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Firenze 1616 / Dumestre, Le Poeme Harmonique
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Details
- Composer
- BELLI CACCINI SARACINI
- Artist
- Le Poeme Harmonique, Dumestre
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Alpha
- Released
- Sep 30, 2016
- Catalog #
- ALPHA321
- UPC
- 3760014193217
About
This reissue is a very useful reminder that there is much more to the world of early seventeenth century Florence than just the great work of Monteverdi, who composed Orfeo as a court opera in 1607. Sung drama was a special development in Florence, and music lovers looked for the right combination between poetry and music. The role of the camerate would have considerable significance in that development, which would lead, in full development, to opera as we know it.
There are special problems of setting words to music which remain potent for composers of all times. Is the priority music or text? In a preface of 1605, Monteverdi contrasted prima prattica with seconda prattica. In the former, the word must subordinate itself to the music, with emotional compass limited by musical values. In the latter, things are the other way about (a bit of a simplification, but sound enough), even if the expressiveness of the text means an unevenness in balance and harmony. Monteverdi’s Orfeo exemplifies seconda prattica. So too, in its own way, does Belli’s L’Orfeo Dolente, of 1616, the main piece on this recording, supplemented by extracts from contemporary works.
Belli’s work is not an opera in the sense that Monteverdi’s Orfeo is. Rather, it has the character of incidental music to Tasso’s play, Arminta, a set of numbers to draw out and heighten the key moments of the drama. The text of these verses is not by Tasso, but by Gabriello Chiabrera. Belli is today not well-known, but he was clearly a composer of distinctive voice; he worked at the Florentine Basilica of San Lorenzo from 1610 until 1613.
But this music is not just a piece of archaeological interest; it stands on its own very well in performances as varied, as musical and attractive as those on this disc. Singers are uniformly fine, both individually and in ensemble, with good diction and security of tone. Performances are informed, both musically and historically, as one would expect from such fine musicians.
– MusicWeb International (MusicWeb International)
There are special problems of setting words to music which remain potent for composers of all times. Is the priority music or text? In a preface of 1605, Monteverdi contrasted prima prattica with seconda prattica. In the former, the word must subordinate itself to the music, with emotional compass limited by musical values. In the latter, things are the other way about (a bit of a simplification, but sound enough), even if the expressiveness of the text means an unevenness in balance and harmony. Monteverdi’s Orfeo exemplifies seconda prattica. So too, in its own way, does Belli’s L’Orfeo Dolente, of 1616, the main piece on this recording, supplemented by extracts from contemporary works.
Belli’s work is not an opera in the sense that Monteverdi’s Orfeo is. Rather, it has the character of incidental music to Tasso’s play, Arminta, a set of numbers to draw out and heighten the key moments of the drama. The text of these verses is not by Tasso, but by Gabriello Chiabrera. Belli is today not well-known, but he was clearly a composer of distinctive voice; he worked at the Florentine Basilica of San Lorenzo from 1610 until 1613.
But this music is not just a piece of archaeological interest; it stands on its own very well in performances as varied, as musical and attractive as those on this disc. Singers are uniformly fine, both individually and in ensemble, with good diction and security of tone. Performances are informed, both musically and historically, as one would expect from such fine musicians.
– MusicWeb International (MusicWeb International)
Tracklist 30 tracks
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1 Io moro, ecco ch'io moro 03:54
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Io moro, ecco ch'io moro
- Duration
- 03:54
- Composer
- Claudio Saracini
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
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2 Tutto 'l di piango e poi la notte quando 06:05
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Tutto 'l di piango e poi la notte quando
- Duration
- 06:05
- Composer
- Giulio Caccini
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
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3 Non ha 'l ciel cotanti lumi 03:50
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Non ha 'l ciel cotanti lumi
- Duration
- 03:50
- Composer
- Giulio Caccini
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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4 Sinfonia 03:13
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Sinfonia
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Cristofano Malvezzi
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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5 Ineffabile ardore 00:39
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Ineffabile ardore
- Duration
- 00:39
- Composer
- Giulio Caccini
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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6 Muove si dolce e si soave guerra 02:52
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Muove si dolce e si soave guerra
- Duration
- 02:52
- Composer
- Giulio Caccini
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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7 Caduca fiamma di leggiadri sguardi 02:34
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Caduca fiamma di leggiadri sguardi
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- Giulio Caccini
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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8 Sinfonia: Numi d'Abisso (Orfeo) 01:31
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Sinfonia: Numi d'Abisso (Orfeo)
- Duration
- 01:31
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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9 Sinfonia: Deh se fur miei lamenti (Orfeo) 01:41
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Sinfonia: Deh se fur miei lamenti (Orfeo)
- Duration
- 01:41
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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10 Ei fu soverchio ardire (Pluton) 00:42
