \\u2018Se Godete Al Mio Pianto\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 6: Da Due Pupille (Recitativo Con Cavata: \\u2018Con Voglia\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 1: Io Seguo E Adoro (Aria: \\u2018Io Seguo E Adoro')\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 1: Io Seguo E Adoro (Recitativo: \\u2018Numi Celesti\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 1: Io Seguo E Adoro (Aria: \\u2018So Che Viver Tormentato)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 1: Io Seguo E Adoro (Recitativo:  \\u2018Soffrir\\xf2  Si\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 1: Io Seguo E Adoro (Aria: \\u2018Il Sol Della Mia Vita\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In A Major, Op. 4, No. 7 (Adagio)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In A Major, Op. 4, No. 8 (Allegro)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In A Major, Op. 4, No. 9 (Adagio)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Sonata In A Major, Op. 4, No. 10 (Allegro)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 7: Aure, Voi Ch\\u2019ognor D\\u2019intorno (Aria: \\u2018Aure, Voi Ch\\u2019ognor D\\u2019intorno\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 7: Aure, Voi Ch\\u2019ognor D\\u2019intorno (Recitativo: \\u2018Ditegli Che Lontano\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Maria Ruggieri - Cantata Op. 5, No. 7: Aure, Voi Ch\\u2019ognor D\\u2019intorno (Aria: \\u2018Mi Lusinga Speranza Fallace\\u2019)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55138089468289,"sku":"868251","price":13.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/61hyBE0L1LL._SL1500.jpg?v=1767327791","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/868251","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}