A. Scarlatti - Cantata Aria 'A battaglia, pensieri' by Elizabeth Watts

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)

Con eco d'amore
Arias from operas and cantatas

Sinfonia & A battaglia, pensieri
Cantata for soprano, alto, 2 violins, cello, double bass, trumpet, mandola & continuo

The first performance in 1699.

Sinfonia
Aria: 'A battaglia'

A battaglia, pensieri, a battaglia,
voglio querra col nume d'amor.
Su, feroci, quel empio atterrate,
Vendicate I'offese del cor.


Elizabeth Watts, soprano

Performers:
Violins I: Huw Daniel (leader), Sophie Barber, Graham Cracknell, Therese Timoney
Violins II: Walter Reiter, Elizabeth MacCarthy, Iona Davies, Almut Schlicker
Violas: Alfonso Leal del Ojo, Lousie Hogan
Violoncellos: Joseph Crouch, Piroska Baranyay
Double-bass: Peter McCarthy
Theorbo: William Carter
Trumpet: Mark Bennett, solo
Timpani/Percussion: Robert Howes
Harpsichord & Organ: Claire Hammett

Laurence Cummings, director & continuo
The English Concert

[on period instruments]

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