Breathtaking Hana Blažíková & Bruce Dickey

• Maurizio Cazzati (1616 - 1678):
• 1 Regina coeli 04:07
• Nicolò Corradini (1585 - 1646):
• 2 Spargite flores 04:40
• Sigismondo d’India (1582 - 1629):
• 3 Dilectus meus 04:26
• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525 - 1594):
• 4 Langue al vostro languir 03:50
• 5 Dilectus meus mihi (Motet with diminutions by Bruce Dickey) 05:42
• Giovanni Felice Sances (1600 - 1679):
• 6 Tempo fù ch’io t’amai 05:27
• Biagio Marini (1594 - 1663):
• 7 Sonata seconda a 2, Op. 8 04:34
• Tarquinio Merula (1595 - 1665):
• 8 Nigra sum 04:05
• Giacomo Carissimi (1605 - 1674):
• 9 Summi regis puerpera 04:46
• Calliope Tsoupaki (b. 1963):
• 10 Mélena imí (Nigra sum) 08:56
• Giovanni Battista Bassani (1647 - 1716): La Morte Delusa:
• 11 La Morte Delusa: I. Sinfonia avanti l'oratorio 02:02
• 12 La Morte Delusa: II. Speranza lusinghiera 02:14
• 13 La Morte Delusa: III. Se splende in un seno 03:23
• 14 La Morte Delusa: IV. Error senza dolor 02:46
• Trio Sonata in A Minor, HasB 5/1:
• 15 Trio Sonata in A Minor, HasB 5/1: III. Allegro 07:40
• Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725): Emireno, R.345.32:
• 16 Emireno, R.345.32: I. Non pianger solo dolce usignuolo 04:06
• 17 Emireno, R.345.32: II. Senti, senti ch’io moro 01:56
• 18 Emireno, R.345.32: III. Labbra gradite 01:49
• Total Runtime 01:16:29

Info for Breathtaking

In the present Passacaille recording, Hana Blazikova combines her angelic soprano with the supernaturally beautiful sound of the zinc. Her duo partner is one of the most renowned zinc-players of our time: Bruce Dickey. The selected pieces of Tarquinio Merula, Alessandro Scarlatti, Maurizio Cazzati and others are characterized by an irrepressible joy and downright stunning vocal and instrumental virtuosity. An interesting addition on this release is a specially composed piece from Greek composer Calliope Tsoupaki, Melena iml.

Hana Blazikova, soprano
Bruce Dickey, cornetto
Veronika Skuplik, violin
Catherine Aglibut, violin
Mieneke van der Velden, viola da gamba
Kris Verhelst, organ, harpsichord
Jakob Lindberg, theorbe

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