Anthology "O felice morire" (Florence around 1600) Joel Frederiksen, Ensemble Phoenix Munich

Caccini was one of the principal creators of the which, at the very end of the Renaissance, led to a meteoric ascent in popularity of the solo voice. The decoration of the arias in his is never gratuitous, but always at the service of the passions of the soul, the . The whole art of this style consists in maintaining a sort of expressive nonchalance or , characterised by elegance and lightness. With his meticulous interpretative approach and remarkable deep bass voice, Joel Frederiksen breathes new life into the theatricality of the nascent Baroque.