Vivaldi cantatas Raffaele Pe & La Lira di Orfeo

• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741): Amor hai vinto, RV 683:
• 1 Amor hai vinto, RV 683:1.Recitativo–Amor hai vinto 01:03
• 2 Amor hai vinto, RV 683:2.Aria–Passo di pena in pena 07:08
• 3 Amor hai vinto, RV 683:3.Recitativo–In che strano e confuso vortice 01:06
• 4 Amor hai vinto, RV 683:4.Aria–Se a me rivolge il ciglio 05:03
• Care selve, RV 671:
• 5 Care selve, RV 671: 1.Aria–Care selve, amici prati 05:36
• 6 Care selve, RV 671: 2.Recitativo–Ben mal accorto e folle 01:18
• 7 Care selve, RV 671: 3.Aria–Placido in letto ombroso 04:05
• Qual per ignoto calle, RV 677:
• 8 Qual per ignoto calle, RV 677: 1.Recitativo–Qual per ignoto calle 01:45
• 9 Qual per ignoto calle, RV 677: 2.Aria–Quel passeggier son io 05:33
• 10 Qual per ignoto calle, RV 677: 3.Recitativo–Deh più non regni 00:59
• 11 Qual per ignoto calle, RV 677: 4.Aria–Qual dopo lampi 04:38
• Pianti, sospiri, RV 676:
• 12 Pianti, sospiri, RV 676: 1.Recitativo–Pianti sospiri 00:53
• 13 Pianti, sospiri, RV 676: 2.Aria–Lusinga è del nocchier 04:14
• 14 Pianti, sospiri, RV 676: 3.Recitativo–O’ ingannato nocchiero 01:02
• 15 Pianti, sospiri, RV 676: 4.Aria–Cor ingrato dispietato 03:32
• Alla caccia dell’alme e de’cori, RV 670:
• 16 Alla caccia dell’alme e de’cori, RV 670: 1.Aria–Alla caccia dell’alme e de’ cori 03:12
• 17 Alla caccia dell’alme e de’ cori, RV 670: 2.Recitativo–Ma sia crudele o infida 00:24
• 18 Alla caccia dell’alme e de’ cori, RV 670: 3.Aria–Preso sei mio cor piagato 04:36
• Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684:
• 19 Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: 1.Recitativo–Cessate omai cessate 02:13
• 20 Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: 2.Aria–Ah, che infelice sempre 05:50
• 21 Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: 3.Recitativo–A voi dunque ritorno 01:07
• 22 Cessate, omai cessate, RV 684: 4.Aria–Nell’orrido albergo 03:34
• Total Runtime 01:08:51

Info for Vivaldi cantatas

Raffaele Pe has more than one string to his bow. The superb Italian countertenor is also the artistic director of a baroque ensemble that brings together experienced musicians and musicologists, La Lira di Orfeo.

The corpus of Vivaldi cantatas that has come down to us comprises – to the best of our knowledge – 36 authenticated works: 22 cantatas for soprano and continuo, 5 cantatas for contralto and continuo, 5 cantatas for soprano, instruments and continuo, and 4 cantatas for contralto, instruments and continuo. As far as the sources are concerned, most of the cantatas have come down either in autograph versions or in manuscripts copied by scribes known from elsewhere to be trusted assistants of the composer (especially noteworthy is the presence of «Scribe 4», probably to be identified with Vivaldi’s father Giovanni Battista).

Raffaele Pe, countertenor
La Lira di Orfeo

Raffaele Pe
Described by the «Times» as “a baroque star”, an artist of reference and tireless promoter of baroque culture, countertenor Raffaele Pe is an interpreter of a vast musical repertoire ranging from Recitar cantando to contemporary opera.

He collaborates with leading directors and conductors such as Jordi Savall, John Eliot Gardiner, William Christie, Giovanni Antonini, Enrico Onofri, Graham Vick, Claus Guth, Pierluigi Pizzi and Damiano Michieletto in major international opera houses, from Teatro alla Scala in Milan to the Staatsoper in Berlin and the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. He has always combined an intense opera activity with recitals in some of the most important international halls and symphonic institutions such as the Philharmonie in Berlin, the Musikverein in Vienna, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Philharmonie in Paris, the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona and the Wigmore Hall in London.

In 2015, he founded La Lira di Orfeo, a collective of musicians, artists and researchers with whom he has made numerous recordings.

La Lira di Orfeo, a baroque ensemble and creative container of Raffaele Pe's own musical imagination, brings together some of the best performers on ancient instruments of the new generation who, alongside artists from all fields of expertise, offer innovative programmes and new productions curated in a fascinating modern key.

From the 2019 Premio Abbiati to international debuts in London, Berlin and Vienna, the ensemble has confirmed itself in just a few years as a reference point for this repertoire. Future projects include Georg Friedrich Händel's Rodelinda at the Theater an der Wien and at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, a new production of Francesco Gasparini's Ambleto at the Theater an der Wien, the European tour of Antonio Vivaldi's Cantatas starting at the Wigmore Hall in London, and the Virtuosissimo programme tour starting at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris.

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