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Monteverdi: Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
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Details
- Composer
- MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO
- Artist
- English Baroque Soloists, Gardiner
- Format
- CD
- Label
- SDG
- Released
- Nov 09, 2018
- Catalog #
- SDG730
- UPC
- 843183073023
About
Monteverdi’s great opera is a celebration of unwavering devotion, conveyed in some of the composer’s most poignant, heart-breaking music. After two brutal decades of war, the weary Ulysses is washed up on the rocky shore of his home island of Ithaca. There, he discovers the hordes of depraved admirers who have beseiged his faithful wife Penelope in his 20-year absence – and launches into battle to win back her love. Monteverdi’s opera is a celebration of unwavering devotion, conveyed in some of the composer’s most poignant, heartbreaking music. John Eliot Gardiner leads an exemplary cast of world-class singers alongside the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists in this live recording from The National Forum of Music in Wroclaw, Poland – part of their critically acclaimed Monteverdi 450 tour in 2017.
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REVIEWS:
Faced with lots of recitative and practically no arias, singers and players abandon themselves to intense arioso, jazzy cross-rhythms between poetry and continuo, and take-no-prisoners dissonances. Furio Zanasi, Lucile Richardot, and Hana Blažiková bring a depth of acting almost without rival.
– BBC Music Magazine
Recitatives flicker and spark with detail. Instrumental textures are spare and speeds swift, and there’s a welcome sense of narrative drive. Text is king, but it’s the rhetoric of the English Baroque Soloists that really counts. Zanasi is a smooth, patrician Uliss. There are more classically beautiful accounts of Il ritorno d’Ulisse available, but perhaps none with quite so much life.
– Gramophone
Tracklist 33 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Prologue: Mortal cosa son io (Humana Fragilità, Tempo, Fortuna, Amore) 09:01
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Prologue: Mortal cosa son io (Humana Fragilità, Tempo, Fortuna, Amore)
- Duration
- 09:01
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Carlo Vistoli, Gianluca Buratto, Hana Blažíková, Silvia Frigato
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
2 Act I Scene 1: Di misera Regina (Penelope, Ericlea) 10:57
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act I Scene 1: Di misera Regina (Penelope, Ericlea)
- Duration
- 10:57
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Lucile Richardot, Francesca Biliotti
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
3 Act I Scene 2: Duri, e penosi (Melanto, Eurimaco) 10:54
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act I Scene 2: Duri, e penosi (Melanto, Eurimaco)
- Duration
- 10:54
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Anna Dennis, Zachary Wilder
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
4 Act I Scene 4: Superbo è l'huom (Nettuno, Giove) 07:23
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act I Scene 4: Superbo è l'huom (Nettuno, Giove)
- Duration
- 07:23
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Gianluca Buratto, John Taylor Ward
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
5 Act I Scene 6: In questo basso mondo (Nettuno) 03:13
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act I Scene 6: In questo basso mondo (Nettuno)
- Duration
- 03:13
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Gianluca Buratto
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
6 Act I Scene 7: Dormo ancora, o son desto? (Ulisse) 03:52
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act I Scene 7: Dormo ancora, o son desto? (Ulisse)
- Duration
- 03:52
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Furio Zanasi
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
7 Act I Scene 8: Cara elieta gioventù (Minerva, Ulisse, Chorus) 12:23
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act I Scene 8: Cara elieta gioventù (Minerva, Ulisse, Chorus)
- Duration
- 12:23
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Hana Blažíková, Furio Zanasi
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
8 Act I Scene 9: Tu d’Aretusa al fonte intanto vanne (Minerva, Ulisse) 01:57
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act I Scene 9: Tu d’Aretusa al fonte intanto vanne (Minerva, Ulisse)
- Duration
- 01:57
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Hana Blažíková, Furio Zanasi
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
9 Act I Scene 10: Donate un giorno, o dèi (Penelope, Melanto) 08:23
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act I Scene 10: Donate un giorno, o dèi (Penelope, Melanto)
- Duration
- 08:23
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Lucile Richardot, Anna Dennis
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
10 Act I Scene 11: Come mal si salva un regio ammanto (Eumete) 01:50
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act I Scene 11: Come mal si salva un regio ammanto (Eumete)
- Duration
- 01:50
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francisco Fernández-Rueda
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
11 Act I Scene 12: Pastor d’armenti può (Iro, Eumete) 01:52
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act I Scene 12: Pastor d’armenti può (Iro, Eumete)
- Duration
- 01:52
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Robert Burt, Francisco Fernández-Rueda
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
12 Act I Scene 13: Ulisse generoso (Eumete, Ulisse) 03:00
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act I Scene 13: Ulisse generoso (Eumete, Ulisse)
- Duration
- 03:00
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Furio Zanasi
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
- Disc 2
-
1 Act II: Sinfonia 00:30
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act II: Sinfonia
- Duration
- 00:30
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
2 Act II Scene 1: Lieto cammino (Telemaco, Minerva) 02:01
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act II Scene 1: Lieto cammino (Telemaco, Minerva)
- Duration
- 02:01
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Krystian Adam, Hana Blažíková
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
3 Act II Scene 2: O gran figlio d'Ulisse (Eumete, Ulisse, Telemaco) 05:43
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act II Scene 2: O gran figlio d'Ulisse (Eumete, Ulisse, Telemaco)
- Duration
- 05:43
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Furio Zanasi, Krystian Adam
