L’Arpeggiata. Christina Pluhar Alla Napoletana

In Naples and other European cities, folk music, street tunes, and sacred art music flirted heavily. Christina Pluhar, leading L'Arpeggiata, created "Alla Napoletana," a colorful tableau of Neapolitan music over four centuries. They bring Southern Italian temperament to Heidelberg, from the tarantella to opera.
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Keywords: Baroque, Musikfestival, Vocal Music

Musicians

Céline Scheen	Soprano
Vincenzo Capezzuto	Altus
Anna Dego	Dance
L’Arpeggiata	Barockensemble
Christina Pluhar	Theorbe, Director

Program

Traditional (Apulien)	Aremou rindinedda mou
Traditional (Apulien)	Pizzica di San Vito
Anonymus	Ninna, nanna alla Romanesca
Claudio Monteverdi	Amor (Lamento della Ninfa)
Rodolfo Falvo	Dicitencello Vuie
Nicola Matteis	La Dia Spagnola (Improvisation)
Henri de Bailly	Yo soy la locura
Traditional (Carpino, Apulien)	La Carpinese
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger	Canario (Improvisation)
Traditional (Neapel, 18. Jh.)	Lo Guarracino
Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger	Toccata Arpeggiata
Barbara Strozzi	Che si può fare
Traditional (Apulien)	Pizzicarella mia
Sigismondo d'India	Sfere fermate
Maurizio Cazzati	Ciaccona
Traditional (Apulien)	Oriamu pisolina
Alfio Antico	Silenzio d'amuri
Andrea Falconieri	La Suave Melodia
Traditional	Lu Passariellu

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