Hana Blažíková | soprano
Jan Krejča | theorba

B. Strozzi
L’ Amante segreto

G. G. Kapsperger
Occhi soli d’Amore
Ite sospiri miei

C. Monteverdi
Signor quel infelice (opera L’Orfeo)

One finds love portrayed as fiery, secretive, disappointed, and jealous by composers of the early Italian Baroque in their cantatas, arias, and villanelles. Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677) was one of the most interesting figures among Venetian composers in the mid-17^th century. Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (1580–1651), known today primarily as a theorbist, is also represented here by a selection of vocal compositions.

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