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Average customer rating: Must Have Respighi One word-Incredible

Ottorino Respighi: Belkis, Queen of Sheba (Orchestral Suite) / Metamorphoseon (Theme & Variations) Ottorino Respighi , Geoffrey Simon , and Philharmonia Orchestra Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows/Brazilian Impressions/Roman Festivals Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions/Simon Respighi: Sinfonia Drammatica Ottorino Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano / Poema Autunnale / Ballata delle Gnomidi Respighi: Concerto for piano; Concerto a Cinque for orchestra ASIN: B000000ADG Release Date: 1992-10-28

Tracks:

1. Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 1. The Dream Of Solomon (II sogno di Salomone)
2. Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 2. War Dance (Danza guerresca)
3. Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 3. The Dance Of Belkis At Dawn (La Danza di Belkis all'aurora)
4. Belkis, Queen Of Sheba: 4. Orgiastic Dance (Danza orgiastica)
5. Metamorphoseon: Theme (Andante moderato)
6. Metamorphoseon: Modus I (Moderato non troppo)
7. Metamorphoseon: Modus II (Allegretto)
8. Metamorphoseon: Modus III (Lento)
9. Metamorphoseon: Modus IV (Lento espressivo)
10. Metamorphoseon: Modus V (Molto vivace)
11. Metamorphoseon: Modus VI (Vivo)
12. Modus VII (Cadenze)
13. Metamorphoseon: Modus VIII (Andantino mosso)
14. Metamorphoseon: Modus IX (Lento non troppo)
15. Metamorphoseon: Modus X (Molto allegro)
16. Metamorphoseon: Modus XI (Molto allegro)
17. Metamorphoseon: Modus XII (Vivo non troppo)

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Belkis, Queen of Sheba was the Romantic musical equivalent of those Hollywood Roman empire/Bible epics like The Ten Commandments or Spartacus. It has never been recorded complete, but the suite of four movements extracted by the composer gives a good idea of what a spectacle it must have been. It sounds a lot like movie music, in fact, and that's a complement. Metamorphoseon, by contrast, is a brilliant theme and variations on a Gregorian tune that was commissioned for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Its neglect is inexplicable, unless it's due to the fact that it requires an organ at the end, which makes it impractical for many orchestras. These performances are thrilling, and so is the sound. --David Hurwitz

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Respighi (1879-1936) is probably the greatest Italian composer of the first half of the 20th century. Respighi's music is highly ornamental, descriptive, and, as in these works here, programmatic. Belkis, Regina di Saba (1931) is the suite taken from the fuller ballet he wrote. It has all the Oriental coloring that Scheherazade has, but this time it's paced more effectively as a ballet. Metamorphosen (1930) is a set of themes and variations that have no programme, but they do show just how melodically adroit Respighi was, as well as showing the depths of his ability for orchestration. Surprisingly good stuff. --Paul Cook

Customer Reviews:

Must Have Respighi.......2002-03-15

There are few CDs that I have enjoyed more than this one. Belkis, Queen of Sheba is an exotic ballet (80 minutes in length) that tells the story of the journey of the Queen to the court of King Solomon. Respighi used a huge orchestra with instruments as the sitar and wind-machines. The music perhaps is bombastic, particularly the War Dance) but there are moments of exceptional beauty as in the Dance of Belkis at Dawn, where the Queen dances in honor of the newly risen Sun. The Orgiastic Dance is a frenzy of excitement of Dionysian proportions that brought the audience at the premiere to its feet. It would be interesting to hear the entire ballet music; the suite has only 22:30.

The Metamorphoseon is my favorite work of Respighi. It is a series of 12 variations written for the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony in 1930. The work is more a concerto for orchestra with brilliant playing culminating a joyous conclusion. For people interested in Respighi's music, this is a must have disc. The sound is wonderfully clear and Geoffrey Simon and the Philharmonia perform beautifully.

