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Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de madrigali
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Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de madrigali

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Composer
MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO
Artist
Concerto Italiano, Alessandrini
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Jan 27, 2017
Catalog #
A425
UPC
3760195734254

About

Rinaldo Alessandrini is one of today’s most eminent Monteverdi authorities, and his highly acclaimed recordings with Concerto Italiano are now widely recognised as a reference point for music lovers all over the world. Recent achievements include the completion of Monteverdi’s trilogy of operas (directed by Robert Wilson) at La Scala in Milan and at the Opéra National de Paris, and a triumphal concert tour in Australia and New Zealand with the Vespro della Beata Vergine. To mark the 450th anniversary of Claudio Monteverdi’s birth, Arcana is proud to reissue the seminal recording of the Sixth Book of Madrigals performed by Concerto Italiano, which is also one of Arcana’s bestsellers. Rinaldo Alessandrini describes the Sixth Book as the book of separation: permanent in the case of death; temporary in the case of lovers at daybreak. It is the book of poignant expression which culminates in the cycles of lamenti, whose autobiographical character is well known: the successive deaths of Monteverdi’s wife (Claudia Cattaneo) and his favourite singer (Caterina Martinelli). Its density of expression, its ‘italianità’, not exempt from theatricality, by turns luminous and despairing, make it the place where interpretation is the fundamental element, capable of overwhelming our contemporaries.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 1a parte: Lasciatemi morire (Let me die) 02:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 1a parte: Lasciatemi morire (Let me die)
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  2. 2 Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 2a parte: O Teseo, o Teseo mio (O Theseus, o my Theseus) 05:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 2a parte: O Teseo, o Teseo mio (O Theseus, o my Theseus)
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  3. 3 Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 3a parte: Dove, dove e la fede (Where, where is the fidelity) 03:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 3a parte: Dove, dove e la fede (Where, where is the fidelity)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  4. 4 Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 4a parte: Ahi, che non pur risponde (Alas, he answers me not) 04:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    Lamento d'Arianna, SV 107: 4a parte: Ahi, che non pur risponde (Alas, he answers me not)
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  5. 5 Zefiro torna e'l bel tempo rimena, SV 108 03:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    Zefiro torna e'l bel tempo rimena, SV 108
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  6. 6 Donna fra l'atre, SV 109 03:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Donna fra l'atre, SV 109
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  7. 7 A Dio, Florida bella, SV 110 04:27
    Track
    7
    Title
    A Dio, Florida bella, SV 110
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  8. 8 Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 1a parte: Incenerite spoglie (Ashen remains) 02:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 1a parte: Incenerite spoglie (Ashen remains)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  9. 9 Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 2a parte: Ditelo, o fiumi, e voi ch'udiste Glauco (Say it, o rivers, and you who heard Glaucus) 02:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 2a parte: Ditelo, o fiumi, e voi ch'udiste Glauco (Say it, o rivers, and you who heard Glaucus)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  10. 10 Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 3a parte: Dara la notte il sol lume all terra (The Sun will illuminate the earth by night) 02:39
    Track
    10
    Title
    Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 3a parte: Dara la notte il sol lume all terra (The Sun will illuminate the earth by night)
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  11. 11 Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 4a parte: Ma te raccoglie, o Ninfa, in grembo (For heaven gathers you in to its breast) 03:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 4a parte: Ma te raccoglie, o Ninfa, in grembo (For heaven gathers you in to its breast)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  12. 12 Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 5a parte: O chiome d'or, neve gentil del seno (O golden tresses, snow-soft breast) 02:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 5a parte: O chiome d'or, neve gentil del seno (O golden tresses, snow-soft breast)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  13. 13 Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 6a parte: Dunque, amate reliquie, un mar di pianto (So, beloved remains, would not even a cold stone weep a sea of tears) 03:52
    Track
    13
    Title
    Sestina: Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, SV 111: 6a parte: Dunque, amate reliquie, un mar di pianto (So, beloved remains, would not even a cold stone weep a sea of tears)
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  14. 14 Ohime il bel viso, ohime il soave sguardo, SV 112 05:17
    Track
    14
    Title
    Ohime il bel viso, ohime il soave sguardo, SV 112
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  15. 15 Qui rise, o Tirsi, SV 113 06:38
    Track
    15
    Title
    Qui rise, o Tirsi, SV 113
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  16. 16 Misero Alceo, SV 114 05:15
    Track
    16
    Title
    Misero Alceo, SV 114
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  17. 17 Batto qui pianse Ergasto, SV 115 04:00
    Track
    17
    Title
    Batto qui pianse Ergasto, SV 115
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini
  18. 18 Presso un fiume tranquillo, SV 116 05:40
    Track
    18
    Title
    Presso un fiume tranquillo, SV 116
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    Concerto Italiano
    Conductor
    Rinaldo Alessandrini