ALESSANDRO STRADELLA (1639-1682): Seneca a Nerone, Seneca svenato, ANTONIO CALDARA (1670-1736): Brutto a Romani, Il Dario, BERNARDO PASQUINI (1637-1710): Partite diverse di Follia, Ricercare con la fuga in più modi, Altra allemanda, BENEDETTO MARCELLO (1686-1739): Sonata in D.

Description: At last! For those of you sick to death of Italian baroque pastoral cantatas with characters whining endlessly about unrequited love, here's something different: three cantatas with historical subjects of Republican Rome and one from ancient Persia. Holders of Classics degrees rejoice! Italian texts. Mauro Borgioni (bass), Francesco Baroni (harpsichord).