Christina Pluhar, L'Arpeggiata and eight guest singers explore the musical highways and byways of Naples, the most intoxicating and idiosyncratic of Italy's large cities. Alla Napoletana, a double album, expresses the city's mercurial personality in music from the 17th to the 20th centuries, embracing the operatic style of the so-called Neapolitan School, which rose to prominence in the late 1700s, and popular songs and dances. Among them are several examples of the tarantella, the lively, sometimes frenzied dance that epitomizes southern Italy.
1 A la Fiera de Mast'andrè. Tarentella (Arr. Pluhar)
2 O Vezzosetta (Aria Sopra la Ciaccona) - L'eroica [Arr. Pluhar]
3 Dormite O Pupille (Arr. Pluhar)
4 Cuccopinto de St'arma
5 Lo Guarracino. Tarentella (Arr. Pluhar)
6 Dicitencello Vuje! (Arr. Pluhar)
7 Se Dormi, Ben Mio
8 La Tarantella (Arr. Pluhar)
9 Raziella (Arr. Pluhar)
10 Chi Vidde Più Lieto (Arr. Pluhar)
11 Con Cent'occhi (Arr. Pluhar)
12 Il Spiritillo Brando
13 La Pazza
- Disc 2 -
1 La Veglia: Una Dama, la Più Fortunata - Ballo Detto la Barerra - Non È Vero (Arr. Pluhar)
2 La Veglia: Basti, Sospenda Il Ballo (Arr. Pluhar)
3 La Veglia: Dormi O Ninno (Arr. Pluhar)
4 La Veglia: Silenzio O Voci (Arr. Pluhar)
5 La Veglia: Gioca Al Ombre Il Mio Bel Sole (Arr. Pluhar)
6 Sfere Fermate (Arr. Pluhar)
7 Serenata: La Pastorale (Arr. Pluhar)
8 Che Più Far Degg'io (Arr. Pluhar)
9 Aure Voi Che Sussurrate (Arr. Pluhar)
10 Il Pazzo (Arr. Pluhar)
11 Fenesta Che Lucive. Lamento Funebre (Arr. Pluhar)
Christina Pluhar, L'Arpeggiata and eight guest singers explore the musical highways and byways of Naples, the most intoxicating and idiosyncratic of Italy's large cities. Alla Napoletana, a double album, expresses the city's mercurial personality in music from the 17th to the 20th centuries, embracing the operatic style of the so-called Neapolitan School, which rose to prominence in the late 1700s, and popular songs and dances. Among them are several examples of the tarantella, the lively, sometimes frenzied dance that epitomizes southern Italy.