One word-Incredible.......2000-02-03

Most people know Respighi only by his Roman Trilogy. This is indeed a shame, for many of his other works are just as brilliant and exciting. The works on this CD are no exception. Belkis, Queen of Sheba is an incredible warhorse or a work. Respighi pulls out all the stops for an action oriented, nonstop musical journey. The result leaves you kneeling on the floor (after you get up from being blown away by the immense power he achieves in the finale) praying that the local ballet company will decide to perform this piece so you can hear the whole entire thing! The Metamorphosen is another beautiful work by Respighi that is neglected. It shows a darker side of Respighi that doesn't show up quite as often as his colorful side. Both works are truly masterpieces. If you love big timpani and percussion (like me-being a timpanist and all), big brass, Arabian-style music, and huge finales, then this is the CD for you. Respighi is the man! Be sure to check out the recording of Church Windows and Brazilian Impressions (don't get me started on those!) on the same label with the same orchestra while you're at it!

Average customer rating: Haunting, beautiful, balanced & respectful treatment. Perfection! Surprising warmth and engagement Surprising warmth and engagement Wow! Incredible music. Great sonics, average performance

Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Metamorphoseon Modi XII Manufacturer: Telarc ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music $7.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra | ( C ) | Performers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hindemith: Mathis der maler; Nobilissima Visione; Symphonic Metamorphosis Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions/Simon Holst: The Planets; Grainger: The Warriors Orchestral Spectaculars Ottorino Respighi: Church Windows/Brazilian Impressions/Roman Festivals ASIN: B00004S8A7 Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

1. Pines Of The Villa Borghese
2. Pines Near A Catacomb
3. Pines Of The Janiculum
4. Pines Of The Appian Way
5. Fountain Of Valle Giulia At Dawn
6. Triton Fountain At Morn
7. Fountain Of Trevi At Mid-day
8. Villa Medici Fontain At Sunset
9. Theme
10. Modus I
11. Modus II
12. Modus III
13. Modus IV
14. Modus V
15. Modus VI
16. Modus VII
17. Modus VIII
18. Modus IX
19. Modus X
20. Modus XI
21. Modus XII

Customer Reviews:

Haunting, beautiful, balanced & respectful treatment. Perfection!.......2007-04-16

Respighi is yet another musician who is overlooked, but who composed beautiful music. Considering the time he spent as a musician and composer (roughly 1899 until his death in 1936) he composed music that could easily be juxtaposed with earlier geniuses such as Debussy, Ravel or Tchaikovsky.
"The Pines" and "The Fountains", Respighi's tone poems, are played superbly with a respect that transcends the technology and settles on your ears like honey on lips.
"Metamorphoseon Modi XII", apparently rare in recording, is a beautiful exploration of theme and variation for orchestra. Each "Modus" is played with exceptional feeling and clarity. These Modi only further cement Respighi's deserved place alongside great composers that went before him.
Jesus Lopez-Cobos and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra have superbly captured the feeling, the emotion of this haunting opus to Rome and, in the Modi, Russian classical harmonies, which in my opinion honor one of Respighi's mentors Rimsky-Korsokov. Other reviews point to Gregorian themes and Richard Strauss' influence in the harmonic techniques, but I believe the Respighi, not just in these compositions, built a library of work that is comporable to any master of figuration, of composition.
The orchestration, tempo and solo work are laid out beautifully and the result is an incredibly relaxing yet somewhat haunting recording. You feel emotion in and from the music. It is breathtaking. A true delight.
Conductor and Symphony should be commended for such a touching interpretation and for the amazing clarity of each instruments contribution to the composition.
The recording is gorgeous, wonderfully mixed, with no background noise and perfect treatment.

***A note - according to the liner notes, The Modi is not readily available in recording, so consider that a treat for yourself when you listen, knowing that not too many others have heard the gorgeous composition.***

A must have addition to any classical library.

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS BY RESPIGHI: Respighi: The Birds; Three Botticelli Pictures, and/or Ottorino Respighi: The Ballad of the Gnomes / Adagio with Variations for Cello & Orchestra / Three Botticelli Pictures / Suite in G major for Strings & Organ - The Philharmonia / Geoffrey Simon. "The Birth of Venus" from "Thee Botticelli Pictures" is gorgeous, one of the best compositions I have ever heard.

Surprising warmth and engagement.......2003-07-23

I've been fairly critical of this combination of artists in other reviews (e.g. Dukas) - not for their virtuosity which is ample and amazing, or their discipline, which is awesome, but for a lack of real warmth and engagement.

