Bella dama: Baroque Cantatas Thomas Hyde the Gould Piano Trio and

the Gould Piano Trio and the BBC Philharmonic under the direction of conductor Geoffrey Paterson

offering listeners a chance to experience the beauty and musical depth of a composer finally stepping into the light

John McCabe’s Mary laid her child

Schola Cantorum Reykjavík

to illuminate a rich and complex network of stylistic innovation at the dawn of the Baroque era

Bella dama: Baroque Cantatas Thomas Hyde the Gould Piano Trio andRaffaele P (countertenor)Spiritato! Making their Resonus debut with this album of Italian Baroque cantatas are the talented young countertenor Raffaele P and dynamic London based early music ensemble Spiritato! Entitled Bella dama, this album features Baroque cantatas by Antonio Vivaldi, Nicola Porpora and Alessandro Scarlatti. Focusing on the image of the lady in Italian eighteenth century music and art, these works include Vivaldis Cessate, omai