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Carissimi: Jonas; Monteverdi & Lasso

Baroque Spiritual Dramatic Melancholic
$19.99

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Composer
Giacomo Carissimi, Orlando di Lasso, Claudio Monteverdi
Artist
Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, I Giardino Armonico, Max Hanft, Magdalena Dijkstra, Q-Won Han, Marei
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Jan 02, 2026
Catalog #
BRK900535
UPC
4035719005356

About

The oratorios of Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) are seminal works in the early history of a genre that combines sacred narrative, theatrical expression, and musical virtuosity to create a new, dramatic form. Of the mostly Old Testament stories to which Carissimi's oratorios refer, the vivid tale of Jonah stands out. During his divine mission at sea, the biblical hero is caught in a storm and swallowed by a whale. Carissimi shapes this material into a fast-paced plot with emotionally powerful solo recitatives, interspersed with a complex array of choral passages-including a striking double chorus depicting the storm. Who better to interpret Carissimi's expressive music than Giovanni Antonini, one of the foremost conductors on the period-instrument scene? The performance also features the historically informed performance ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, with instrumentation specially adapted to the Bavarian Radio Chorus and the unique tonal qualities of the oratorio. It's artistic director Giovanni Antonini has worked with the Bavarian Radio Chorus for many years, with critically acclaimed concerts featuring works ranging from the early Baroque period to the First Viennese School-and he also finds the perfect sound for Carissimi's music. With choral music by Claudio Monteverdi and Orlando di Lasso, this album also traces the development of dramatic vocal music in the transition from the late Renaissance motet to the more emotionally expressive interpretations of the early Baroque period. The famous Lamento d'Arianna is the only surviving piece from the lost opera Ariadne by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), who reworked this lament into an equally expressive madrigal in 1610. Excerpts from the two legendary and mysterious cycles Prophetiae Sibyllarum and Lagrime di San Pietro by the Wittelsbach court composer Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594) conclude the album, allowing us to experience masterpieces of the motet style, to which the Bavarian Radio Chorus regularly devotes itself in historically informed performances. With it's powerful double-choir storm scene, the oratorio Jonah is a highlight of high Baroque choral music. Carissimi's oratorios are key milestones in the development of the genre. Featuring the renowned early music ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, led by Giovanni Antonini, with whom the BR Chorus has already performed programmes to high acclaim, this release also includes the madrigal version of the legendary Lamento d'Arianna by Claudio Monteverdi, the master of early Baroque opera. Also including excerpts from two important cycles of works by the Munich Renaissance master composer Orlando di Lasso, this dynamic live recording captures performances in Munich's Prinzregententheater.

