Ensemble Arte Musica with Francesco Cera
Francesco Cera was born in Bologna, Italy, and studied organ and harpsichord under Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini and later with Gustav Leonhardt at the Amsterdam Conservatory. He is now one of Italy’s leading early music specialists. Francesco Cera’s distinctive interpretation can be heard not only in his approach to early keyboard instruments, but also in Baroque vocal and instrumental music. He has performed as a soloist in important international festivals and on historical organs through out the whole of Europe.
Francesco Cera specialises in voice and vocal music, and directs the Ensemble Arte Musica, with whom he performs Italian music covering the period from Gesualdo’s madrigals to 18th century cantatas. His recordings of 17th century harpsichord and organ music (the complete works of Rossi, Merula, Storace and Valente for label Tactus), were highly acclaimed by the most important music magazines such as Goldberg, Amadeus, Répertoire and Diapason. Francesco Cera has recorded Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti from the manuscript dated 1742, and took part in the performance of the complete Scarlatti Sonatas at the Flanders Festival in Gent. Francesco Cera was a member of the ensemble Il Giardino Armonico and frequently performs with the ensemble I Barocchisti directed by Diego Fasolis, with whom he has recorded four concertos for harpsichord by J. S. Bach (recently issued by Arts).
ENSEMBLE ARTE MUSICA
Francesco Cera founded and directs the Ensemble Arte Musica. Their interpretation is characterised by a new and unconventional approach to Baroque vocal repertoire, although in the light of historical evidence. The singers in the Ensemble are chamber music and opera soloists, and the instrumentalists perform with Il Giardino Armonico and I Barocchisti. The ensemble’s first recording (Tactus label) of unpublished sacred music by the 17th century composer Giovanni Paolo Colonna was widely acclaimed by the critics. The ensemble made their concert debut at the Flanders Festival in Bruges in 1997. Their next CDs included the Fourth Book of Madrigals by Carlo Gesualdo, and the Lamento di Arianna and Scherzi Musical composed in 1632 by Claudio Monteverdi. In 2002, the magazine “Amadeus” featured their CD of unpublished Cantatas and Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti. 2006 saw the issue of their CD “Ghirlanda Sacra”, a collection of motets for solo voice by Monteverdi and other composers working in Venice at the beginning of the 17th century. The Ensemble Arte Musica has performed at important music festivals through out Europe, such as the Istituzione Universitaria dei Concerti in Rome, Bologna Festival, Milano Arte Musica, Les Gouts Reunis in Lausanne, Linzner Schloss Konzerte, Festival van Vlaanderen, Tage fur Alte Musik in Brandenburg, Le feste di Apollo in Parma, Festival Cantar Lontano, Festival Luci e Tintinnii in Colle di Val d'Elsa and Festival Galuppi in Venice.
Program July 7 - Evening Concert - Montisi
21:00
Ensemble Arte Musica with Francesco Cera
FRESCOBALDI E IL CONCERTO DELLE DAME
ENSEMBLE ARTE MUSICA
Loredana Bigi - soprano
Lucia Napoli - mezzosoprano
Damiana Pinti - mezzosoprano
Evangelina Mascardi - liuto
Claudia Pasetto - viola da gamba
Marina Bonetti - arpa rinascimentale
FRANCESCO CERA
harpsichord and general direction
Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545ca.-1607)
- Troppo ben può, per tre soprani
- O primavera gioventù dell’anno, per soprano (Lucia Napoli solo)
- T’amo mia vita, per tre soprani
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
- Toccata ottava
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
- Aura soave, per soprano (Damiana Pinti solo)
Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)
- Cor mio deh non piangete (dal quarto libro di madrigali)
Girolamo Frescobaldi
- Capriccio cromatico con legature al contrario (1624)
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
- Ch’io non t’ami cor mio (Loredana Bigi solo)
Girolamo Frescobaldi
- Canzona quarta
Jaches De Wert (1535-1596)
- Vezzosi augelli (dall’ottavo libro 1586)
intervallo
Girolamo Frescobaldi
- Cento Partite sopra Passacagli
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
- Deh vieni hor mai, per due soprani
- Occhi del pianto mio, per tre soprani
- I’ mi son giovinetta, per due soprani
- O dolcezze amarissime d’amore, per tre soprani
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