Neapolitan Keyboard Music [CD de audio] Stefano Innocenti and Varios

In the first half of the 18th century, Naples was one of the most important musical centers in all of Europa , a cauldron of diverse cultures brought by composers from a large number of countries, who came to perfect themselves by studying with those who were considered among the best teachers. Italians. The program of this album presents a wide selection of keyboard works by famous and virtually unknown authors such as Giovanni Maria Trabaci, Giovanni de Macque, Antonio Valente, Rocco Rodio, Bernardo Storace, Ascanio Mayone, Gregorio Strozzi, Giovanni Salvatore and Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti . These works are characterized by a high level of virtuosity and a pleasant melodic inventiveness and are exalted to the highest degree by the open Italian singability, a very rich ornamentation and a dazzling brilliance of the instruments. These works are presented in the authoritative interpretation of Stefano Innocenti, a passionate student of Antonio Valente's production and a highly talented soloist, who has carried out very deep studies in this particular repertorial field. The libretto contains extensive cover notes in English and Italian signed by Innocenti himself about the composers and the works performed and the technical sheets of the instruments used.