Monferrato: Motetti a voce sola, libro primo, Op. 4

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Label
Tactus
Release Date
November 28, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Natale Monferrato
    • PERFORMER
      Amphon Novus Early Music Ensemble
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 28, 2025
    • UPC
      8007194108361
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TC611301
    • LABEL
      Tactus
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Baroque Era
    Works ⌄

    1. Ardet cor meum

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    2. O deitas

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    3. Canzona ex tempore

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    4. O quam suavis

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    5. Iesu mi

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    6. Ciaccona ex tempore sopra Quo fugiam, miser?

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    7. O quam pulchra es

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    8. Toccata ex tempore sopra Alma mater

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    9. Quo fugiam, miser?

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani

    10. Alma mater

      Composer: Natale Monferrato

      Ensemble: Amphion Novus Early Music Ensemble

      Performer: Rocco Russomanno, Franco Lazzari, Claudio Cardani


From the early 17th century onwards, the polyphonic motet that had dominated sacred music in previous centuries found itself complemented in both liturgical and devotional contexts by a new, more stream- lined form: the solo motet. This allowed prayer and meditation to be accompanied by music even in places where maintaining a stable polyphonic choir was impractical or economically unfeasible. At the same time, composers were afforded greater freedom to align with the emerging 'modern taste' of the time, which valued the expressive power of a single voice supported by organ or other continuo instruments over the contrapuntal interplay of multiple voices. This modern aesthetic increasingly prioritized the transmission of 'affetti,' seen as essential for the true expression of a text. The compositions presented on this CD by the Ensemble Amphion Novus, a premiere recording on an edition prepared specifically for this occasion, exemplify precisely this direction.