Vieni, O Notte (CD)

Francesca Aspromonte (soprano), Arsenale Sonoro, Boris Begelman

Scarlatti, A: Notte ch'in carro d'ombre, H. 480
Scarlatti, A: Sonata IV a quattro senza cembalo in D Minor
Scarlatti, A: Silenzio aure volanti, H. 662
Scarlatti, A: Sonata III a quattro senza cembalo in G Minor
Scarlatti, A: All'hor che stanco il sole, H. 33

With ‘Vieni, o Notte’, Francesca Aspromonte signs her first recording for Aparté with an all-Scarlatti programme.

Together with Arsenale Sonoro and Boris Begelman, Francesca explores three cantatas (sometimes described as serenate) in which the composer makes the night the stage for his characters’ thwarted loves. He gives them arias and recitatives that are painful, contemplative, or searing, complemented by two sonate a quattro with madrigalian lines, whose quartet performance by Arsenale Sonoro highlights the bold harmonic shifts, the shadows, and the light.

The album closes with All’hor che stanco il sole, a world-premiere recording - a musical meditation on love and loss. Here, Aspromonte unfolds a mastery of line and text that reveals the full sensuality of this music.

"Scarlatti's ingenious rollercoaster is ridden compellingly by Aspromonte and the small band." — Gramophone Magazine, July 2026