Recorded October & November 2019, January & February 2020 in Perugia, Italy

This recording uses Carolina Calabresi’s recent modern edition of the works

The booklet contains liner notes written by Calabresi, a biography of the ensemble, and the Italian texts of each canzonetta

Gaspare Torelli was born in Sansepolcro into a family of civil servants and intellectuals. From a young age he embarked on an ecclesiastical career in his home town. His many talents showed a great versatility: he was a music teacher, composer, poet and, thanks to his profound knowledge of Latin, he also wrote a treatise to teach Italian grammar. He was a member and Prince (with the academic names of Confidato and Impotente) of the Accademia degli Avveduti in Padua, the city to which he had moved.

The Amorose Faville is the 4th Book of Canzonettas by Torelli. Itconsists of 22 Canzonettas for three voices, the authors of which are never cited. Nevertheless, some of their names have been identified and Gaspare Torelli himself is one of those. As the title of the book already anticipates, the main themes of the Canzonettas are amorous themes. Pastoral scenes are also present with shepherds, singing birds and colorful fields. Two of the Canzonettas (nos. 20 and 21) are written in Venetian dialect and form a separate group within the collection, characterized by language and style. With this work Torelli expresses the cruel love, the amorous laments and the flares that burn within the lover.

Performed by the vocal ensemble Armoniosoincanto, conducted by Franco Radicchia, who already successfully recorded for Brilliant Classics the Laudario di Cortona, Masses by Couperin and the Canzonettas by Monteverdi.