Canta Venetia
Arie a voce sola, con l’Alfabetto per la Chitarra alla Spagnuola
- Domenico Obizzi (c.1611-c.1629)
- Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)
- Giovanni Pietro Berti (c.1590-c.1638)
- Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681)
- Martino Pesenti (c.1600-c.1648)
- Stefano Landi (c.1586-1639)
Virtuoso Lex Eisenhardt is one of Europe's foremost experts on early guitars like the metal-strung chitarra battente and the chitarra spagnuola (Spanish guitar with gut strings). Together with soprano Maria-Luz Alvarez he performs a wonderfully diverse repertoire of songs and dances from the seventeenth century. The guitar as an accompanying instrument was extremely successful for several decades in seventeenth century Italy. The instrument could easily provide both harmony and rhythm, the mostly simple bass lines could be quickly incorporated into the pieces’ chordal framework and it was very well suited to the rapid changing of harmonies and had a strong sound. Around 1630 Giovanni Paolo Foscarini brought in an important innovation, incorporating an element of lute-playing into guitar music, the strummed pizzicato style. The so-called battuto-pizzicato style was to leave its imprint on all music for baroque guitar up to and including the time of the French School. Maria-Luz Alvarez studied with Max van Egmond, Peter Kooy and others. She has been a soloist in many oratorios and baroque operas, working with ensembles such as the Capilla Real de Madrid, Compagnia Vocale, Capella de San Pietro, Al Ayre Español and with Paul Van Nevel, Jos van Veldhoven and Ton Koopman. She is a member of the Egidius Ensemble. Lex Eisenhardtstudied lute and guitar in Utrecht. He specialises in the repertoire of the forerunners of the guitar, thanks to which he has recorded a number of CDs. Lex Eisenhardt has been invited to perform in Europe, Australia and the United States as well as for the Holland Festival Oude Muziek in Utrecht and the Netwerk Oude Muziek. He teaches at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.

Track listing
Canta Venetia | |||
1 | Hor che vicin mi sento | 03:09 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Domenico Obizzi (c.1611-c.1629)' | |||
2 | Aura che qui d’intorno | 02:42 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Domenico Obizzi (c.1611-c.1629)' | |||
3 | Rompi, rompi mi core | 02:31 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Domenico Obizzi (c.1611-c.1629)' | |||
4 | Balletto il Fedel Amante – Capriccio sopra il passacaglio | 02:29 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
5 | Corrente Francese con le sue parti doppie | 01:57 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
6 | E pur di novo, ahi lasso | 02:59 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Domenico Obizzi (c.1611-c.1629)' | |||
7 | Capriccio sopra la Ciacona | 02:23 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
8 | Tante guerre, tanti danni | 01:23 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Pietro Berti (c.1590-c.1638)' | |||
9 | Giovanete ascoltate (ritornello: Pavaniglia by Francesco Corbetta) | 02:21 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Pietro Berti (c.1590-c.1638)' | |||
10 | Chiaccona sopra l’A | 02:03 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681)' | |||
11 | Io non raggiro il piede | 03:53 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Martino Pesenti (c.1600-c.1648)' | |||
12 | Tu vedi alato Arcier | 02:27 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Stefano Landi (c.1586-1639)' | |||
13 | Toccata | 00:55 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
14 | Corrente | 01:01 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
15 | Gagliarda la Passionata | 01:08 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
16 | E tutta tua quest’alma | 02:47 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Martino Pesenti (c.1600-c.1648)' | |||
17 | Spagnoletto sopra l’O | 00:33 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681)' | |||
18 | Su, su, lieti | 02:16 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Pietro Berti (c.1590-c.1638)' | |||
19 | Corrente | 00:49 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681)' | |||
20 | Udite, udite | 02:50 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Domenico Obizzi (c.1611-c.1629)' | |||
21 | Folias | 02:24 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Francesco Corbetta (1615-1681)' | |||
22 | Perche fuggi | 02:54 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Martino Pesenti (c.1600-c.1648)' | |||
23 | Che sia dentro al mio core | 04:12 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Domenico Obizzi (c.1611-c.1629)' | |||
24 | Toccata | 01:00 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
25 | Corrente | 00:56 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
26 | Sarabanda | 01:50 | |
artists: 'Maria-Luz Alvarez' 'Lex Eisenhardt' composers: 'Giovanni Paolo Foscarini (c.1600-c.1650)' | |||
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