The baroque spirit in all his musical shapes. In today’s episode, we have music by the 17th-century composer and violin virtuoso Carlo Farina.
Carlo Farina (ca 1600 – 1639)
1 Capriccio Stravagante a 4 (book 4, 1628)
2 Sonata detta La Moretta a 3 (book 1, 1626)
3 Sonata detta La Desperata a 2 (book 5, 1628)
4 Canzon detta La Marina a 2 (book 1, 1626)
5 Sonata detta La Farina a 2 (book 1, 1626)
6 Passamezzo a 3 (book 4, 1628)
Ensemble Clematis: Stéphanie de Failly, violin. Girolamo Bottiglieri, violin and viola. Andrea de Carlo and Hernán Cuadrado, bass viol. Eric Mathot, double bass. Thomas Dunford, theorbo and guitar. Led by: Leonardo García Alarcón, organ and virginal
(CD: Carlo Farina – Capriccio Stravagante & Sonate. Ricercar RIC 285, 2009)