The myth of Orlando Furioso, conceived by Ludovico Ariosto in the 16th century, is one of the most fertile for dramatic and musical imagination. Between chivalrous heroism, romantic torment and psychological turmoil, it explores the limits of passion and the fractures of the human soul, offering Baroque composers an ideal terrain for expressing the tension between reason and madness, order and chaos. This program bears witness to this, traversing the many faces of Orlando through excerpts from operas by Vivaldi, Handel, Steffani, Fux and Porpora, where recitatives, arias and instrumental movements mirror his inner world.

Tracklist:

1. Porpora: L’Angelica – Aria. La bella mia nemica
2. Porpora: L’Angelica – Ove son? Chi mi guida?…Da me che volete
3. Fux: Angelica vincitrice di Alcina – S, pugnate, pugnate ognor
4. Fux: Serenade in C Major, K.352 – II. Gique
5. Handel: Orlando – T’ubbidir, crudele…Fammi combattere
6. Handel: Orlando – Ah! Stigie larve
7. Handel: Orlando – Gi per la man d’Orlando…Gi l’ebbro mio ciglio
8. Fux: Overture in G Minor, K.355 – II. Rigadon – III. Lourr
9. Vivaldi: Orlando furioso, RV 728 – Nel profondo cieco mondo
10. Steffani: Orlando generoso – Ouverture
11. Steffani: Orlando generoso – A che ti serve, Orlando…In quest’alma che langue, che geme
12. Steffani: Orlando generoso – Che vidi! Che ascoltai?…Armi, stragi, vendetta, furore!
13. Fux: Angelica vincitrice di Alcina – Aria per le furie
14. Steffani: Orlando generoso – Io dunque senz’armi

UPC: 5051083228909
Label: Aparte
Release Date: 4.10.26
Format: CD