Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643):
Maladetto sia l’aspetto
Si dolce e ‘l tormento
Perche se m’odiavi
Eri gia tutta mia
Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
Io che armato sin hor
Ohime ch’io cado

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643):
Ohimé, che fur, che sono
Capriccio di durezze

Girolamo Kapsberger (c 1580-1651):
Viva speranza
Ite sospiri miei
Avrilla mia
Toccata

Stefano Landi (1590-1631):
A che piu l’arco tendere

Nicola Matteis (c 1670-c 1698):
Il dolce contento

Benedetto Ferrari (c 1603-1681):
Queste pungenti

Giovanni Picchi (1571-1643):
Pass’e mezzo

Girolamo Pignani (17th c.):
Ah crudele e perche

A passionate soprano and a dynamic continuo are the irresistible elements of Capriola di Gioia, the Belgian ensemble around Amaryllis Dieltiens and Bart Naessens. Aeolus listeners already know them from their collaboration with the Flanders Recorder Quartet. The young musicians are already firmly established in the Belgian and Dutch music scene.

On its debut CD, the ensemble presents secular Italian vocal music for soprano and continuo by famous composers, such as Monteverdi and Kapsberger, as well as by lessknown masters. This dramatic, sensual, and atmospheric recording, which removes all dust and haze from the incisive and catchy works, was made in the world-famous Begijnhofkerk in Bruges.