Now here comes a disc of music which can all too "easily" be played as a sonic spectacular and virtuoso warhorse, music which, lets face it, is really only of the third rank (enjoyable though it is) - and they confound me by bringing warmth and engagement to it all.

Okay, none of these pieces are from Beethoven's ninth, but no-one can listen to the great peaks of the repertoire all the time, sometimes you have to come down and wallow in less challlenging pictures and sounds and this does the job just fine. The Cincinatti players obviously feel the same way, because they seem to be enjoying not just their own skill but the music as well.

And for once, DSD recording helps. Normally its a bit dry for my tastes but this time Telarc has superbly captured both the dry heat of Rome on some days and also the atmospheric sultriness of others.

All instruments (but especially the oboe) are captured well, but a special mention for one moment when the whole violin desk play like larks ascending (I won't tell you where and when, - it should take you by surprise and make you go "ooh" so I wont spoil it).

And its all so physical too, - my body was responding to the sound with not only spine tingles, but tummy wobbles. Without doubt, some of the best recorded sound it has ever been my privilege to hear.

If i was judging the music, enjoyable though it is, then I'd be more critical but for performance and sound, five stars.

Surprising warmth and engagement.......2003-07-23

I've been fairly critical of this combination of artists in other reviews (e.g. Dukas) - not for their virtuosity which is ample and amazing, or their discipline, which is awesome, but for a lack of real warmth and engagement.

Now here comes a disc of music which can all too "easily" be played as a sonic spectacular and virtuoso warhorse, music which, lets face it, is really only of the third rank (enjoyable though it is) - and they confound me by bringing warmth and engagement to it all.

Okay, none of these pieces are from Beethoven's ninth, but no-one can listen to the great peaks of the repertoire all the time, sometimes you have to come down and wallow in less challlenging pictures and sounds and this does the job just fine. The Cincinatti players obviously feel the same way, because they seem to be enjoying not just their own skill but the music as well.

And for once, DSD recording helps. Normally its a bit dry for my tastes but this time Telarc has superbly captured both the dry heat of Rome on some days and also the atmospheric sultriness of others.

All instruments (but especially the oboe) are captured well, but a special mention for one moment when the whole violin desk play like larks ascending (I won't tell you where and when, - it should take you by surprise and make you go "ooh" so I wont spoil it).

And its all so physical too, - my body was responding to the sound with not only spine tingles, but tummy wobbles. Without doubt, some of the best recorded sound it has ever been my privilege to hear.

If i was judging the music, enjoyable though it is, then I'd be more critical but for performance and sound, five stars.

Wow! Incredible music........2002-12-09

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra proves itself worthy of the status associated with being one of a handful of orchestras to reach a prestigious artistic level. The strings have a gorgeous but precise blend, the woodwinds have a kaleidoscopic array of colors, and the brass really come to the fore in the finale of "The Pines of Rome".

The woodwind section in the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is stunning. The principal clarinetist plays the delicate solos in the penultimate movement of "Pines" with a warm, rich sound. Special note must also be made for the english horn solo in the finale, which captures the attention of all by way of its seductive, hypnotic character.

Metamorphosen Modi XII displays many different images. All of the soloists in this piece are virtuosos, and it shows.

Overall, an incredible and vivid recording; worthy of high praise.

Great sonics, average performance.......2000-12-29

Soniclly, Telarc has done its usual excelent job of providing a near-perfect (for CD)recording. The performance, however, was just average. While 'Pines' was adequate, I found 'Fountains' to be somewhat flat and lacking in emotion. Having said that, I still recommend this album for the sheer sonic pleasure of listening.

Average customer rating: HIDDEN JEWELS Innovative and dreamlike This is amazing magical music

Round About Weill Manufacturer: Ecm Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Weill | Weill, Kurt | ( W ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Italy | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Orchestral Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music German | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music ECM Classical | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ECM Jazz & World | ECM Records | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Senderos Suspended Night Vaghissimo Ritratto Responsorium A Year from Easter ASIN: B0007DHQ34 Release Date: 2005-04-19

Tracks:

1. Dov'e La Citta
2. Ach, Bedenken Sie, Herr Jack O'Brien
3. Tango Ballade
4. Improvvisamente
5. Divagazioni Su 'Youlkali'
6. Mahagonny, Scene 6
7. Ein Taifun!...Tifone? No, Pioggerella
8. Lieben
9. Boxen
10. Round About Weill I/Denn Wie Man Sich Bettet, So Liegt Man
11. Mahagonny, Scene 13
12. Essen
13. Round About Weill II
14. Tief In Alaskas Schneeweissen Waldern
15. Ach, Bedenken Sie, Herr Jack O'Brien, Var
16. Mahagonny, Scene 4
17. Aber Dieses Ganze Mahagonny
18. Alabama Song
19. Mahagonny, Scene 6, Var.
20. Alabama Song, Var.
21. Interludio 'Ma Che Modi Sono?...': Cumparsita Maggiorata
22. Interludio 'Ma Che Modi Sono?...': Tristezze Di Fra' Martino
23. Denn Wie Man Sich Bettet, So Liegt Man, Var.

Customer Reviews:

HIDDEN JEWELS.......2006-04-22

Gianluigi Trovesi (clarinets) & Gianni Coscia (accordion), Round About Weill (5*)
Gianluigi Trovesi (clarinets) & Gianni Coscia (accordion), In Cerca di Cibo (5*)

Gianluigi Trovesi is a hidden jewel in today's jazz. Perhaps he's undersung because he's Italian: he performs and records in Italy, not in American jazz clubs or for a central American jazz label. Maybe, on these two albums, it's because some afficionados look down on the "European" clean jazz typical to ECM records. Above all, I suspect it's because the music he plays --though not the way he plays it-- is hard to classify.

Take these two albums. Are they jazz? Italian folk music? Composed or 'classical' music? Trovesi and Coscia mesh as well as any duo in jazz --think of the exquisite music made by duos such as Charlie Haden and Kenny Baron, Jim Hall and Ron Carter, or Gary Burton and Chick Corea on Crystal Silence. But the music Torvesi and Coscia produce on these two albums is devilishly difficult to classify. Sometimes they settle for composed lines, heartbreaking melodies played simply, simply. At other times, they clearly improvise, but seldom on recognmizable jazz lines. They are demons --Trovesi especially-- at quoting wildly from other pieces: they close one piece on the Weill album with "Blue Moon," another time with (almost) "Frere Jacques." But it's jazz nonetheless, played by two hyper-alert and super-intelligent musicians who mine their musical ancestry to consummate effect.

Of the two albums, my wife has a very slight preference for the Weill album, which is made up half of tunes written by Weill and most of the rest of the artists' own tunes that fit the mood of Weill. Both clarinet and acordion capture well the cabaret atmosphere of so many Weill tunes, including different versions of "Alabama Song" and "Tango Ballade."

On the Weill album, Trovesi continues his fascination with John Lewis's "Django," the moving funeral dirge for French gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt first recorded by the Modern Jazz Quartet. (Trovesi plays "Django" on In Cerca di Cibo and quotes it on Around Small Fairy Tales.) This is appropriate because in some respects, Trovesi is like Lewis, though much hotter and more earthy at times. Both composed and have led groups that played music that critics saw as too 'classical.' Both used non-jazz idioms for jazz purposes.

I own five albums by Trovesi now, which is all I've been able to find and buy to date. Around Small Fairy Tales features Trovesi playing his own compositions with a string orchestra. From G to G and Fugace feature his octet, which sounds at times like a slightly woozy stepchild of the great George Russell experimental groups of the very early sixties. In an age that slights the clarinet as a solo instrument, Trovesi is arguably the best clarinetist in jazz, a major soloist and melodist.

I love this man and he's never sounded better than playing with Coscia. Needless to say, these two ECM albums are impeccably engineered for sound.

Dave Keymer

Innovative and dreamlike.......2005-10-24

The two reed instruments complement each other wonderfully in the tonal range of the human voice. They are smoothly blended even in stacatto pieces. Coscia reminds me of Dino Saluzzi, not as expressive, yet more rhythmically emphatic than Saluzzi and with much more variation in style. Trovesi's clarinet has a beautiful, liquid sound. The music varies from oom-pah folk to hypnotic wandering, all of it inventive. There are no cliches here. Reviewed well in Downbeat, but is it jazz? There is a classical foundation, but the rhythms, harmonies and melodies are all over the map. Even so, there is a certain sameness that sets in after a while, due to the limited pallette.

