{"product_id":"a606-basso-furioso","title":"Basso furioso","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTyrants, cyclops and kings take centre stage on \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBasso Furioso\u003c\/span\u003e, a showcase for the dramatic power of the baroque bass voice. Handel’s arias span a quarter of a century and six different bass singers, from the monstrous Polifemo of Aci, Galatea e Polifemo and the wounded king of Ariodante to the heroic Varo in Ezio, the scheming Oronte in Floridante and the boastful emperor Claudius in Agrippina. Alongside them are four arias by Antonio Caldara, all written for the Viennese bass Christoph Praun and rarely heard today. Three of them are world premiere recordings, among them a spectacular call to arms for four trumpets and timpani and a duet with two interweaving bassoons. The programme also includes the world premiere studio recording of Handel’s Affanno tiranno from Acis and Galatea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe idea came after Bolivian-born bass \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJosé Coca Loza\u003c\/span\u003e won the 2019 Voci Olimpiche competition in Vicenza and \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAndrea Marcon\u003c\/span\u003e suggested making a recording together. Together with musicologist Bernardo Ticci, whose research uncovered Praun and Caldara’s music, they shaped this programme. Marcon leads \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLa Cetra Barockorchester Basel\u003c\/span\u003e, with brass, bassoons and theorbo adding colour to the arias’ effects. Recorded in 2021, this is a bold and virtuosic debut that shows how much expression a bass can bring to the baroque repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJosé Coca Loza, bass\u003cbr\u003eLa Cetra Barockorchester Basel\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Marcon, conductor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcana","offers":[{"title":"DXD 24 Bit \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57649036099908,"sku":"A606-22","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 256 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57649036132676,"sku":"A606-16","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"FLAC 192 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57649036165444,"sku":"A606-6","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 128 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57649036198212,"sku":"A606-15","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"WAV 96 kHz \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57649036230980,"sku":"A606-5","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"DSD 64 \/ 2ch Stereo","offer_id":57649036263748,"sku":"A606-14","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/7900\/2436\/files\/A606.jpg?v=1793719855","url":"https:\/\/www.nativedsd.com\/products\/a606-basso-furioso","provider":"NativeDSD Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}