This album is the second volume of chamber cantatas by Nicola Fago, 'Il Tarantino', a project conceived in 2017 to mark the 340th anniversary of his birth.
Composer Biography
Nicola Fago, 'Il Tarantino', was an Apulian composer born in Taranto in 1677, whose chamber cantatas are the focus of this album.
Interpretation
The ornamentations and diminutions in Fago's arias on this recording were specially composed by countertenor Riccardo Angelo Strano, following 18th-century performance practice where singers improvised to showcase their skill.
Compositional Technique
Nicola Fago's compositional style for these cantatas reflects a late-Baroque taste, characterized by elegance, purity, and a sure contrapuntal hand that balances voice and continuo.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Fago's cantatas adhere to the 'Doctrine of the Affections', a Baroque precept where specific musical gestures embody particular emotional stimuli.
Composer Biography
Francesco Paolo Scipriani, a contemporary of Fago, was a Neapolitan cellist born in Apulia who became a virtuoso cellist of the Royal Chapel in Naples.
Composition History
Modern musicological research into Nicola Fago's chamber cantatas began 30 years prior to this album's conception, with a thesis submitted in 1987.
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