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
4 Act II Scene 3: Che veggio, oimé, che miro? (Telemaco, Ulisse) 07:21
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act II Scene 3: Che veggio, oimé, che miro? (Telemaco, Ulisse)
- Duration
- 07:21
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Krystian Adam, Furio Zanasi
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
5 Act II Scene 4: Eurimaco, la donna (Melanto, Eurimaco) 02:32
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act II Scene 4: Eurimaco, la donna (Melanto, Eurimaco)
- Duration
- 02:32
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Anna Dennis, Zachary Wilder
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
6 Act II Scene 5: Sono l'altre Regine (Antinoo, Anfinomo, Pisandro, Penelope) 07:01
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act II Scene 5: Sono l'altre Regine (Antinoo, Anfinomo, Pisandro, Penelope)
- Duration
- 07:01
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Gianluca Buratto, Gareth Treseder, Michał Czerniawski, Lucile Richardot
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
7 Act II Scene 6: All'allegrezze dunque (Pisandro, Anfinomo, Antinoo, Chorus) 05:13
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act II Scene 6: All'allegrezze dunque (Pisandro, Anfinomo, Antinoo, Chorus)
- Duration
- 05:13
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Michał Czerniawski, Gareth Treseder, Gianluca Buratto
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
8 Act II Scene 7: Apportator d'alte novelle vengo (Eumete, Penelope) 01:12
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act II Scene 7: Apportator d'alte novelle vengo (Eumete, Penelope)
- Duration
- 01:12
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Lucile Richardot
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
9 Act II Scene 8: Compagni, udiste? (Antinoo, Anfinomo, Pisandro, Eurimaco) 06:31
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Act II Scene 8: Compagni, udiste? (Antinoo, Anfinomo, Pisandro, Eurimaco)
- Duration
- 06:31
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Gianluca Buratto, Gareth Treseder, Michał Czerniawski, Zachary Wilder
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
10 Act II Scene 9: Perir non può chi tien per scorta il Cielo (Ulisse, Minerva) 03:05
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Act II Scene 9: Perir non può chi tien per scorta il Cielo (Ulisse, Minerva)
- Duration
- 03:05
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Furio Zanasi, Hana Blažíková
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
11 Act II Scene 10: Io vidi, o pelegrin, de' Proci amanti (Eumete, Ulisse) 02:02
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Act II Scene 10: Io vidi, o pelegrin, de' Proci amanti (Eumete, Ulisse)
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Furio Zanasi
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
12 Act II Scene 11: Del mio lungo vïaggio i torti errori (Telemaco, Penelope) 04:55
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Act II Scene 11: Del mio lungo vïaggio i torti errori (Telemaco, Penelope)
- Duration
- 04:55
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Krystian Adam, Lucile Richardot
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
13 Act II Scene 12: Sempre, villano Eumete (Antinoo, Eumete, Iro, Ulisse, Telemaco, Penelope, Pisandro, Anfinomo) 23:19
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Act II Scene 12: Sempre, villano Eumete (Antinoo, Eumete, Iro, Ulisse, Telemaco, Penelope, Pisandro, Anfinomo)
- Duration
- 23:19
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Gianluca Buratto, Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Robert Burt, Furio Zanasi, Krystian Adam, Lucile Richardot, Michał Czerniawski, Gareth Treseder
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
- Disc 3
-
1 Act III Scene 1: O dolor, o martir che l'alma attrista (Iro) 07:07
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Act III Scene 1: O dolor, o martir che l'alma attrista (Iro)
- Duration
- 07:07
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Robert Burt
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
2 Act III Scene 4: Forza d'occulto affetto (Eumete, Penelope) 02:28
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Act III Scene 4: Forza d'occulto affetto (Eumete, Penelope)
- Duration
- 02:28
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francisco Fernández-Rueda, Lucile Richardot
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
3 Act III Scene 5: È saggio Eumete, è saggio (Telemaco, Penelope) 02:11
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Act III Scene 5: È saggio Eumete, è saggio (Telemaco, Penelope)
- Duration
- 02:11
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Krystian Adam, Lucile Richardot
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
4 Act III Scene 6: Fiamma è l’ira, o gran Dea (Minerva, Giunone) 03:28
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Act III Scene 6: Fiamma è l’ira, o gran Dea (Minerva, Giunone)
- Duration
- 03:28
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Hana Blažíková, Francesca Boncompagni
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
5 Act III Scene 7: Gran Giove (Giunone, Giove, Nettuno, Minerva, Chorus) 09:30
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Act III Scene 7: Gran Giove (Giunone, Giove, Nettuno, Minerva, Chorus)
- Duration
- 09:30
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francesca Boncompagni, John Taylor Ward, Gianluca Buratto, Hana Blažíková
- Ensemble
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
6 Act III Scene 8: Ericlea, che vuoi far? (Ericlea) 03:25
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Act III Scene 8: Ericlea, che vuoi far? (Ericlea)
- Duration
- 03:25
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Francesca Biliotti
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
7 Act III Scene 9: Ogni vostra ragion sen porta 'l vento (Penelope, Telemaco, Eumete) 00:52
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Act III Scene 9: Ogni vostra ragion sen porta 'l vento (Penelope, Telemaco, Eumete)
- Duration
- 00:52
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Lucile Richardot, Krystian Adam, Francisco Fernández-Rueda
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner
-
8 Act III Scene 10: O delle mie fatiche (Ulisse, Penelope, Ericlea) 09:54
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Act III Scene 10: O delle mie fatiche (Ulisse, Penelope, Ericlea)
- Duration
- 09:54
- Composer
- Claudio Monteverdi
- Performer
- Furio Zanasi, Lucile Richardot, Francesca Biliotti
- Ensemble
- English Baroque Soloists
- Conductor
- John Eliot Gardiner