sabato 2 agosto 2014

The Consort of Musicke - Anthony Rooley


19 tracks - MP3 192 Kbps - RAR 98Mb


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Orazio Vecchi: Selva di varia ricreatione
 
1. Se desio di fuggir
2. So ben mi c'ha bon tempo
3. Mo magari colona
4. Gioite tutti
5. De la mia cruda sorte
6. Tiridola non dormire
7. Diversi linguaggi
8. Je veu le cerf
9. Vieni o Morte
10. Cicirlanda, che comanda (Parte prima)
11. Ecco nuncio di gioia

Madrigali
 
12. Cipriano De Rore: Per mezz'i boschi
13. Luca Marenzio: Cantava la più vaga
14. Giovan Giacomo Gastoldi: A lieta vita
15. Francesco Orso: Il cantar novo

Mathias Hermann Werrecore: La battaglia taliana:
 
16. Parte I
17. Parte II
18. Parte III
19. Marenzio: Strider faceva le zampogne


Soprano: Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb
Contralto: Mary Nichols
Tenore: Andrew King, Rufus Müller, Richard Wistreich

The Consort of Musicke
dir. Anthony Rooley

venerdì 1 agosto 2014

Pierre Robert - En Grands Motets

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Chosen by Louis XIV in 1663 to conduct the music of his Chapel, Pierre Robert spent the next twenty years, in alternation with Henry Du Mont, composing the works that accompanied the daily services of the court of France. The creator with Du Mont and Lully, of the grands motets the emblematic genre of a 'French style' admired by all Europe, Robert was one of the last heirs to the great French polyphonic tradition which he brought to a high degree of contrapuntal complexity and rhetorical refinement, as can be seen in his 'Motets pour la chapelle du Roy' published in 1684. Olivier Schneebeli is Director of Les Pages and les Chantres de la Chapelle, the choir of the Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles. Prior to joining the Centre in 1991, he and William Christie founded the choir of Les Arts Florissants for the modern debut of Lully's Atys.


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De profundis
Quare fremuerunt gentes
Te decet hymnus Deus
Nisi Dominus


Dagmar Saskova, Damien Guillon
Robert Getchell, Jean-François Novelli
Alain Buet, Arnaud Richard

Les Pages & les Chantres du Centre
de Musique Baroque de Versailles
 
Musica Florea
dir. Olivier Schneebeli

mercoledì 30 luglio 2014

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerti pour Hautbois, Basson et Cordes

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Concerto pour hautbois en fa majeur RV 455
Concerto pour basson en la mineur RV 498
Concerto pour hautbois en ré majeur RV 453
Concerto pour hautbois et basson en sol majeur RV 545
Concerto pour basson en ut majeur RV 477
Concerto pour hautbois en la mineur RV 463
Concerto pour basson en fa majeur RV 488


Alfredo Bernardini, oboe
Josep Borras, basson

L'Armonia e l'Inventione
dir. Alfredo Bernardini

martedì 29 luglio 2014

Johann Friedrich Fasch - Concerti & Sinfoniae

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Sinfonia B-Dur (FWV M:B2)
Sinfonia g-moll (FWV M:g1)
Concerto für Chalumeau B-Dur (FWV L:B2)
Concerto für Violine und Oboe d-moll (FWV L:d4)
Concerto für Violine A-Dur (FWV L:A2)
Sinfonia a-moll (FWV M:a1)
 

Main-Barockorchester Fankfurt

Christian Leitherer, Chalumeau
Meike Güldenhaupt, Oboe
Martin Jopp, Violine

lunedì 28 luglio 2014

Il canto delle dame & Caro amor

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Four of the composers are Italian women of the 17th century, a most favorable time for their gender if the notes are to be accepted. Recordings of Francesca Caccini (1587–1640), the daughter of composer Giulio Caccini, go back as far as 1969 with Max van Egmond on Telefunken; the nun Isabella Leonarda (1620–1704) was also heard in the LP era ( Fanfare 6: 4), and Barbara Strozzi (1619–after 1674) came next (7:2). Another nun, Caterina Assandra (fl. 1609–18), can be found on several CDs. The notes say nothing about the inclusion of a brief canon by Giovanni Pietro del Buono, who was noted here just recently on a recording. Eight of the dozen works are vocal, an opportunity for Maria Cristina Kiehr to continue the elegant work she has given us, first as an ensemble singer and for more than a decade as a soloist in Baroque music.