Tracklist 40 tracks

  1. 1 Symphonia 00:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Symphonia
    Duration
    00:27
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  2. 2 Cum repleta esset Ninive iniquitate (Soprano) 00:39
    Track
    2
    Title
    Cum repleta esset Ninive iniquitate (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Magdalena Dijkstra, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  3. 3 Surge, surge, Jona (Bass) 00:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    Surge, surge, Jona (Bass)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Nicolas Ries, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  4. 4 Audivit Jonas vocem Domini (Soprano) 00:31
    Track
    4
    Title
    Audivit Jonas vocem Domini (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Magdalena Dijkstra, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  5. 5 Et cum processisset in mare (Alto) 00:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    Et cum processisset in mare (Alto)
    Duration
    00:18
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Mareike Braun, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  6. 6 Et proeliabantur venti (Chorus) 02:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    Et proeliabantur venti (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  7. 7 Dii magni! Dii fortes! (Chorus) 01:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    Dii magni! Dii fortes! (Chorus)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  8. 8 Jonas autem in interioribus navis (Soprano) 00:44
    Track
    8
    Title
    Jonas autem in interioribus navis (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Magdalena Dijkstra, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  9. 9 Quid tu sopore deprimeris? (Alto) 00:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    Quid tu sopore deprimeris? (Alto)
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Kerstin Rosenfeldt, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  10. 10 Venite, venite (Chorus) 00:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    Venite, venite (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:29
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  11. 11 Miserunt ergo sortem (Tenor) 00:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    Miserunt ergo sortem (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Andreas Hirtreiter, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  12. 12 Indica nobis (Chorus) 00:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Indica nobis (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:19
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  13. 13 Hebraeus ego sum (Tenor) 00:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    Hebraeus ego sum (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:24
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Q-Won Han, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  14. 14 Quid faciemus tibi (Chorus) 00:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    Quid faciemus tibi (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:20
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  15. 15 Tollite me et mittite in mare! (Tenor) 00:39
    Track
    15
    Title
    Tollite me et mittite in mare! (Tenor)
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Q-Won Han, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  16. 16 Tulerunt nautae Jonam (Chorus) 00:34
    Track
    16
    Title
    Tulerunt nautae Jonam (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:34
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  17. 17 Et praeparavit Dominus cetum grandem (Bass) 00:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    Et praeparavit Dominus cetum grandem (Bass)
    Duration
    00:21
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Korbinian Schlag, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  18. 18 Justus es, Domine (Tenor) 04:59
    Track
    18
    Title
    Justus es, Domine (Tenor)
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Q-Won Han, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  19. 19 Et imperavit Dominus pisci (Chorus) 00:22
    Track
    19
    Title
    Et imperavit Dominus pisci (Chorus)
    Duration
    00:22
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  20. 20 Et crediderunt Ninivitae (Soprano) 00:25
    Track
    20
    Title
    Et crediderunt Ninivitae (Soprano)
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Magdalena Dijkstra, Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  21. 21 Peccavimus, Domine (Chorus) 02:25
    Track
    21
    Title
    Peccavimus, Domine (Chorus)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Giacomo Carissimi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  22. 22 Part I: Lasciatemi morire (Let me die) 03:07
    Track
    22
    Title
    Part I: Lasciatemi morire (Let me die)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  23. 23 Part II: O Teseo, o Teseo mio (O Theseus, o my Theseus) 07:11
    Track
    23
    Title
    Part II: O Teseo, o Teseo mio (O Theseus, o my Theseus)
    Duration
    07:11
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  24. 24 Part III: Dove, dov'è e la fede (Where, where is the fidelity) 04:11
    Track
    24
    Title
    Part III: Dove, dov'è e la fede (Where, where is the fidelity)
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  25. 25 Part IV: Ahi, che non pur risponde (Alas, he answers me not) 04:27
    Track
    25
    Title
    Part IV: Ahi, che non pur risponde (Alas, he answers me not)
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Max Hanft
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  26. 26 Part I: Il Magnanimo Pietro 02:20
    Track
    26
    Title
    Part I: Il Magnanimo Pietro
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  27. 27 Part II: Ma gli archi 02:32
    Track
    27
    Title
    Part II: Ma gli archi
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  28. 28 Part III: Tre volte haveva a l'importuna e audace 02:19
    Track
    28
    Title
    Part III: Tre volte haveva a l'importuna e audace
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  29. 29 Part VI: Così tal'hor 02:09
    Track
    29
    Title
    Part VI: Così tal'hor
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  30. 30 Part XI: E non fu il pianto suo rivo o Torrente 02:16
    Track
    30
    Title
    Part XI: E non fu il pianto suo rivo o Torrente
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  31. 31 Part XII: Quel volto 02:47
    Track
    31
    Title
    Part XII: Quel volto
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  32. 32 Part XIII: Veduto il miser quanto differente 03:01
    Track
    32
    Title
    Part XIII: Veduto il miser quanto differente
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  33. 33 Part XV: Vattene vitav va 02:16
    Track
    33
    Title
    Part XV: Vattene vitav va
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  34. 34 Part XVIII: Non trovava mia fe se duro intoppo 02:25
    Track
    34
    Title
    Part XVIII: Non trovava mia fe se duro intoppo
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  35. 35 Part XX: Negando il mio Signor 02:25
    Track
    35
    Title
    Part XX: Negando il mio Signor
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  36. 36 Part XXI: Vide homo 04:12
    Track
    36
    Title
    Part XXI: Vide homo
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  37. 37 Prologus 00:00
    Track
    37
    Title
    Prologus
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  38. 38 Sibylla Persica 00:00
    Track
    38
    Title
    Sibylla Persica
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  39. 39 Sibylla Cimmeria 00:00
    Track
    39
    Title
    Sibylla Cimmeria
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  40. 40 Sibylla Cumana 00:00
    Track
    40
    Title
    Sibylla Cumana
    Duration
    00:00
    Composer
    Orlande de Lassus
    Ensemble
    Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini