Eternal Monteverdi | Sony 88985375132

Eternal Monteverdi

Label: Sony

Cat No: 88985375132

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 31st March 2017

Contents

Works

Grandi, Alessandro

Ave maris stella

Monteverdi, Claudio

Messa et salmi, SV190-204
» Dixit Dominus I, SV191
» Laetaniae della beatae Vergine, SV204
» Laetatatus sum I, SV198
» Lauda Jerusalem dominum I, SV202
» Laudate pueri Dominum, SV196
» Nisi Dominus I, SV200
O quam pulchra es
Salve Regina, SV327
Vespro della beata Vergine
» Magnificat

Neri, Massimiliano

Sonata XII a 6

Rigatti, Giovanni Antonio

Ardet cor meum
Audi dulcis amica mea

Artists

La Capella Ducale
Musica Fiata

Conductor

Roland Wilson

Works

Grandi, Alessandro

Ave maris stella

Monteverdi, Claudio

Messa et salmi, SV190-204
» Dixit Dominus I, SV191
» Laetaniae della beatae Vergine, SV204
» Laetatatus sum I, SV198
» Lauda Jerusalem dominum I, SV202
» Laudate pueri Dominum, SV196
» Nisi Dominus I, SV200
O quam pulchra es
Salve Regina, SV327
Vespro della beata Vergine
» Magnificat

Neri, Massimiliano

Sonata XII a 6

Rigatti, Giovanni Antonio

Ardet cor meum
Audi dulcis amica mea

Artists

La Capella Ducale
Musica Fiata

Conductor

Roland Wilson

About

Claudio Monteverdi, whose 450th birthday is being celebrated by the world of classical music in 2017, was one of the most important composers in the history of music. His impressive output had a major influence on the course of music history and still thrills listeners today with the incomparable quality of his compositions. One of his greatest sacred works is the Vespro della Beata Vergine from 1610, yet there is another excellent work which has been overlooked until today: the Vespers for the Blessed Virgin from 1650. This work stands out for its wide range of affects, astounding vocal and instrumental combinations, its richness of virtuoso coloraturas as well as its stark musical contrasts. In this setting, Monteverdi creates a unique connection between the polyphonic style of the Renaissance and the wide range of affects characteristic of Baroque style. In addition, a special feature of this work is that instead of the antiphons customary at the time, the music publisher Alessandro Vincenti added not only Monteverdi’s Motets from 1624, but also five outstanding works by contemporary composers: Giovanni Rigotti (1613–1648), Alessandro Grandi (1577–1630) and Massimiliano Neri (1623–1673). This recording by the singers and musicians of Capella Ducale and Musica Fiata directed by Roland Wilson makes an outstanding contribution to Monteverdi’s 450th birthday.

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