Holger Falk, Heidi Gröger, Clara Blessing, Leonard Schelb, Almut Frenzel, Johanna Seitz, Elisabeth Seitz, Nicolò Scarparo

Merzouga, nuovo aspetto, Merzouga Klangkunst

Tartini: Aria del Tasso
Merzouga: Benvenuto a Venezia
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV107: III.Allegro
Domenico Cerutti: Il Passagio notturno in Gondoletta
Merzouga: Vaporetto, Linea Uno
anon.: Si la Gondola
anon.: Dal cuor che tanto
Merzouga: Osteria Al Squero
Pietro Auletta: Sono i Zerbini come le Rose
anon.: Cento vezzi
Merzouga: Vaporetto, Linea Due
anon.: Tarantella
Mayr: La Biondina in Gondoletta
anon.: Chi no ga la Borsa grossa
Merzouga: La Pescheria
anon.: M'è nato un Caso
anon.: Tu non dovevi
Merzouga: Campo Santa Maria Formosa
anon.: Per mi aver Catina
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, RV 105: III. , Allegro molto
Merzouga: Malinconia
Campra: Tant de valeur
anon.: Dolce xe quel Musetto
anon.: Un' Anguileta fresca
Merzouga: Il lato oscuro del Carnevale
anon.: Xe qua el Fiorèr, Putazze
Domenico Cerutti: Il Gondoliere veneziano
Merzouga: Il Molo
Vivaldi: Concerto in D-major, RV90, "Il Gardellino": II. Largo
anon.: Ciel sereno

Venice has been a magnet for travellers from all over the world for centuries. In addition to the palazzi built on piles, the squares and churches and the impressive art history, the lagoon city is also famous for its living landmarks: the singing “gondoliers” on the many water channels. Goethe, Rousseau and Mozart were also impressed by the songs of the boatmen. On his debut album for PROSPERO CLASSICAL, baritone Holger Falk slips into the Venetian Gondola role and takes the audience on a journey through centuries of song repertoire. Also on board of his concert gondola, the renowned early music ensemble Nuovo Aspetto and the electro duo Merzouga, which provides fascinating sound impressions (from the Venice of our day) from important places and institutions in the lagoon city. With “Il Gondoliere Veneziano” baritone Holger Falk presents a fascinating musical voyage through the historic and contemporary Venice. Music by many anonymous composers, but also by Andr Campra, Johann Simon Mayr, Giuseppe Tartini or Antonio Vivaldi.

"This is both technically dazzling and musically involving: a collection of canzoni da battello (literally "songs sung upon a boat") from 17th century Venice, wonderfully sung by baritone Holger Falk and deliciously accompanied by period instrument combo Nuovo Aspetto...Falk is in gorgeous voice, singing with a relaxed informality that’s irresistible, and the production values serve him so well." - The Arts Desk, 20th June 2020.