With this recording the acclaimed ensemble Le Nuove Musiche, led by director Krijn Koetsveld, have at last completed a monumental undertaking nearly a decade in the making: the complete cycle of Claudio Monteverdi’s books of madrigals. Fittingly, the last instalment in this series is the final Ninth Book (Libro IX), which was published posthumously in 1651 and looks back on the breadth of the composer’s career with lighter pieces in the established forms of his day (prima prattica), in Monteverdi’s own innovative style (seconda prattica), and in a new genre that had begun to eclipse the madrigal in Monteverdi’s twilight years. Though not published in his lifetime, the preface suggests that the Ninth Book was indeed compiled by Monteverdi himself, as a mix of madrigals – still contrapuntal, though simple in texture with at most three parts – and examples of this newly popular canzonetta, with its single accompanied melody. In that sense, the Ninth Book captures the transition from polyphony to monody – from the Renaissance to the early Baroque – in miniature.
Le Nuove Musiche’s approach to Monteverdi is both dedicated and informed. They bring the past into the present, considering questions that were asked in the Renaissance and are still relevant in our present musical landscape, thereby making Early Music as new today as any other, while maintaining the highest standards of performance authenticity. Their Monteverdi cycle began with the 2008 release of the Fifth and Sixth Books of Madrigals, which garnered excellent reviews including five stars in the French magazine Diapason.
A new installment of the Monteverdi XL project, the recording of the complete Madrigals by Le Nuove Musiche conducted by Krijn Koetsveld.
The preface suggests that Monteverdi himself compiled the 9-th book of madrigals. He called it “Madrigali e canzonette a due e tre voci”. It is a mixture of the olden time madrigals with their equality of voices and the Canzonettas, with their predominance of one solo voice (like an opera aria), and which were all the rage by then.
The vocal ensemble Le Nuove Musiche consists of the elite of Dutch Early Music vocalists, led by eminent conductor and scholar Krijn Koetsveld. Their first Monteverdi recording, the Books 5 & 6 (BC93799) received excellent reviews in the international press, among which a “5 star” in the French Diapason and a “10” in Dutch classical magazine Luister.
The complete songs texts and their English translation are included in the booklet.
Recorded in The Netherlands in late 2016 – early 2017.
Qual Si Puo Dir
3’28
Canzonette D'amore
2’50
La Fiera Vista
4’23
Raggi Dov'e Il Mio Ben
4’30
Vita De L'alma Mia
4’36
Il Mio Martir
5’22
Son Questi I Crespi Crini
3’27
Io Mi Vivea
3’01
Su Su Su
4’03
Quando Sperai
2’47
Come Faro Cuor Mio
2’51
Corse Alla Morte
3’04
Tu Ridi Sempre Mai
1’05
Chi Vuol Veder D'inverno
2’59
Gia Mi Credea
2’18
Godi Pur Del Bel Sen
2’23
Giu Li A Quel Petto
4’03
Si Come Crescon
2’10
Io Son Fenice
5’10
Chi Vuol Vedere Un Bosco
4’05
Hor Care Canzonette
2’27
Roobol, Wendy - Madrigali Libro 3 (Madrigalbuch 3)
La Giovinetta Pianta
O Come E Gran Martire
Sovra Tenere Erbette E Bianchi Fiori
O Dolce Anima Mia, Dunque E Pur Vero
Stracciami Pur Il Core
O Rossignol Che In Queste Verdi Fronde
Se Per Estremo Ardore
Vattene Pur, Crudel, Con Quella Pace
La Tra 'L Sangue E Le Morti Egro Giacente
Poi Ch'ella In Se Torno, Deserto E Muto
O Primavera, Gioventu De L'anno
Perfidissimo Volto
Ch'io Non T'ami, Cor Mio
Occhi, Un Tempo Mia Vita
Vivro Fra I Miei Tormenti E Le Mie Cure
Ma Dove, O Lasso Me, Dove Restaro
Io Pur Verro La Dove Sete, E Voi
Lumi, Miei Cari Lumi
Rimanti In Pace
Ond'ei Di Morte La Sua Faccia Impressa
Płyta 2.
Roobol, Wendy - Madrigali Libro 4 (Madrigalbuch 4)
Ah Dolente Partita
Cor Mio, Mentre VI Miro
Cor Mio, Non Mori? E Mori
Sfogava Con Le Stelle
Volgea L'anima Mia Soavemente
Anima Mea, Perdona
Che Se Tu Se' Il Cor Mio
Luci Serene E Chiare
La Piaga C'ho Nel Core
Voi Pur Da Me Partite, Anima Dura
A Un Giro Sol De Bell'occhi Lucenti
Ohime, Se Tanto Amate
Io Mi Son Giovinetta
Quell'augellin Che Canta
Non Piu Guerra, Pietate
Si Ch'io Vorrei Morire
Anima Dolorosa Che Vivendo
Anima Del Cor Mio
Longe Da Te, Cor Mio
Piagne E Sospira
? This new instalment of the Complete Madrigals cycle by Le Nuove Musiche
presents the complete books 3 and 4.
? The 3rd and 4th book of Madrigals form a transition from the declamatory
Renaissance style to a more expressive way of handling the text, in which
the musical expression of the emotional impact of the words has prime
importance. For instance the lamento “O come e gran mortire”, in its
mournful and poignant drawing out of the lover’s pain, will leave no
listener untouched.
? The vocal ensemble Le Nuove Musiche consists of the elite of Dutch Early
Music vocalists, led by eminent conductor and scholar Krijn Koetsveld.
Their first Monteverdi recording, the Books 5 & 6 (BC93799) received
excellent reviews in the international press, among which a “5 star” in the
French Diapason.
? Liner notes by the conductor, complete song texts in the original language
included in the booklet.
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