Fux: La corona d’Arianna Zefiro, Arnold Schoenberg Chor & Alfredo Bernardini

• Johann Joseph Fux (1660 - 1741): d’Arianna:
• 1 La corona d’Arianna: Sinfonia 03:03
• 2 La corona d’Arianna: Coro di Amori, e di Grazie. Or che splende a voi d’intorno (I) 00:52
• 3 La corona d’Arianna: Coro delle Grazie. Cori amanti, è questo il giorno 01:22
• 4 La corona d’Arianna: Coro di Amori, e di Grazie. Or che splende a voi d’intorno (II) 00:22
• 5 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Sperate, amanti cori (Venere) 00:25
• 6 La corona d’Arianna: Coro di Tritoni, e di Nereidi. Con la speme di goder 01:38
• 7 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Godo, o Teti, scorgendo a te nel volto (Venere, Teti) 00:49
• 8 La corona d’Arianna: Coro di Ninfe, e di Pastori. Quanto più acerbo a un’alma 02:28
• 9 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Ma che? Tace Arianna: e ancor sospira? (Venere, Arianna, Teti) 00:56
• 10 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Son qual cerva, che non lunge (Teti) 02:56
• 11 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Mentir non san gl’Amori (Venere, Arianna) 00:56
• 12 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Spera, e taci (Venere) 03:03
• 13 La corona d’Arianna: Coro di Nasso. Viene a noi di Giove il figlio 00:42
• 14 La corona d’Arianna: Coro di Baccanti, e di Sileni. Festive trombe applaudano 01:52
• 15 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Godo, che di mie gesta il chiaro grido (Bacco, Teti, Venere) 00:52
• 16 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Questi, o Teti, è il chiaro Nume (Venere, Teti) 01:46
• 17 La corona d’Arianna: Coro delle Grazie. Di nobil fiamma accesa 01:15
• 18 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Deh! Se Arianna incontri (Venere, Bacco) 00:36
• 19 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Con piacer io da la bella (Bacco) 02:44
• 20 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Tu dunque ancor non ami? (Venere, Peleo, Teti) 00:48
• 21 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Se fino ad ora (Teti) 03:39
• 22 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Pronto lo seguirò (Peleo, Arianna) 00:34
• 23 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Questa è la fida auretta (Peleo) 03:19
• 24 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. L’obblio d’ogni tuo fallo (Bacco, Arianna, Peleo) 01:08
• 25 La corona d’Arianna: Arioso. Se mel rende un fido amor (Arianna) 00:59
• 26 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Venga, né più ritardi (Arianna, Bacco) 00:32
• 27 La corona d’Arianna: Duetto. Non merta un traditor (Bacco, Arianna) 03:53
• 28 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. E perciò da Ciprigna a me venisti? (Teti, Peleo) 00:55
• 29 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Hai presente il ben, che aspetti (Teti) 01:45
• 30 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Presente ho il ben (Peleo) 00:25
• 31 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Chi di Febo il primo raggio (Peleo) 02:29
• 32 La corona d’Arianna: Coro delle Grazie, e degli Amori. Tradisce il suo piacer 01:10
• 33 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Arianna, ben vengo (Venere, Arianna) 01:04
• 34 La corona d’Arianna: Coro delle Grazie. Così ritornerà 00:24
• 35 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Mal tace, chi ben ama (Bacco, Venere, Arianna) 00:56
• 36 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Il tuo cor dimanda al mio (Arianna) 03:28
• 37 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Posso amarla? (Bacco, Venere) 01:21
• 38 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Né lo sdegno, e né l’amor (Venere) 02:52
• 39 La corona d’Arianna: Coro di Nereidi, e di Tritoni. La speme degli amanti 01:26
• 40 La corona d’Arianna: Recitativo. Tu fosti la mia stella (Peleo, Teti, Bacco, Arianna) 01:11
• 41 La corona d’Arianna: Aria. Più non empia mie trombe famose (Bacco) 03:17
• 42 La corona d’Arianna: Coro delle Grazie, e degli Amori. O voi, che amando ardete 01:42
• Total Runtime 01:07:54

Info for Fux: La corona d’Arianna

In 2018, the Styriarte Festival in Graz launched, in collaboration with Zefiro, a project to rediscover the operatic output of the Styrian composer Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741), Kapellmeister at the imperial court in Vienna for forty years, with the aim of restaging six of his nineteen operas, one per year. With a cast of Baroque vocal specialists, led by Monica Piccinini and Carlotta Colombo, this set of La corona d’Arianna represents the second instalment of the Arcana series which documents the recordings made in the course of this six-year cycle, following the success of Dafne in lauro (A488, 2021 – awarded Gramophone Editor’s Choice and rated Eccezionale by Musica)

La corona d’Arianna was described as a "festa teatrale" and indeed it breathes a festive atmosphere throughout. It was written and performed in Vienna in 1726, as a birthday present from emperor Karl VI to his wife Elisabeth Christine. The choir, representing the guests at this big party, has a predominant role. On a closer look, Venus (Monica Piccinini) is busy combining couples of characters so far unlucky in love: Arianna (Carlotta Colombo) with Bacco (Rafał Tomkiewicz), Teti (Marianne Beate Kielland) with Peleo (Meli-li). This recording was made following the stage performances in Graz in June 2022 in which the work was shortened in relation to post Covid requirements. Yet the music by Fux flows happily, with plenty of dramatic tension and variety of colours.