This is amazing.......2005-07-02

First, this CD is impressible-only two instruments but the music they play is incredible.The music in this CD-slow and fast-emotional.Amazing.And again...highly recommended!

magical music.......2005-05-03

Like this duo's ECM release "In cerca di cibo", this disc has a wonderful old world feel. The combination of trovesi's clarinets and Coscia's accordian suite Weil's compostions well. Beatuiful playing and recording quality. Highly recommended.

Average customer rating: The first complete opera to have survived in a fine recording Complete opera at mid-price

Peri - Euridice / Banditelli · Fagotto · Cecchetti · Zambon · Foresti · Bertini · Benvenuti · Zanasi · Ensemble Arpeggio · de Caro Sergio Foresti , Rossana Bertini , Monica Benvenuti , Furio Zanasi , and Paolo Da Col Manufacturer: Arts Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Cavalieri: Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo Caccini: Le Nuove Musiche [Germany] Cavalli - La Calisto / Bayo, Lippi, Keenlyside, Pushee, Ragon, Concerto Vocale, Jacobs Dvorak: Kate and the Devil (Cert a Kácal) Tchaikovsky - Pique Dame / Gergiev, Grigorian, Leiferkus, Kirov Opera ASIN: B000005AQ4 Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

1. Prologue: Io, Che D'alti Sospir Vaga E Di Pianti - Gloria Banditelli
2. Scene I: Ninfe, Ch'i Bein Crin D'oro - Sergio Foresti/Mario Cecchetti
3. Scene I: Vaghe Ninfre Amorose - Monica Benvenuti
4. Scene I: Donne, Ch'a' Miei Diletti - Gloria Banditelli
5. Scene I: Credi, Ninfa Gentile - Mario Cecchetti
6. Scene I: In Mille Guise E Mille - Gloria Banditelli
7. Scene I: Al Canto, Al Ballo All'ombra, Al Prato Adorno - Monica Benvenuti/Rossana Bertini/Gloria Banditelli/Giuseppe Zambon/Mario Cecchetti/Paolo Da Col...
8. Scene II: Antri, Ch'a' Miei Lamenti - Gian Paolo Fagotto
9. Scene II: Sia Pur Lodato Il Ciel, Lodato Amore - Giuseppe Zambon
10. Scene II: Tirsi Viene In Scena Sonando La Presente Zinfonia - Paolo Da Col
11. Scene II: Deh Come Ogni Bifolco, Ogni Pastore - Giuseppe Zambon
12. Scene II: Lassa! Che Di Spavento E Di Pietate - Rossana Bertini
13. Scene II: Per Quel Vago Boschetto - Rossana Bertini
14. Scene II: Non Piango E Non Sospiro - Gian Paolo Fagotto
15. Scene II: Ahi! Mort'invid'e Ria - Giuseppe Zambon
16. Scene II: Sconsolati Desir, Gioie Fugaci - Mario Cecchetti
17. Scene II: Cruda Morte, Hai! Pur Potesti - Monica Benvenuti
18. Scene III: Se Fato Invido E Rio - Giuseppe Zambon
19. Scene III: Con Frettoloso Passo - Giuseppe Zambon
20. Scene III: Io Che Pensato Havea Di Starmi Ascoso - Giuseppe Zambon
21. Scene III: Se De' Boschi I Verdi Onori - Monica Benvenuti/Rossana Bertini/Gloria Banditelli/Giuseppe Zambon/Mario Cecchetti/Paolo Da Col...
22. Scene III: Poi Che Dal Bel Sereno - Mario Cecchetti

Tracks:

