I Cantimbanchi - «Imagine del cuor»

Neapolitan villanelles and other Neapolitan songs from the 16th to 18th centuries with music by Domenico Scarlatti and improvisations.

Letizia Fiorenza (voc,perc)
David Sautter (git, arrangements)

eos guitar edtion
Art.Nr: eos 234 200-3

01 Ricciulina
02 Li ffigliole
03 Si tu enna
04 Vulumbrella
05 Vurria addeventare suricillo
06 In galera li panettioeri
07 Le Spingole grangese
08 Sonata e-Moll/K 292 «Allegro» - Domenico Scarlatti
09 Vurria ca fosse ciaola
10 Sonata A-Dur/K 208 «Andante cantabile» - Domenico Scarlatti
11 Sonata A-Dur/K 209 «Allegro» - Domenico Scarlatti
12 So li ssorbe e le nespole amare - Leonardo Vinci
13 Mmare è nata na scarola
14 Canto delle lavandaie
15 Palummella

Real folk singing is above all a representation of an inner world,” writes the great musician and musicologist Roberto de Simone in his work “La Tradizione in Campania”. The words of the songs present a stark contrast to the beautiful melodies. The light and soothing tones conceal hurt feelings, anger and disappointment, as well as unquenchable desires, forlornness in the face of one’s own passion and the wish to be swallowed up within this very passion.

Letizia Fiorenza and David Sautter have been researching and working with the richness of the folk music heritage of southern Italy for the past 18 years and these songs have had a place in their hearts since the beginning of their musical collaboration. The songs are a reflection of their own feelings and desires and lend an audible form to their inner emotions. The phrase “Imagine del cuor”, according to Michelangelo, refers to a picture in one’s heart that is given expression through music.
The music by Domenico Scarlatti, originally composed for the harpsichord, as well as guitar improvisations, supplement, connect and carry over the universal elements of these old songs into the present.