Cat No:
LWC1109
Release Date: 11 November 2016
Label: Lawo
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090020181219
Composer/Series: Formosa Mea
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Description
AN HOMAGE TO BEAUTY
"Formosa mea" (My Beauty), an expression taken from Song of Solomon, recurs as a theme in a number of the songs on Tone Wik's new CD. The sensual texts are an homage to the Virgin Mary. Her chaste, unattainable beauty is the focus of adoration, lending a quality of innocence to the erotic content of the texts.
The music is from a period when the church was in the process of accepting the musical influence of street music and folk theatre, which changed the style of church music. "Formosa mea" features two seldom-performed Christmas cantatas, written by the female composer Franscesca Caccini and her colleague, Bonifatio Gratiani.
Soprano Tone Wik has specialized for years in music of the Baroque period. She is in frequent demand as soloist and performs regularly with early music musicians and ensembles. On this CD she appears with a collection of distinguished performers: Vegard Lund (lute), Karolina Radziej (baroque violin), Johan Nicolai Mohn (recorder) and Christian Kjos (organ).
"Formosa mea" is Tone Wik's first release on the LAWO Classics label. Her two earlier solo recordings, "Dolcissimo Sospiro" and "Bellezza Crudell", have received glowing reviews in the international press. -
Tracklisting
- 1. Maria, Dolce Maria - Francesca Caccini (1587–ca. 1641)
- 2. Jubilet Tota Civitas- Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)
- 3. O Dulcissima Dilecta Mea - Stefano Bernardi (1580–1638)
- 4. Canzona Terza - Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
- 5. Exulta Filia Sion - Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643)
- 6. Toccata IV - Alessandro Piccinini (1566–ca.1638)
- 7. A Piè Della Gran Croce - Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
- 8. Toccata Decima - Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
- 9. O Che Nuovo Stupor - Francesca Caccini (1587–ca. 1641)
- 10. Toccata VIII - Alessandro Piccinini (1566–ca.1638)
- 11. Invito All'allegrezza - Biagio Marini (1597–1665)
- 12. O Quam Tu Pulchra Es - Alessandro Grandi (1575–1630)
- 13. Nigra Sum Sed Formosa - Tarquinio Merula (1595–1665)
- 14. Partite Sopra La Monica - Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
- 15. Torna Il Sereno Zefiro - Sigismondo D’ India 1(582–1629)
- 16. Prelude VI - Girolamo Kapsberger (ca. 1580–ca. 1651)
- 17. Gaudia Pastores - Bonifatio Gratiani (1604/05–1664)
Disc 1
Side 1
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Tine Thing Helseth: Echoes - Trumpet Concertos
Tine Thing Helseth; Bergen Philharmonic; Petr Popelka
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartets K168-173
Engegard Quartet
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Evening Hymn
Berit Norbakken; Arctic Philharmonic; Hennig Kraggerud
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Symphonies for Harmoniemusik
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Prokofiev: Symphony No 7; Myaskovsky: Sinfonietta Op...
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra; Vasily Petrenko
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Nordic Unrest
Oda Voltersvik
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Cantus - Works by Egil Hovland
Lars Notto Birkeland, Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps, Peter Szilway, Eirik Raude
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Haydn inspired
Nils Anders Mortensen
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Evening Hymn
Berit Norbakken; Arctic Philharmonic; Hennig Kraggerud
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John Rutter: In the Poet's Garden
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Rudolf Tobias: Joonas (Jonah Oratorio)
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In the stillness - Christmas Reflections
Jervaulx Singers; Beth Moxon; Gareth Meirion Edmunds; Edmund Danon; Alison Frances Gill; Charlie Go
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Giacomo Puccini: Messa di Gloria; Capriccio sinfonico
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Philippe Maze: Works for Choir
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Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde
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Arvo Part: Credo
Paavo Jarvi; Estonian Festival Orchestra; Kalle Randalu; Estonian National Male Choir; Ellerhein Gi
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