1. Scene IV: Scorto Da Immortal Guida - Monica Benvenuti
2. Scene IV: L'oscuro Varc'onde Siam Giunti A Queste - Monica Benvenuti
3. Scene IV: Funeste Piagge, Ombrosi Orridi Campi - Gian Paolo Fagotto
4. Scene IV: Ond'e Cotanto Ardire - Furio Zanasi
5. Scene IV: Dhe, Se La Bella Diva - Gian Paolo Fagotto
6. Scene IV: Dentro L'infernal Porte - Furio Zanasi
7. Scene IV: O Re, Nel Cui Sembiante - Gloria Banditelli
8. Scene IV: A Si Soavi Preghi - Gian Paolo Fagotto
9. Scene IV: Sovra L'eccelse Stelle - Sergio Foresti
10. Scene IV: Trionfi Oggi Pieta Ne' Campi Inferni - Furio Zanasi
11. Scene IV: Poi Che Gl'eterni Imperi - Monica Benvenuti/Rossana Bertini/Gloria Banditelli/Giuseppe Zambon/Mario Cecchetti/Paolo Da Col...
12. Scene V: Gia Del Bel Carro Ardente - Giuseppe Zambon
13. Scene V: Voi, Che Si Ratt'il Volo - Mario Cecchetti
14. Scene V: Quand'al Tempio N'andaste, Io Mi Pensai - Mario Cecchetti
15. Scene V: Chi Puo Del Cielo Annoverar Le Stelle - Mario Cecchetti
16. Scene V: Gioite Al Canto Mio, Selve Frondose - Gian Paolo Fagotto
17. Scene V: Quella, Quella Son'io Per Cui Piangeste - Gloria Banditelli
18. Scene V: Modi Or Soavi Or Mesti - Gian Paolo Fagotto
19. Scene V: Felice Semideo, Ben Degna Prole - Mario Cecchetti
20. Scene V: Ritornello Strumentale - Ens Arpeggio/Roberto De Caro
21. Scene V: Biond'arcer, Che D'alto Monte - Gloria Banditelli

Customer Reviews:

The first complete opera to have survived in a fine recording.......2005-11-01

Opera grew out of the court festivals of late sixteenth century Italy. The nobles were quite interested in all the arts and employed skilled painters, sculptors, poets, and musicians. There was also a great deal of interest in reviving all things Greek because they were seen as the ideal model for all things intellectual. Reviving Greek music involved a great deal of conjecture and imagination because only a few fragments of their music survive and it is by no means agreed upon, even to this day, what they actually mean. One of the groups of Florentine intellectuals surrounded a Count Bardi, which he called the Camerata. They wrote letters to each other, so we have some idea of their thoughts about what it was they were trying to do.

They called what they did the "New Music" or the "Second Practice" and music students learn to call this style monody (solo voice with simple accompaniment). It caused quite a furor among those who were proponents of the older style of counterpoint. One of those who opposed Monteverdi was a fellow named Artusi. Every music student reads his articles against those composers with "smoke in their heads". And of course, Artusi always comes out on the wrong side of history and made to look the fool. However, the art of these composers was shocking and their free use of dissonance compared to the rules of Zarlino and the practice of Palestrina, Ockeghem, Josquin, and others is jarring. However, we have a hard time hearing the difference in these musical styles unless you pay close attention and develop some familiarity with what the argument was all about.

Some of these Second Practice composers came to believe that the Greeks sang their plays from beginning to end. This is almost certainly not true, but the point was they believed it. Composers such as Caccini, Peri, and Monteverdi developed a style of solo singing they felt captured this idea and called it the "stile rappresentativo" (the representative style). It is this recitative style that Caccini and Peri used in developing their art. When you listen to Peri's "Euridice" you will notice that most of it is a very expressive version of what we would call recitative - the almost spoken parts between the arias - and that the aria as even Monteverdi developed it a few years later is almost nonexistent. If you understand that they were trying to recapture the Greek storytelling that they believe was a sung style, this makes a great deal of sense.

In fact, this kind of work was not called "opera" until the mid-seventeenth century (opera simply means "work" as in a work of art). Before that term came into general use, the composers referred to their works as musical fables or music dramas. However, our referring to all of it as opera makes sense given the genealogy of the art form.

Peri's "Euridice" is the first surviving opera we have in complete form. His "Dafne" came first, but is now lost. Caccini was a court rival and was working on his own version of "Euridice" and at the first performance there was apparently a mix of the two composer's works. But the nod is given to Peri and Caccini published his own version, but he completed his version later. It is interesting the Monteverdi also did a version of this myth, but called his "Orfeo".

This is a beautiful recording of this work. It is important to know that even though the complete opera in printed form survives, there is a great deal that is not in the score. A great deal of scholarship and artistic sensitivity has to go into recreating a version of this opera that both succeeds musically and has some claim of authenticity to Peri's intentions for performance.