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Ei fu soverchio ardire (Pluton)
- Duration
- 00:42
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Philippe Roche
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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11 Lasso o mai (Orfeo) 02:23
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Lasso o mai (Orfeo)
- Duration
- 02:23
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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12 O del moi cor (Calliope) 00:45
- Track
- 12
- Title
- O del moi cor (Calliope)
- Duration
- 00:45
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Isabelle Druet
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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13 Ascolta O Genitrice (Orfeo) 01:38
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Ascolta O Genitrice (Orfeo)
- Duration
- 01:38
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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14 Dell'atre Averno (Calliope) 01:26
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Dell'atre Averno (Calliope)
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Isabelle Druet
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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15 Ei fu soverchio ardire (Pluton) 00:46
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Ei fu soverchio ardire (Pluton)
- Duration
- 00:46
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Philippe Roche
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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16 In darno far di mora (Calliope) 00:23
- Track
- 16
- Title
- In darno far di mora (Calliope)
- Duration
- 00:23
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Isabelle Druet
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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17 O quanto merto (Chorus) 01:26
- Track
- 17
- Title
- O quanto merto (Chorus)
- Duration
- 01:26
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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18 Rive ombrose e selvagie (Orfeo) 01:56
- Track
- 18
- Title
- Rive ombrose e selvagie (Orfeo)
- Duration
- 01:56
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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19 Quel si fero dolore (Calliope) 01:51
- Track
- 19
- Title
- Quel si fero dolore (Calliope)
- Duration
- 01:51
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Isabelle Druet
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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20 Bella mia genitrice (Orfeo) 00:49
- Track
- 20
- Title
- Bella mia genitrice (Orfeo)
- Duration
- 00:49
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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21 Deh verdi erbosi colli (Calliope) 00:38
- Track
- 21
- Title
- Deh verdi erbosi colli (Calliope)
- Duration
- 00:38
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Isabelle Druet
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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22 Non più lagrime o dolore (Chorus, Orfeo, Shepherd) 02:13
- Track
- 22
- Title
- Non più lagrime o dolore (Chorus, Orfeo, Shepherd)
- Duration
- 02:13
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati, Jan van Elsacker
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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23 E per té s'oscura il cielo (Calliope, Orfeo, Shepherd) 02:27
- Track
- 23
- Title
- E per té s'oscura il cielo (Calliope, Orfeo, Shepherd)
- Duration
- 02:27
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati, Isabelle Druet, Jan van Elsacker
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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24 Qui di'Orfeo la dolce Cetra (First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace) 02:34
- Track
- 24
- Title
- Qui di'Orfeo la dolce Cetra (First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace)
- Duration
- 02:34
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Catherine Padaut, Camille Poul, Aurore Bucher
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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25 Venga omai venga sereno (First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace) 00:55
- Track
- 25
- Title
- Venga omai venga sereno (First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace)
- Duration
- 00:55
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Catherine Padaut, Camille Poul, Aurore Bucher
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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26 Sospiro dolore (Orfeo, First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace) 01:28
- Track
- 26
- Title
- Sospiro dolore (Orfeo, First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace)
- Duration
- 01:28
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati, Catherine Padaut, Camille Poul, Aurore Bucher
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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27 D'amaranti e di viole (Choir of Nymphes, First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace) 01:08
- Track
- 27
- Title
- D'amaranti e di viole (Choir of Nymphes, First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace)
- Duration
- 01:08
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati, Catherine Padaut, Camille Poul, Aurore Bucher
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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28 Poi qu'Amor (First Grace) 01:38
- Track
- 28
- Title
- Poi qu'Amor (First Grace)
- Duration
- 01:38
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Catherine Padaut
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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29 Dunque in sen d'erbosi valli (First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace) 00:33
- Track
- 29
- Title
- Dunque in sen d'erbosi valli (First Grace, Second Grace, Third Grace)
- Duration
- 00:33
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Camille Poul, Aurore Bucher
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre
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30 Son fonti e fiumi (All) 04:43
- Track
- 30
- Title
- Son fonti e fiumi (All)
- Duration
- 04:43
- Composer
- Domenico Belli
- Performer
- Arnaud Marzorati, Isabelle Druet, Philippe Roche, Catherine Padaut, Camille Poul, Aurore Bucher, Jan van Elsacker
- Ensemble
- Le Poème Harmonique
- Conductor
- Vincent Dumestre