Salterio Italiano

Romina Basso & Il Dolce Conforto

On this CD, original Italian salterio music from northern to southern Italy was recorded for the first time using both playing techniques (pizzicato and battuto) in equal measure, moreover while played upon using the first faithful replicas of Italian salterio mallets worldwide. It includes salterio music from the Ospedale della Pietà (Venice), a cantata by Giovanni Battista Martini (Bologna), the Sinfonia for salterio by Florido Ubaldi (Rome), another cantata by Girolamo Rossi (Naples) and finally a Sonata for salterio by Vito Ugolino (Naples).