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O Vos Amici Mei Carissimi / Nisini, Instrumenta Musica

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Composer
RICCIO FILAGO MERULO BASSAN
Artist
Nisini, Instrumenta Musica
Format
CD
Label
Ramee
Released
Sep 01, 2009
Catalog #
RAM0805
UPC
4250128508056

About

Città della musica is an appropriate epithet for Venice if one imagines all the musicians working in religious and secular institutions during the 16th and 17th centuries, and in the hospitals and palaces of the city's patricians; not to mention the extent to which the music-publishing industry of the city spread across the entire world. If not the destination, Venice was at the very least an essential stopover for all who, in one way or another, maintained links, whatever their strength, with music. The music composed and heard in Venice and its surroundings was a model which every musician, whether Venetian, Italian or trans-alpine strove to know, if not imitate. Carlo Filago, whose works are performed here for the first time since the time of their creation, was without doubt one of the outstanding Venetian musical personalities of the first half of the 17th century, and one of the greatest organists of his time. First organist at St Mark's under the master of the chapel Claudio Monteverdi, he had at once the good fortune to work with one of the greatest musicians of the western tradition, and the bad luck to remain in his shadow, subsequently to be forgotten for centuries, despite being comparably gifted. Filago's work is like a magnificent, shimmering tableau, lying for centuries under the dust in an attic. Today, finally brought to light, it easily withstands exposure, as well as comparison with the works of the great masters of its time. The ambition of the present recording is to allow these treasures — otherwise hidden within the history of music — to be heard again.

Constanze Backes, soprano
Gerlinde Sämann, soprano
Hermann Oswald, alto
Markus Flaig, bass

INSTRUMENTA MUSICA is specialised in German and Italian music of the late Renaissance and the early Baroque period, focussing on repertoire largely neglected until now. The ensemble concentrates on research into an historically appropriate instrumentarium, sometimes experimenting with new ways of using instruments well described in historical sources but often ignored in performance practice today. The copies of historical instruments used are as faithful as possible to their originals. The intention of the ensemble is to make the beauty and affective richness of the music of this period accessible in an authentic and intuitive way. Instrumenta Musica is closely connected with the Frauenkirche in Dresden, where the ensemble has regularly played since 2006 during the parish fairs, mostly performing works by Heinrich Schütz. Instrumenta Musica also works regularly with Officium (Wilfried Rombach), the chamber choir of the Dresden Frauenkirche directed by cantor Matthias Grünert, Sächsisches Vokalensemble (Matthias Jung) and Les Amis de Philippe (Ludger Rémy).

ERCOLE NISINI is one of the most sought-after trombonists playing on historical instruments. After having studied modern trombone with Abbie Conant in Trossingen and holding a position in the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano under the direction of Riccardo Chailly he fully dedicated himself to historical performance practice. He completed his studies of historical trombone with Wim Becu at the Institut für Alte Musik in Trossingen with distinction. His interest in, and passion for, the repertoire and the instrumentarium of the late Renaissance and the early Baroque periods led him in 2004 to found the ensemble Instrumenta Musica. Ercole Nisini has performed in numerous concerts, CD and broadcast recordings throughout Europe with ensembles such as La Petite Bande, Marini Consort Innsbruck, Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Moderntimes_1800, Capriccio Stravagante, Weser-Renaissance, and Musica Fiata. The central aim of his work is to rediscover and revive the trombone repertoire from the Renaissance to the Romantic period using original instruments — or faithful copies of them — and appropriate playing techniques.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 Sonata a 4 03:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sonata a 4
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Riccio
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  2. 2 Exaudi Domine voce meam 03:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    Exaudi Domine voce meam
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Gerlinde Sämann, Hermann Oswald, Markus Flaig
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  3. 3 Laudate coeli 02:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    Laudate coeli
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Gerlinde Sämann, Markus Flaig
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  4. 4 Canzona la finetta 02:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Canzona la finetta
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Riccio
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  5. 5 Canzon la savoldi 02:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    Canzon la savoldi
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Riccio
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  6. 6 Canzon la pichi, in ecco con il tremolo 02:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    Canzon la pichi, in ecco con il tremolo
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Riccio
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  7. 7 Sub tuum praesidium confugimus 03:24
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sub tuum praesidium confugimus
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Gerlinde Sämann, Hermann Oswald
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  8. 8 Ego sum qui sum 04:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ego sum qui sum
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Gerlinde Sämann, Hermann Oswald
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  9. 9 Toccata 03:33
    Track
    9
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Claudio Merulo
    Performer
    Carsten Lorenz
  10. 10 Diligam te domine 02:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    Diligam te domine
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Gerlinde Sämann, Hermann Oswald
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  11. 11 Confitemini domino 04:33
    Track
    11
    Title
    Confitemini domino
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Gerlinde Sämann
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  12. 12 Canzon la grileta 02:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Canzon la grileta
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Riccio
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  13. 13 Anchor che col partire 04:20
    Track
    13
    Title
    Anchor che col partire
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Giovanni Bassano
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  14. 14 La foscarina 04:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    La foscarina
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Biagio Marini
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  15. 15 O vos amici mei carissimi 03:10
    Track
    15
    Title
    O vos amici mei carissimi
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Hermann Oswald, Markus Flaig
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  16. 16 Quam pulchra es 03:34
    Track
    16
    Title
    Quam pulchra es
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Carlo Filago
    Performer
    Constanze Backes, Gerlinde Sämann
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica
  17. 17 Canzon decima quinta 04:36
    Track
    17
    Title
    Canzon decima quinta
    Duration
    04:36
    Composer
    Giovanni Picchi
    Ensemble
    Instrumenta Musica