Arie Napoletane / Cencic

Max Emanuel Cencic (countertenor) Il Pomo D'Oro, Maxim Emelyanychev

Auletta: Concerto in D major for harpsichord, two violins and continuo world premiere recording Leo: Dal suo gentil sembiante (from Demetrio) world premiere recording Non fidi al mar che freme (from Demetrio) world premiere recording No, non vedrete mai (from Siface) world premiere recording Pergolesi: L’infelice in questo stato (from L’Olimpiade) Porpora: Quel vasto, quel fiero (from Polifemo) world premiere recording Qual turbine che scende (from Germanico in Germania) world premiere recording Scarlatti, A: Miei pensieri (from Il Prigioniero Fortunato) world premiere recording Tutto appoggio il mio disegno (from Il Cambise) world premiere recording Si, si tra le mie speranze resisti… Care pupille belle (from Il Tigrane) world premiere recording Vago mio sole (from Massimo Puppieno) world premiere recording Vinci, Leonardo: In questa mia tempesta (from Eraclea)

Gramophone Awards 2016 shortlist – Recital
Following the success of 2013’s solo album ROKOKO, Arie Napoletane is a brand new solo album for Decca’s prolific countertenor Max Emanuel Cencic. With repertoire not dissimilar to that on Cecilia Bartoli’s groundbreaking ‘Sacrificium’ album, Cencic sings arias by Porpora, Vinci and their contemporaries written for the superbly talented castrati of the day. Focusing on the musically rich city of Naples during the Baroque period, this album, typical of Cencic’s highly-regarded musical curiosity, contains a majority of world premiere recordings – TEN works in total. Just as ROKOKO contained an extra addition in the form of Hasse’s Concerto for Mandolin, ARIE NAPOLETANE includes Auletta’s Concerto in D major for harpsichord, two violins and continuo played by the dynamic Maxim Emelyanychev. A feast of baroque discoveries, riding the wave of enthusiasm for the countertenor voice, this album is a first-rate showcase for the talents of Max Emanuel Cencic, fast becoming one of the most recorded countertenors of our time – a must-buy for countertenor and baroque discovery fans alike.

Price: $16.98