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La morte della ragione
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La morte della ragione

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
May 10, 2019
Catalog #
ALPHA450
UPC
3760014194504

About

'The senses reign, and Reason now is dead' (Petrarch). Giovanni Antonini, flautist and founder of the legendary Italian ensemble Il Giardino Armonico, enjoys musical voyages, the discursiveness of music. He begins with an anonymous 16th century pavane, La Morte della Ragione (The Death of Reason), which he believes refers to In Praise of Folly, in which it's author Erasmus distinguishes between two forms of madness: 'a sweet illusion of the spirit,' and a negative form, 'one that the vengeful Furies conjure up from hell... ' This succession of 'musical pictures' leads us to the threshold of the baroque era, starting out with the Puzzle Canon by John Dunstable (1390- ca.1453), whose manuscript is an enigma, via the 'bizarre' style of Alexander Agricola (1446- ca.1506) and his obsessive, ostinato rhythm - almost an anticipation of minimalist music... to the improvisatory freedom of the Galliard Battaglia de Scheidt (1587-1654), a battle piece involving a great many diminutions or 'divisions', a common technique of improvisation in the Renaissance... This grand instrumental musical fresco of time and space is a kind of self-portrait of Giovanni Antonini and his longstanding musical colleagues.

Tracklist 27 tracks

  1. 1 Preludio 00:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Preludio
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Giovanni Antonini
  2. 2 La morte della ragione 03:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    La morte della ragione
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  3. 3 Gagliarda 01:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gagliarda
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Giorgio Mainerio
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  4. 4 In Nomine, "Crye" 01:51
    Track
    4
    Title
    In Nomine, "Crye"
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Christopher Tye
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  5. 5 De tous biens plaine 02:58
    Track
    5
    Title
    De tous biens plaine
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Hayne van Ghizeghem
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  6. 6 De tous biens plaine (arr. for chamber ensemble) 01:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    De tous biens plaine (arr. for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  7. 7 De tous biens plaine 01:16
    Track
    7
    Title
    De tous biens plaine
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Alexander Agricola
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  8. 8 De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 2 01:06
    Track
    8
    Title
    De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 2
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Alexander Agricola
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  9. 9 De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 3 01:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 3
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Alexander Agricola
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  10. 10 De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 4 01:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    De tous biens plaine a 3 No. 4
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Alexander Agricola
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  11. 11 Puzzle Canon 01:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    Puzzle Canon
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    John Dunstable
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  12. 12 Nymphes des bois (arr. for chamber ensemble) 04:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    Nymphes des bois (arr. for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  13. 13 Pavana detta La Battaglia 02:04
    Track
    13
    Title
    Pavana detta La Battaglia
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  14. 14 Uppon la mi re (arr. for chamber ensemble) 06:37
    Track
    14
    Title
    Uppon la mi re (arr. for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Thomas Preston
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  15. 15 5 Dances: No. 3. Schiarazula marazula 02:28
    Track
    15
    Title
    5 Dances: No. 3. Schiarazula marazula
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Giorgio Mainerio
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  16. 16 Sonata XIII 02:59
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sonata XIII
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Giovanni Gabrieli
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  17. 17 Seconda stravaganze 03:02
    Track
    17
    Title
    Seconda stravaganze
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Giovanni de Macque
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  18. 18 La rousée du moys de may (arr. for chamber ensemble) 02:38
    Track
    18
    Title
    La rousée du moys de may (arr. for chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Nicolas Gombert
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  19. 19 Sonata decima quarta a 4 06:34
    Track
    19
    Title
    Sonata decima quarta a 4
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    Dario Castello
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  20. 20 Capricci in musica, a 3: No. 11. Dormendo un giorno 03:47
    Track
    20
    Title
    Capricci in musica, a 3: No. 11. Dormendo un giorno
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Vincenzo Ruffo
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  21. 21 Sinfonie musicali, Op. 18: II: La Napolitana 03:01
    Track
    21
    Title
    Sinfonie musicali, Op. 18: II: La Napolitana
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Lodovico Viadana
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  22. 22 4 Vocum 01:41
    Track
    22
    Title
    4 Vocum
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    John Baldwin
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  23. 23 Canzon francese del Principe 04:00
    Track
    23
    Title
    Canzon francese del Principe
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  24. 24 La tarantella 02:22
    Track
    24
    Title
    La tarantella
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Cristoforo Caresana
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  25. 25 Sonata No. 7 03:07
    Track
    25
    Title
    Sonata No. 7
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Gioanpietro Del Buono
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  26. 26 Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: XV. Fantasia and Echo 02:04
    Track
    26
    Title
    Der Fluyten Lust-hof, Book 1: XV. Fantasia and Echo
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Jacob van Eyck
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini
  27. 27 Ludi musici, Part I: No. 21. Galliard battaglia a 5 03:58
    Track
    27
    Title
    Ludi musici, Part I: No. 21. Galliard battaglia a 5
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Samuel Scheidt
    Ensemble
    Il Giardino Armonico
    Conductor
    Giovanni Antonini