You will also note the vocal style has nothing to do with Verdi or Wagner. This was for a much smaller hall with only a few hundred of the nobility present. And while it was first performed for a wedding festival and did not please those for whom it was written, it began a four hundred year development of an art form that millions adore and consider to be one of mankind's great achievements. I am one of them.

Enjoy! There is a very helpful booklet with these disks to help you understand the history and the libretto is provided in English and Italian.

Complete opera at mid-price.......1999-03-18

As Peri's Dafne of 1598 is largely lost this work of 1600 counts as "the first ever opera" (CD Box). With Gloria Banditelli as Euridice obviously this is a subtantial release for lovers of early opera.

Recorded in Bologna in 1992. Full libretto and English translation. Total time 101'40.

Average customer rating: An excellent and exciting recording I Fagiolini (not Robin Blaze)!

Andrea Gabrieli: The Madrigal in Venice Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gabrieli | Gabrieli, Andrea | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Gabrieli, Giovanni | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: William Byrd: Laudibus in sanctis ASIN: B00009AQMA Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

1. Del Gran Tuonante La Sorella E Moglie
2. Sassi, Palae, Sabbion, Del Adrian Lio
3. Felici D'Adria E Dilettose
4. I'vo Piangendo I Miei Passati Tempi
5. Asia Felice Hor Ben Posso Chiamarmi
6. O Belta rara, O Santi Modi Adorni
7. Laura Soave, Vita Di Mia Vita
8. O Passi Sparsi, O Pensier Vaghi E Pronti
9. Amami, Vita Mia, Ch'io T'amo Anchora
10. Lasso, Amor Mi Trasporta Ov'io Non Voglio
11. Amami, Vita Mia, Ch'io T'amo Anchora
12. Caro Dolce Ben Mio, Perche Fuggire
13. Hor Ch'a Noi Torna La Stagion Novella
14. Sento, Sent'un Rumor Ch'al Ciel Si Estolle
15. Voi Non Volete, Donna
16. Io Mi Sento Morire
17. Canzon I 'La Spiritata'
18. Mirami, Vita Mia, Miram'un Poco
19. Mentr'io Vi Miro, Vorrei Pur Sapere
20. Chi'nde Dara La Bose Al Solfizar
21. Ancor Che Col Partire
22. Fuor Fuori A Si Bel Canto
23. Sacri Di Giove Augei Sacre Fenici
24. Dunque Il Comun Poter
25. Sacri Di Giove Aguei Sacre Fenici

Customer Reviews:

An excellent and exciting recording.......2003-10-18

This wonderful disc contains a range of madrigals from very small scaled works to some of the very largest Andrea Gabrieli ever wrote (only 'Ecce Vinegia Bella' à 12 voci and 'Cantiam de Dio', also à 12 - in three choirs, are missing from this collection - maybe these works (along with some more madrigals of Giovanni Gabrieli) will appear on a follow up recording?? ;-))

I Fagiolini sing with pathos, passion, style, grace, fun and grit, when needed. The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble also makes very bold, impressive and colourful noises, too!

The whole thing is quite wonderful and it is clear to me that Andrea Gabrieli is a very worthy composer and I hope that these groups join together again and record more of this marvellous repertoire. Gabrieli wrote a large number of madrigals, possibly more than Monteverdi, and, judging from this recording, they are very fine and expressive pieces of music. Listen to the large madrigal - "O passi sparsi" - on this recording, which is done as a duet for countertenor (Robin Blaze) and high tenor (Nicholas Mulroy) voices with the full forces of the EC&SE (and transposed down a major 4th to make the two top lines of each choir fit the voices and instruments). This piece is almost operatic in its expressiveness. It makes me wonder what Andrea Gabrieli would have composed if he had lived on into the time of Monteverdi and the birth of opera - perhaps he would have given the young Claudio a run for his money?
Nonetheless, works like "O passi sparsi" demonstrate Gabrieli's skill at work painting and creating music of deep feelings.

Well done to you, Mr. Hollingworth, and your team.
Bravo!

I Fagiolini (not Robin Blaze)!.......2003-09-09

Just a quickie to let the reader know that this is an I Fagiolini recording (with the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble). Robin Blaze does indeed appear on the recording as part of the team but even Robin wouldn't even say that it was his recording!

