Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Al Fragor di Lieta Tromba, Sérénade pour 3 voix, instruments et chœur
Bel Piacere ch'è la caccia, Sérénade pour 3 voix, altos, violons et divers instruments

Alessandro Stradella Consort
Estévan Velardi, direction
Ars cantica Choir
Marco Berrini, direction
Anna Chierichetti, soprano
Rosita Frisani, soprano
Marco Lazzaro, alto
Riccardo Ristori, basse

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) was the prolific composer of more than 800 cantatas. However, the majority of these compositions are unpublished and preserved in manuscript copy only. In this context, Maestro Estévan Velardi and Alessandro Stradella Consortwill give life and exposure to two of Alessandro Scarlatti’s repertoire gems: the Serenatas "Al fragor di lieta tromba" and "Bel piacere ch’è la caccia", First World recorded in this release on period instruments. The clamshell box with contains 2 CDs and a 100 pagesvolume edited by musicologists and Alessandro Scarlatti’s music scholars including the late Maestro Roberto Pagano, to whose memory the release is dedicated.