Passions of the Heart and Soul

The Italian alto Margherita Maria Sala, winner of the prestigious 2020 Cesti Singing Competition in Innsbruck, is one of the young generation’s extraordinary revelations, and she has quickly gained renown for her darkly coloured voice and her high degree of musicality. The programme Passion of the Heart and Soul is full of the contrasts and great emotions that are especially abundant in the works of such Italian composers of the 18th century as Galuppi, Marcello, Ristori, the young Handel naturalised in Italy, and Vivaldi, of course. All of them composed exciting, exceptionally technically and vocally expressive music, brilliantly portraying the passions of the human soul and heart.

Artists:

MARGHERITA MARIA SALA alto

ENSEMBLE LOCATELLI

Thomas Chigioni, cello and artistic direction

Jérémie Chigioni: violin

Pietro Battistoni: violin
Nicola Sangaletti: viola
Thomas Chigioni: cello
Carlo Sgarro: double bass
Nicola Benetti: cembalo

Programme:

Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto a 4 in D
Baldassare Galuppi: Cantata "La Gelosia"
Lodovico Ferronati: Violin concerto in B flat
Giovanni Alberto Ristori: Cantata "A quest’ombre"
Leonardo Leo: Cello concerto in d minor
Antonio Vivaldi: Cantata "Cessate, omai cessate" RV 684