Early Neapolitan Cello Music (CD)

Early Neapolitan Cello Music

Rocco Greco c1650-c1718

Diminutions for cello and continuo

prefaced by Gregorian chant

1-2 Viri Galilaei 0’33/3’30

3-4 Loquebantur 0’51/2’13

5-6 Miserator Dominus 0’44/3’34

7-8 Dum esset Rex 0’33/3’02

9-10 Veni sponsa 0’27/2’54

11-12 Ecce sacerdos magnus 0’29/4’29

13-14 Non est inventus 0’27/4’21

15-16 Sacerdos Dei 2’17/5’15

17-18 Domus mea 0’25/3’44

19-20 Fidelis servus 0’28/3’48

21-22 Veni electa mea 0’22/3’50

Gaetano Francone c1650-1717

Passagagli for cello and continuo

23 No.1 in G minor/major 1’53

24 No.2 in A 1’41

25 No.3 in B minor 1’51

26 No.4 in C 1’45

27 No.5 in D minor 1’40

28 No.6 in E minor 1’29

29 No.7 in F 1’57

30 No.8 in G 1’35

31 No.9 in B 1’21

32 No.10 in F 1’29

First recordings

Matteo Malagoli cello

Irene De Ruvo organ/harpsichord

Schola Gregoriana Scivias Ensemble

Emanuela Bortoletto, Vanda Cettolin, Federica Pase, Mariagrazia Pastre, Cinzia Rui, Giuliana Zanette

Milli Fullin conductor

Recording: 3-4 September 2020, St Roche Church, Boretto; 9 October 2020, Zanotto’s Red Studio, Silvelle, Italy