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Bellerofonte Castaldi
12+ albums
baroqueClassicalluteitalianearly music
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The Modenese firebrand, lute virtuoso, composer, poet and artist Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580–1649) set his own poems to his own music in a lyrical style that captured the dynamism of the emerging Baroque. Castaldi’s dance-songs and madrigals for one, two or more voices – drawn from his monody collection Primo mazzetto (Venice, 1623) and the manuscript Modena 239 (c. 1670) – framed his hopes, dreams and disappointments with fresh and unforgettable melodies. The duos for theorbo and tiorbino, a tiny theorbo that Castaldi himself invented, are contrapuntal showpieces from his Capricci a due stromenti (Modena, 1622), a highly unusual collection of theorbo solos and duos, songs and poetry that he himself engraved and decorated with his own freehand artwork. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Cecchina (Corrente)
7902Cromatica corrente
4643Cappricci A 2 Stromenti Cioe Tiorba Et Tiorbino: Arpesca Gagliarda
4584Cappricci A 2 Stromenti Cioe Tiorba Et Tiorbino: Fantasia Detta Pegasea
3355Arpeggiata a mio modo
3116Furiosa (Corrente)
2367Florida (Corrente)
1848Lusinghevole passeggio
1669Laurina Corrente
16110Capriccio detto Svegliatoio
155albums
Castaldi: Ferita d'amore (Musiche in habito tiorbesco)
Italian Virtuosi of the Chitarrone
Italian Lute Music
Bellerofonte Castaldi: Capricci per sonar solo varie sorti di Balli e Fantasticherie
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Le musiche di Bellerofonte Castaldi (Alpha Collection)
Le musiche di Bellerofonte Castaldi
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Virtuoso Lute Music from Italy and England
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Monteverdi & Frescobaldi: Salve Regina, Newly Discovered Pieces
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The Italian Ground
Castaldi, B.: Vocal and Chamber Music (Il Furioso)
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Sonate Al Pizzico - Italian Duets for Plucked Strings
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Castaldi: Le Musiche di Bellerofonte Castaldi