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Il Primo Libro De Madrigali

Consort of Musicke, Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley

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Format: CD

Cat No: MDG10223322

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Release Date:  18 October 2024

Label:  MDG

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  760623233222

Genres:  Classical  Early Music  

  • Description

    To celebrate early music pioneer Anthony Rooley's 80th birthday, a very special jewel sparkles in MDG's "Preziosa" series: "Il Primo Libro de Madrigali" is Johann Grabbe's masterpiece. The Consort of Musicke's debut recording received the highest international acclaim, delighting critics and enthusiasts alike. This definitive new edition of their breathtaking interpretation also gives hilarious behind-the scenes insights at the musical mischief of this legendary vocal ensemble.

    Bar one book of madrigals, Grabbe's music had almost been completely destroyed by time, war and fire. After discovering the high quality, inventiveness and skill of "Il Primo Libro de Madrigali", Anthony Rooley and the Consort of Musicke were convinced Grabbe was "a composer of genuine international stature", equal to Monteverdi; only his limited oeuvre prevents him from being recognized as the great master he truly is.

    Grabbe's Franco-Flemish vocal polyphony combined with Italian and English influences became style-defining and was greatly admired by his contemporaries, such as Heinrich Schutz. The best-known feature of madrigal composition is that of word-painting, and in this aspect Grabbe reveals immense wit and playfulness.

    After the opening invitation to all lovers, the texts take us through a series of amorous calamities, pleadings, tortures, anguish and occasional blissful pleasures, to the final rejection where the lady of his desires declares him "insano". Emma Kirkby's radiant soprano alone makes this recording a listening pleasure in a class of its own.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Felice amante udite
      • 2. Ardo mia vita (Prima Parte) - Pero che smisurato (Seconda Parte)
      • 3. Lasso, perche mi fuggi
      • 4. Viva fiamma del seno
      • 5. Ch'io non t'ami
      • 6. O chiome erranti
      • 7. Son vivo o morto Amore
      • 8. Amai non amo
      • 9. Cor mio, deh, non laguire
      • 10. Come sei cieco, Amore
      • 11. Ahi, misera mia vita
      • 12. Alma afflitta, che fai
      • 13. O Donna troppo cruda
      • 14. E tu parti, ben moi
      • 15. Dolce spirto d'Amore
      • 16. O Filli, se veder potessi il core
      • 17. Ai, dispietata Circe
      • 18. Vero non e
      • 19. Ardo si, ma non t'amo (Prima Parte) - Ardi e gela (Risposta)