Evert Jan Nagtegaal about Barbara Strozzi
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Composer and singer ‘la Virtuosissima Cantatrice’
Barbara Strozzi was fortunate to be born into a world of creativity, intellectual cultivation and artistic freedom. She made an impression as a composer and singer and eventually published eight collections of songs – more music in print during her life than even the most famous composers of her time – without the support of the church or the patronage of an aristocratic house. Sometimes she is credited with the creation of an entire musical genre, the cantata. Her works were included in important collections of songs that found their way to the rest of Europe and England. Still, in 1677, she passed away in oblivion in Padua, with little wealth or possessions. Listen to her music in this episode of ‘’.
Playlist:
- Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) – 1. ‘L’Eraclito amoroso – ‘Udite amanti ‘ 2. Costume de grandi –‘Godere e lasciare ‘ 3.L’amante segreto – ‘Voglio morire’.
Susanne Rydén, soprano, Musica Fiorita. - Barbara Strozzi – Lamento ‘ Sul Rodano severo’
Soprano Natacha Ducret, Ensemble la Commedia del Mondo. - Barbara Strozzi – ‘L’amante consolato’
Counter tenor Jacub Orlinski and Il Pomo D’Oro. - Barbara Strozzi – Serenata ‘Hor che Apollo è a Teti in seno’ .
Susanne Rydén, soprano, Musica Fiorita. - Barbara Strozzi – De Sol, Fa, Mi, Re, Do (My lady, who sings)
Susanne Rydén, soprano, Musica Fiorita.
The Gambiste by Bernardo Strozzi.
This supposedly is a portrait of Barbara Strozzi. Between 1635 and 1639, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany.
source: https://barbarastrozzi.com
