Credits:

Ophelie Gaillard

Description:

Music and rhythms that well up inside you, making you want to dance without thinking!Baroque in Naples by the popular cellist Gaillard!Gaillard always delights her listeners with her sensitive tone, expressive playing, and carefully curated programs. This time, she turns her attention to Baroque Naples. From the very opening of the albumwhere the light, exotic sound of the tambourine gives way to Gaillards free-spirited performance of *La Folia*youre instantly drawn into this world.Gaiard has previously released albums centered on specific cities, such as London Nights (AP274) and Works by Boccherini (AP194), set in Madrid. This time, she has turned her attention to Naplesa city she describes as essential to understanding the rise of the cello as an instrument. In late 18th-century Naples, it was a common sight to see Neapolitan folk songs being sung on street corners, accompanied by mandol