Ars longa: Old and New Music for Theorbo
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Label: Linn
Cat No: CKD603
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 21st June 2019
Contents
Works
Kapsberger, Johannes Hieronymous
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarroneExtending from the inside
Intavolatura di Liuto et di Chitarrone, Book I
Prelude in G major
Suite in C minor
Artists
Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo)Works
Kapsberger, Johannes Hieronymous
Libro IV d'intavolatura di chitarroneExtending from the inside
Intavolatura di Liuto et di Chitarrone, Book I
Prelude in G major
Suite in C minor
Artists
Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo)About
The theorbo’s eccentric appearance and tuning belies its expressive and delicate qualities; its versatility extends to beautiful melodies, experimental harmonies and a wonderfully resonant bass. The recital takes the listener from the early avant-garde repertoire for the instrument of Kapsperger and Piccinini to the new and imaginative sounds explored by today’s composers.
Taken from his 2011 work Since it was the day of Preparation … James MacMillan’s Motet is a haunting and melancholy piece in which the theorbo acts as an emblem of human fragility and sadness. Benjamin Oliver wrote Extending from the inside specifically for Kenny, who relishes the unique challenge of combining elements of funk guitar with Baroque tradition in this premiere recording. The second premiere recording is Nico Muhly’s Berceuse, also inspired by Kenny; it exploits the unconventional tuning system and expressive possibilities of the theorbo to powerful effect.
Elizabeth Kenny is one of Europe’s leading theorbo players, equally at home in solo, chamber music and the opera house. In twenty years of touring she has played with many of the world’s best period instrument groups including Les Arts Florissants and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Her research interests have led to critically acclaimed recordings of Lawes, Purcell and Dowland, and to the formation of her ensemble Theatre of the Ayre.
Kenny’s recording collaborations have won the 2017 Gramophone Award and the 2017 Diapason d’or de l’année (Dowland: Lachrimae or Seven Tears with Phantasm) and a 2016 Grammy Award (Shakespeare Songs with Ian Bostridge).
“…a wonderful new piece by Benjamin Oliver, Extending from the inside, which sounded a little like King Crimson’s Robert Fripp guesting with the Young Marble Giants.” - The Herald
“The addition of Elizabeth Kenny’s theorbo was also a welcome one, softening the sonic edges ever so slightly and filling out the texture with elegant embellishment.” - The Arts Desk
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