Guido Balestracci’s passion for the viol consort, especially with Italian music, took flight with this 1999 recording of Seconde Stravaganze, now available on Glossa Cabinet. Balestracci – with his ensemble L’Amoroso – conjured up an entertainment of Venetian and Neapolitan music for viol consort. Whatever the original scoring intentions were, Balestracci and his musicians create transformations which remain true to the first composers’ intentions, and continue to sound fresh today.