Con Arte E Maestria / Webber, Devine, Monteverdi String Band In Focus

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Label
Resonus Classics
Release Date
July 30, 2021
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    Featuring
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Webber, Devine
    Product Details
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 30, 2021
    • UPC
      5060262793114
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      RES10282
    • LABEL
      Resonus Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
    Works
    1. Ricercata prima

      Composer: Giovanni Bassano

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    2. Anchor che col partire

      Composer: Riccardo Rognoni

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    3. Madrigals, Book 1 (Il primo libro di madrigali): Deh, or foss'io col vago della luna (arr. O. Webber for violin and harpsichord)

      Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    4. Canzon francese prima

      Composer: Ascanio Mayone

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    5. Affetti musicali, Op. 1: XXV. La Gardana

      Composer: Biagio Marini

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    6. Ricercata

      Composer: Oliver Webber

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    7. Par trop souffrir de fortune ennemie (arr. O. Webber for violin and harpsichord)

      Composer: Thomas Crecquillon

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    8. Susanne ung jour

      Composer: Girolamo Dalla Casa

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    9. Toccata

      Composer: Geoffrey Gartner

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    10. Affetti musicali, Op. 1: III. La Orlandina

      Composer: Biagio Marini

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    11. Toccata del secondo tono

      Composer: Giovanni Gabrieli

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    12. Dilectus tuus candidus

      Composer: Tomás Luis de Victoria

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    13. Signor mio caro (arr. O. Webber for violin and harpsichord)

      Composer: Cipriano de Rore

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    14. Ciaccona

      Composer: Oliver Webber

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    15. Toccate e correnti: Toccata nona

      Composer: Michelangelo Rossi

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    16. Sonata prima

      Composer: Dario Castello

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    17. Convertisti planctum

      Composer: Carlo G.

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    18. Vulnerasti cor meum (arr. O. Webber for violin and harpsichord)

      Composer: Giovanni Paolo Caprioli

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    19. Canzona La Malvezza (arr. O. Webber for violin and harpsichord)

      Composer: Antonio Mortaro

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    20. Vestiva i colli

      Composer: Aurelio Virgiliano

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    21. Così le chiome (arr. O. Webber for violin and harpsichord)

      Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    22. Intonazione del quarto tono

      Composer: Andrea Gabrieli

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine

    23. Io son ferito ahi lasso

      Composer: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

      Performer: Oliver Webber, Steven Devine


The decades around 1600 bore witness to the flourishing of a remarkable musical tradition: the art of diminution, in which simple melodies were given exquisitely virtuosic embellishments, effectively creating new works. One such creation, Francesco Rognoni’s ornamentation of Palestrina’s Io son ferito, was captioned ‘con arte e maestria’ – with art and mastery – referring to the consummate craftsmanship displayed in its invention and performance. Giving new life to this tradition was the inspiration for this unique programme: alongside iconic works from the diminution canon, Monteverdi String Band members Oliver Webber and Steven Devine present newly ornamented versions of a selection of sixteenth- and early-seventeenth-century works.