Neapolitan music for the Holy WeekCristofaro Caresana (c. 1640-1709): Lectio III del Giovedi Santo, Lectio III del Venerdi SantoGaetano Veneziano (1665-1716): Lectio I del Primo Notturno del Mercoledi Santo, Lectio III del Primo Notturno, Sinfonia a 7Giuseppe Antonio Avitrano (c.1670-1756): Sonata VI a 3 violini e bc "La Carafa"With Tenebrae Antonio Florio continues on his journey of exploration of the Neapolitan Baroque, now appearing on Glossa, with a timely release of Lamentations of Jeremiah from one "known" composer in Cristofaro Caresana, long-valued by Florio (and whose vocal music occupied most of his previous recording in L"Adoriatione de" Maggi), and another from the succeeding generation at the end of the 17th century in Gaetano Veneziano, a musician taught by Francesco Provenzale.The vocal works on this new recording are scored for a solo singer and this role is taken by a soprano (who comes from Naples herself) in Valentina Varriale, fast becoming a central member of Antonio Florio"s musical organization, (the recently-renamed) I Turchini. Instrumentalists from I Turchini take the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of the Neapolitan style in string music - a Sinfonia and a four-part Sonata - by Veneziano and one of his contemporaries, Giuseppe Antonio Avitrano.