I conceived this recording and I direct the group so I'm not the most impartial person to review it - but it has been done with a lot of love, care and at times humour (including two filthy Venetian old men's songs) and I'd recommend it heartily. Go to www.ifagiolini.com for more info.

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Modi Vinicio Capossela Manufacturer: Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: All 'una E 35 Circa Il ballo di San Vito L' Indispensabile: Best of Vinicio Capossela Canzoni a Manovella ASIN: B00000IHKA Release Date: 1999-02-25

Tracks:

1. Modi
2. Regina del Florida
3. Notte Newyorkese
4. 25 Aprile
5. Solo Per Me
6. Ultimo Amore
7. ...E Allora Mambo
8. Pasionaria
9. Cadilac
10. Notte di Provincia

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Respighi: Rossiniana No1-4; Metamorphosen modi XII P169 Manufacturer: MD&G Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Respighi | Respighi, Ottorino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005A7WI Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

1. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
2. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
3. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
4. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
5. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
6. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
7. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
8. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
9. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
10. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
11. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
12. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
13. Metamorphoseon. Modi XII
14. Capri e Taormina (Barcarola e Siciliana) Allegretto - Andantino
15. Lamento. Andantino maestoso
16. Intermezzo. Allegretto moderato
17. Tarantella "puro sangue". Allegro vivacissimo
18. Burlesca per Orchestra
19. Passacaglia in do minore di Giovanni Sebastiano Bach

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Bernardo Pasquini: Sonate per gravicembalo Manufacturer: Chandos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Toccatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Forms & Genres | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Harpsichord | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001CCXH0 Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

1. Toccata (In Sol Minore)
2. Partite Diverse Di Follia
3. Toccata Con Lo Scherzo Del Cucco
4. Alemanda D'Ongheria
5. Partite Del Salterello
6. Toccata (In Fa Minore)
7. Canzon Franzesa
8. Passagagli (In Do Maggiore)
9. Toccata (In Sol Maggiore)
10. Bergamasca
11. Ricercare Con La Fuga In Piu Modi
12. Partite Di Bergamasca
13. Passagagli (In Sol Maggiore)
14. Variationi Capricciose
15. Passagagli Per Lo Scozzese
16. Tre Arie
17. Adagio
18. Allegro
19. Andante
20. Presto
21. Gavotta

Average customer rating: ... And glory shone around... Exquisite beauty. Starlight on Dark Water Best classical music recording of the year 1999 A great array of Christmas Carols

Star of the Magi Manufacturer: Atma Classique ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Byrd, William | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Madrigals | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music Opera & Vocal | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B00003GPOW Release Date: 1999-12-14

Customer Reviews:

... And glory shone around... Exquisite beauty........2005-11-10

It is impossible to praise this recording too highly. The superb singers Daniel Taylor and Suzie Le Blanc (countertenor and soprano respectively) are among the world's best singers, both gifted with exquisite timbre and evident intelligence. Their singing, whether together or separately, surpasses the level of brilliance one would expect, to enter a stratospheric shimming beauty that is indescribable.

Many of the pieces on this CD are hauntingly beautiful. Apart from the ravishing singing, Les Voix Humaine play as though they are angels in a painting by Carissimi. It is playing of the highest calibre. Together, the work produced by the gifted artists on this CD creates something that is sheer magic.

Starlight on Dark Water.......2001-12-08

If it resurfaces, don't hesitate for even a split second. All seven musicians shine with refined, unearthly beauty.

Best classical music recording of the year 1999.......2000-12-25

This outstanding production has just won the "Best Classical Album Of The Year" Award (Félix) at the Gala de l'ADISQ 2000 - the equivalent of a Grammy in the USA. Counter tenor Daniel Taylor,Soprano Suzie Leblanc, Les Voix Humaines (viola da gamba duet), Francis Colpron recorders, Sylvain Bergeron Luth and Rafik Samman percussions.

A great array of Christmas Carols.......2000-06-24

The Duet "les Voix Humaines", the great voices of Dan Taylor, countertenor and Suzie Leblanc, soprano, accompanied by a cast of superstars. This is a must for Renaissance and Baroque music lovers

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