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Stelle Lucenti - Monteverdi And His Time / La Sfera Armoniosa, Mike Fentross
Zefir Records

Stelle Lucenti - Monteverdi And His Time / La Sfera Armoniosa, Mike Fentross

$20.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
La Sfera Armoniosa
Format
CD
Label
Zefir Records
Released
Oct 16, 2020
Catalog #
ZEF9673
UPC
8717774570708

About

The music in this programme, featuring two vocal top soloists, Claron McFadden and Nora Fischer, reigns from the turn of the 16th to the 17th century, the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque era, a musically interesting and exciting time! Claudio Monteverdi is without any doubt the biggest Stella Lucente (shining star) of this album. He has always been considered the great master of this period and the title of the album could have been Monteverdi and his time. The highest goal is to touch the listener’s soul. This leads, among other things, to an enormous amount of publications with compositions for solo voice, two sopranos and basso continuo and, subsequently, the birth of the opera. Many musicians work in the courts of the great city-states (such as Ferrara, Florence, Mantua, Venice) and the papal residence in Rome. The Duke of Ferrara employs three sopranos under the name Concerto delle Donne. They are the pride of the court and perform in special concerts attended only by high-ranking courtiers and important guests. Composers are inspired by them, Luzzaschi in particular, who worked as the musical director at the same court. Not only were they highly skilled singers, they were also adept at playing various instruments, some of which you can hear on this album; the harp, viola da gamba and guitar.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Nò, nò, nò 01:47
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nò, nò, nò
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  2. 2 O come sei gentile, SV 120 05:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    O come sei gentile, SV 120
    Duration
    05:54
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  3. 3 Con le stelle in ciel che mai 03:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    Con le stelle in ciel che mai
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Biagio Marini
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  4. 4 Recercada primera sobre canto llano 02:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    Recercada primera sobre canto llano
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Diego Ortiz
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  5. 5 Passamezzo antico: Recercada primera 03:24
    Track
    5
    Title
    Passamezzo antico: Recercada primera
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    Diego Ortiz
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  6. 6 O primavera 03:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    O primavera
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Luzzasco Luzzaschi
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  7. 7 Deh vieni ormai cor mio 04:25
    Track
    7
    Title
    Deh vieni ormai cor mio
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Luzzasco Luzzaschi
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  8. 8 Canario 03:22
    Track
    8
    Title
    Canario
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  9. 9 Ballo delle Stelle: Stelle lucenti 03:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ballo delle Stelle: Stelle lucenti
    Duration
    03:32
    Composer
    Paolo Quagliati
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  10. 10 Aria: Ardo d'amor s'io miro 04:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    Aria: Ardo d'amor s'io miro
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Paolo Quagliati
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  11. 11 L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308: Oblivion soave 03:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308: Oblivion soave
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  12. 12 Toccata 04:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    Toccata
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Ascanio Mayone
    Performer
    Emma Huijsser
  13. 13 Lagrime mie, a che vi trattenete 09:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    Lagrime mie, a che vi trattenete
    Duration
    09:36
    Composer
    Barbara Strozzi
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  14. 14 Tu dormi e 'l dolce sonno 08:11
    Track
    14
    Title
    Tu dormi e 'l dolce sonno
    Duration
    08:11
    Composer
    Jacopo Peri
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross
  15. 15 Romanesca con partite variate 08:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    Romanesca con partite variate
    Duration
    08:50
    Composer
    Alessandro Piccinini
    Performer
    Mike Fentross
  16. 16 Romanesca: Ohime, dov'e il mio ben, dov'e il mio core?, SV 140 07:05
    Track
    16
    Title
    Romanesca: Ohime, dov'e il mio ben, dov'e il mio core?, SV 140
    Duration
    07:05
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Ensemble
    La Sfera Armoniosa
    Conductor
    Mike Fentross