“[Kiehr] has achieved in this recital an even greater sensitivity and subtlety of expression than ever before...It is not just the performances that merit an 'IRR Outstanding' rating for this disc. The works selected and the construction of the whole programme testify to Kiehr's and Aymes's exquisite taste and superb artistic judgement.” (Record Review)

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1 - Isabella Leonarda - Ave suavis dilectio
2 - Giovanni del Buono - Canone sopra l'Ave Maris Stella
3 - Francesca Caccini - Chi è costei
4 - Francesca Caccini - Maria, dolce Maria
5 - Caterina Assandra - Duo Seraphim
6 - Caterina Assandra - Canzon a 4 (di Benedetto Rè)
7 - Caterina Assandra - O quam suavis
8 - Caterina Assandra - O salutaris hostia
9 - Isabella Leonarda - Sonata VII a tre
10 - Francesca Caccini - Io mi distruggo
11 - Francesca Caccini - Lasciatemi qui solo
12 - Barbara Strozzi - Hor ch'Apollo

Maria Cristina Kiehr
Concerto Soave
dir. Jean-Marc Aymes

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Ciao, bellissima!


Caro Amor



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In 2009 the music world celebrates the 250th anniversary of Georg Friedich Handel's death.
"Caro Amor" presents on 2 CDs the most beautiful and expressive arias from his most famous operas and oratorios, performed by the best in their field: Ian Bostridge ("Ombra mai fu", "Where'er you walk"), Maria Bayo ("Lascia ch'io pianga"), Vesselina Kasarova ("Caro Amor"), Nuria Rial and Lawrence Zazzo ("Alma mia, dolce ristoro", "Caro amico amplesso"), Angelika Kirchschlager ("Qui d'Amor," "Scherza Infida","Cara Spem"), Marijana Mijanovic ("Qual nave smarrita"), Annette Dasch ("Ah Crudele") and instrumental gems, played by Gabor Boldoczki ("Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"), Il Complesso Barocco, Capriccio Stravagante, Kammerorchester Basel, etc. The double CD will be released as a high quality 2 CD digipak with a very attractive cover and is the right product for the many fans of beautiful Baroque music.

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CD 1

1. Ariodante: Qui D'Amor (Kirchschlager)
2. Alcina: Mi Lusinga Il Dolce Affetto (Kasarova)
3. Arminio: Menuetto
4. Poro: Caro Amico Amplesso (Rial, Zazzo)
5. Rinaldo: Lascia Ch'Io Pianga Akmirena (Bayo)
6. Admeto: Alma Mia, Dolce Ristoro (Rial, Zazzo)
7. Serse: Imbra Mai Fu (Bostridge)
8. Rodelinda: Ritorna, O'Caro E Dolce Mio Tesoro (Rial)
9. Il Pastore Fido: Caro Amor, Sol Per Momenti (Kasarova)
10. Ariodante: Scherza Infida (Kirchschlager)
11. Salomon: Die Ankunft Der Königin Von Saba (Boldoczki, Gadzala, Raczynska, Slowik)
12. Alcina: Torna Mi A Vagheggiar (Bayo)
13. Semele: Where'er You Walk (Bostridge)
14. Radamisto: Passepied - Rigaudon - Passepied
15. Radamisto: Qual Nave Smarrita (Mijanovic)
16. Giulio Cesare: Cara Speme (Kirchschlager)


