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Verónica Cangemi was born in Mendoza, Argentina and was a cellist in the Mendoza Symphonic Orchestra before winning both the National Singing Competition in Argentina and the Francisco Viñas Competition in Barcelona. Her first European performance was in Gluck’s Armide with Les Musiciens du Louvre. She has concentrated largely on Mozart and the Baroque repertoire, working with such directors and ensembles as Giovanni Antonini, Ivor Bolton, William Christie, Adam Fischer, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, René Jacobs, Ton Koopman, Sir Neville Marriner and Zubin Mehta.
The Baroque pieces on the album contain highly virtuosic music by composers like Nicola Porpora that would have been performed by the great castrato Farinelli, as well as arias by Vivaldi and Handel renowned for their challenging vocal lines. The Latin flavour of the disc is complemented by the inclusion of 20th century pieces by Piazzolla, Guastavino and Villa-Lobos all of whom hail from Cangemi’s native South America.
Nicola Porpora: Polifemo
Polifemo, Aria: Alto Giove
Antonio Vivaldi: Catone in Utica, RV 705
Catone in Utica, RV 705, Act II: Come in vano il mare irato
Claudio Monteverdi: Si dolce e'l tormento, SV 332
Si dolce e'l tormento
Astor Piazzolla: Milonga en ay menor (arr. P. Spinosi)
Milonga en ay menor (arr. P. Spinosi)
George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7
Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: Aria: Lascia ch'io pianga
Nicola Porpora: Gli orti esperidi
Act I: Recitativo: 'Son fra l'onde in mezzo al mare
Act I: Aria: 'Son fra l'onde in mezzo al mare
Giulio Caccini: L'Euridice
Euridice: Tu ch'ai le penne, Amore
Carlos Guastavino: Se equivoco la paloma (version for vocal and guitar)
Se equivoco la paloma (version for voice and guitar)
Riccardo Broschi: Artaserse
Artaserse: Son qual nave ch'agitata
George Frideric Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a
Part II: Recitative: Tu del Ciel ministro eletto
Part II: Aria: Tu del Ciel ministro eletto
George Frideric Handel: No se emendara jamas, HWV 140, "Cantata spagnuola"
Aria: No se emendara jamas
Recitative: Si del quereros es causa
Aria: Dicente mis ojos
Antonio Vivaldi: La fida ninfa, RV 714
La fida ninfa, RV 714, Act III: Aria: Dite, oime! Ditelo, al fine
Giovanni Paisiello: L'amor contrastato, "La molinara" (Highlights)
L'amor contrastato, "La molinara", Act III: Nel cor piu non mi sento
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 (arr. P. Spinosi)
Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 (arr. P. Spinosi)
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Polifemo, Aria: Alto Giove