The composers and works are mostly obscure. The most familiar selections are the Frescobaldi pieces. Dove, sparir was recorded by René Jacobs (on one of his earliest discs) and Max van Egmond. Maddalena alla croce was recorded by van Egmond and Roberto Gini. Ensemble La Fenice recorded Lagrime amare, one of Domenico Mazzocchi's three pieces. The two largest works are Luigi Rossi's Pianto della Maddalena and Benedetto Ferrari's Queste pungenti spine (the latter also recorded by René Jacobs). Four tracks are devoted to contrasting instrumental pieces, but the disc belongs to Kiehr.