CD 2

1. Armida Abbandonata- Ah! Crudele, E Pur Ten' Vai (Dasch)
2. Riccardo Primo- Ouverture
3. Riccardo Primo- Se Perì, L'Amato Bene (Rial)
4. Riccardo Primo- V'Adoro, O Luci Belle (Mead)
5. Riccardo Primo- Cessata E' La Procella (Zazzo)
6. Messiah- Why Do The Nations (Terfel)
7. Riccardo Primo- Agitato Da Fiere Tempeste (Zazzo)
8. Concerto G Moll Nr. 3 - Grave
9. Riccardo Primo- Caro, Vieni A Me (Zazzo)
10. Riccardo Primo- Ai Guardi Tuoi (McGreevy)
11. Concerto Es-Dur Op. 4 - Presto
12. Floridante- Se Dolce M'Era Già (Stutzmann)
13. Gigue (Giulio Cesare)
14. Orlando- Già L'Ebro Mio Ciglio (Mijanovic)
15. Rinaldo- Ah, Crudele Il Pianto Mio (Dasch)

domenica 27 luglio 2014

Orient-Occident 1200-1700

 
21 tracks - MP3 192 Kbps - RAR 118Mb


This program features alternating sequences of Eastern and Western compositions, illuminating the differences and similarities between the musical styles of such cultures. Some of the Western pieces are taken from the "Cantigas de Santa Maria" cycle or have their origins in the Istampittas of Medieval Italy. Some of the Eastern compositions were taken from a manuscript entitled "The Book of the Science of Music through Letters" written by the Ottoman musicologist Dimitrie Cantemir, while others were probably carried forward from a strong oral tradition.

Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is superb, it really is. The cultural exchange that creates the unique blend of elements experienced here almost seems to fill in the blanks of the old source music. For example, here is heard a much richer Lamento di Tristano than we are used to, and if these ears were more naturally attuned to the sound of a Turkish Makam such as Uzal Sakil "Turna," perhaps the impression would be much the same. By bringing these elements -- instruments, surviving texts, and expert players -- together, we get a full menu of the flavor of traditional Mediterranean music, as it might have been known to a traveler in a time before there was conflict between these cultures on a large scale.

Anyone who loves world music should know this album, despite its presence on a classical label and the early music pedigree of much of the material. Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is more than just a historical survey or a period performance, it's a genuine work of musical humanism that is bigger than music, or musicianship itself, that attempts to reach out to warring societies with a reminder of common interests and history. As music, though, Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is endlessly fascinating, rhythmically revitalizing, and a dazzling show all the way around. While many AliaVox releases are excellent, Orient-Occident 1200-1700 is essential even on the date of its first release.


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1. Makam Rast "Murass'a" Usul Düyek (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)
2. Ductia (Cantigas 248-353) (Alfonso X El Sabio, 1221-1284)
3. A La Una Yo Nací (Sefarad / Sarajevo)
4. Alba (Castelló De La Plana, Espagne)
5. Danse De L'Âme (Maroc / Driss El Maloumi)
6. Istampitta: La Manfredina (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
7. Laïli Djân (Afghanistan, Perse)
8. Istampitta: In Pro (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
9. Danza Del Viento (Sefarad / Bereber, Algérie)
10. Istampitta: Saltarello I (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
11. Chahamezrab (Perse / Dimitris Psonis)
12. Danza De Las Espadas (Galicia, S.XIII, Espagne)
13. Makam Nikriz Üsul Berevsân (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)
14. Istampitta: Saltarello II (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
15. Ya Nabat Elrichan - Magam Lami (Judeo-Iraquienne / Yair Dalal)
16. Rotundellus (Cantiga 105) (Alfonso X El Sabio)
17. Makam Rast Semâ'I (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)
18. Istampitta: Lamento Di Tristano (Italia: Trecento Mss.)
19. Molâ Mâmad Djân (Afghanistan, Perse)
20. Saltarello (Cantigas 77-119) (Alfonso X El Sabio)
21. Makam 'Uzäl Sakil "Turna" (Turquie, Mss. De Kantemiroglu)


 Hesperion XXI

Driss El Maloumi (oud)
Dimitris Psonis (santur, saz)
Yair Dalal (oud)

Pedro Estevan (darbouka, tambor, pandereta, riq-gunga)

Khaled Arman (rubâb)
Osman Arman (tulak flute)

Seiar Hashimi (tablas & zirbaghali)
Jordi Savall (viola, rebab, lira, director)