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Dolente Partita - Madonna e Maddalena - Works by Monteverdi and his contemporaries

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Details

Composer
Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovanni Kapsperger, Domenico Mazzocchi, Tarquinio Merila, Claudio Monteverdi
Artist
Pia Davila, Bernhard Reichel
Format
CD
Label
Coviello
Released
Apr 05, 2024
Catalog #
COV92310
UPC
4039956923107

About

The depiction of emotions came to the fore in the music of the late 16th century. Religious content is foregrounded, told from the perspective of the protagonists in order to generate compassion and understanding. In Tarquinio Merula's Canzonetta sopra la nanna, Mary's love for her child is just as palpable as her fear of his impending fate. Sacred songs such as the Salve Regina are transformed by Claudio Monteverdi into an intimate prayer to the Virgin Mary. Placing secular texts in a spiritual context was another means used by early Baroque composers. Claudio Monteverdi rewrote the then-popular Lamento d'Arianna as Lamento della Maddalena; Arianna, who laments for her beloved Theseus, becomes Marie Maddalena, who has been abandoned by Jesus. The Aria sopra la Romanesca by Paolo Quagliati is a reinterpretation of a love sonnet. "Working out and showing all these emotions in an almost theatrical style is the appeal of this music. We particularly enjoyed doing that," says Pia Davila.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sinfonia nona 03:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sinfonia nona
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  2. 2 Ghirlanda sacra: Salve Regina, SV 327 03:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ghirlanda sacra: Salve Regina, SV 327
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  3. 3 Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata ottava sopra l'Aria e tanto tempo hormai 03:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata ottava sopra l'Aria e tanto tempo hormai
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
  4. 4 Ghirlanda sacra: O Maria quam pulchra es 05:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ghirlanda sacra: O Maria quam pulchra es
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Giovanni Rovetta
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  5. 5 Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata sopra l'aria della Romanesca 02:48
    Track
    5
    Title
    Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata sopra l'aria della Romanesca
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
  6. 6 Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Book 2, Op. 13: Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla Nanna 06:43
    Track
    6
    Title
    Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, Book 2, Op. 13: Canzonetta spirituale sopra alla Nanna
    Duration
    06:43
    Composer
    Tarquinio Merula
  7. 7 Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sinfonia seconda 01:57
    Track
    7
    Title
    Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sinfonia seconda
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  8. 8 Affetti amorosi spirituali: Aria sopra la Romanesca: O quante volte il dì 04:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    Affetti amorosi spirituali: Aria sopra la Romanesca: O quante volte il dì
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Paolo Quagliati
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  9. 9 Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, Book 1: Partite sopra monica 06:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, Book 1: Partite sopra monica
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
  10. 10 Dopo si lungo error 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    Dopo si lungo error
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  11. 11 Arie musicali per cantarsi, Book 1: Maddalena alla croce 02:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    Arie musicali per cantarsi, Book 1: Maddalena alla croce
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  12. 12 Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata prima detta la Moderna 03:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    Il terzo libro de varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi e corrente, Op. 12: Sonata prima detta la Moderna
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Salamone Rossi
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  13. 13 Lamento d'Arianna, SV 22: 1a parte: Lasciatemi morire 07:35
    Track
    13
    Title
    Lamento d'Arianna, SV 22: 1a parte: Lasciatemi morire
    Duration
    07:35
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  14. 14 Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Toccata VIII 02:14
    Track
    14
    Title
    Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarrone: Toccata VIII
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel
  15. 15 S'io mi parto o mio bel sole 02:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    S'io mi parto o mio bel sole
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Domenico Mazzocchi
    Performer
    Pia Davila
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Musica Getutscht
    Conductor
    Bernard Reichel