DOLCE TORMENTO

Description

Dario Castello (1602-1631)
Sonata Decima quinta à 4 per Stromenti d’arco,
from Sonate concertate in stil moderno, second book, Venice, 1629

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Ohimè ch’io cado, SV 316
from Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, Venice, 1624

Giovanni Maria Trabaci (1575-1647)
from Secondo Libro de Ricercate, Canzone franzese, Capricci, Canti fermi, Gagliarde […], Napoli, 1615
First Gagliarda a 4 known as il Galluccio
Third Gagliarda a 4 known as la Talianella
Fourth Gagliarda a 4 known as la Morenigna

Claudio Monteverdi
Sì dolce è il tormento, SV 332
from Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze, Venice, 1624

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Concerto grosso n. 5 in D minor,
from Six Concertos in seven parts, pubbl. B. Cooke, London, about 1740

Caldo sangue, aria
from the oratorio Il Sedecia, re di Gerusalemme, R 158, Urbino, 1705

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Sinfonia known as Il Coro delle Muse, RV 149,
dedicated to the Prince of Poland Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony,
Dresda, Sächsische Landesbibliothek, Mus. 2389-O-4

Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia, act I, scene 11
from the opera Ottone in villa, RV 729, Vicenza, Teatro delle Garzerie, 1713

Geminiano Giacomelli (1692-1740)
Sposa, non mi conosci, act III, scene 7
from the opera La Merope,Venice, Teatro Grimani di San Gio. Grisostomo, 1734

Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto per Violino in E minor, RV 273
Allegro non molto – Largo – Allegro

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
Lascia ch’io pianga, act II, scene 4
from the opera Rinaldo, HWV 7, Londra, Queen’s Theatre, 1711

Un pensiero nemico di pace, aria
from the oratorio Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a, Rome, 1707

Dolce tormento is a program dedicated to one of the most important themes of the musical literature of the ‘600/’700: Love. Accademia Bizantina and Maayan Licht propose a real kaleidoscope of the pains of love, from the unrequited one to jealousy. Emotions strongly expressed by the quality of the chosen pieces, the result of the genius of some of the greatest composers of all time.

Maayan Licht is winner of the “Best Newcomer” at the prestigious “International Oper! Awards 2025”