Monica Piccinini, soprano (Venere)
Carlotta Colombo, soprano (Arianna)
Marianne Beate Kielland, alto (Teti)
Rafal Tomkiewicz, countertenor (Bacco)
Meili Li, countertenor (Peöeo)
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Zefiro
Alfredo Bernardini, direction

Alfredo Bernardini
moved to Holland in 1981 in order to specialize in the baroque oboe and Early Music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with, among others, Bruce Haynes and Ku Ebbinge.

In 1987 he obtained the Soloist Diploma from that institute. He now plays regularly with the most outstanding Early Music groups, including Hesperion XX, le Concert Des Nations, la Petite Bande, Das Freiburger Barockorchester, The English Concert, Bach Collegium Japan and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra.

In 1989 he founded Zefiro together with the brothers Paolo and Alberto Grazzi. He has performed in all European Countries, the United States, Latin America, in China, Japan and Israel.

He has taken part in about fifty recordings, some of which received important international prizes, for example the Cannes Classical Award of 1995 for the CD of Vivaldi's Concertos for Oboe.

Beside directing Zefiro as a baroque orchestra, he has directed orchestras in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as the European Baroque Orchestra, with whom he has toured in China, Spain and Germany.

In addition to his playing career, he is active as a researcher into the history of wind instruments - many of his articles have been published by important international magazines - and he makes copies of historical oboes.

He teaches regularly in summer courses, including Urbino, Venice, Barbaste and Innsbruck; since 1992 he has taught the Baroque Oboe at the Amsterdam Conservatory and from 2002 at the Escola Superior de Musica de Cataluña in Barcelona.

Zefiro Torna
The vocal-instrumental ensemble Zefiro Torna brings to life the cultural heritage from the middle ages, renaissance and baroque in a unique way. The ensemble does not limit itself to a merely historical approach but combines it with other musical traditions, as well as literature, science, philosophy and current art expressions in the field of fine arts, theatre and dance. This results in fascinating pieces of ‘Gesamtkunst’ around a variety of symbolic or allegorical themes.

Therefore, the ensemble entered into dialogue with individual artists, directors, choreographers, composers and performers as Anne-Mie Van Kerckhoven, Bram Bosteels, Brody Neuenschwander, Dick van der Harst, Ghalia Benali, Ief Spincemaille, Jeroen d’Hoe, Martin Valcke, Mauro Pawlowski, Sigrid T’Hooft, Stefaan Degand, Stevie Wishart, Timo Van Luijk, Tom Hannes and with ensembles as Abattoir Fermé, ARSENAAL/LAZARUS, Antwerps Kathedraalkoor, Figurentheater De Maan, Frank Vaganée Trio, Ialma, LOD, Pantalone, Psallentes, Ultima Thule, Vlaams Radiokoor/Hervé Niquet, Vocalconsort Berlin, ZOO/Thomas Hauert.

Through this approach, Zefiro Torna has gained international renown. The ensemble is a welcomed guest in prestigious (inter)national concert venues as Amuz, Bozar, Concertgebouw Brugge, De Bijloke, De Singel, Flagey, Handelsbeurs, Kaaitheater, Muziekgebouw aan ‘tIJ Amsterdam, Philharmonie Haarlem, Radialsystem V/Berlin, Vredenburg Utrecht, Wilminktheater Enschede and art and music festivals as Brosella, Charleroi Danses, Festival de Wallonie, Festival van Vlaanderen-Mechelen, Klarafestival, Laus Polyphoniae, MAfestival Brugge, Zomer van Antwerpen, Banchetto Musicale/Vilnius, Biennale Alter Musik/Konzerthaus Berlin, Concentus Moraviae, Festival de Musica Antigua de Sevilla, Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, Festival Seviqc-Brezice Slovenië, Frysk Festival, Gergiev Festival Rotterdam, Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg, Landshuter Hofmusiktage, Musikfestspiele Potsdam Sanssouci, Operadagen Rotterdam, Theaterfestival Boulevard ’s-Hertogenbosch en Zeeland Nazomer Festival.

Their creations are regularly awarded and several of them have been released on the labels Et’Cetera, Warner Classics, Homerecords and Antarctica Records.

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