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Monteverdi and Cavalli dominate the collection, notably on "Pur Ti Miro", a beautiful duet of interlacing lines by Von Otter and Sandrine Piau, which may have been written by Cavalli as part of Monteverdi's workshop. It's simply gorgeous, and modern-sounding. Also of note are Luigi Rossi's "Lamento de la Regina di Suezia", about the Queen of Sweden's reaction to her husband's death, and Francesco Provenzale's "Squarciato Appena Havea", a parody of the same event featuring sudden switches between dolorous narrative and Neapolitan folk-dance refrains.
Download: Pur Ti Miro; So Dolce é 'l tormento; Squarciato Appena Havea
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