Scarlatti A. - Three Cantatas With Recorders

Three Cantatas with RecorderEdited by Barbara SachsFor soprano (d'-a''), two recorders and bcAugellin, vago e canoroFilli, tu sai s'io t'amoMentre Clori la bellaAugellin, vago e canoro, in D minor, has three da capo arias, all in triple metres, separated by recits. The recorders introduce or echo the voice in the first aria, and conclude the second aria which is without them, and provide a totally independent accompaniment throughout the last aria. Syncopations make the second and third arias as unpredictable as the vagaries of the little bird.Filli tu sai ch’io t’amo, in C major, reverses the structure, framing two da capo arias between three very short recits. In the arias the two recorders alternate with the solo voice, playing in very modern trio-style thirds (and in passages labelled unisoni). The singer is graciously insistent while berating Phyllis for not recognizing what it means to love.Mentre Clori la bella, in C minor, is strikingly without any hint of da capo aria form. It