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The thirty-two polyphonic madrigals by Michelangelo Rossi, which are preserved only in manuscript in a score and a set of partbooks, have only recently become known. These pieces are unusual in anumber of ways: on the one hand, for music from the second quarter of the seventeenth century, they seem “conservative”, composed in five parts with two tenor voices instead of two sopranos. On the other hand, they appear to be avant-garde in their vertiginous harmony (chromaticism andmodulations), which lead them, in spite of the traditional counterpoint, far beyond the borders ofharmonic tonality. And they are strikingly “vieltönig”, as this was especially cultivated in Rome of thoseyears. The term “vieltönig” can perhaps be translated as “multitonal” in the literal sense of using many pitches and refers to a conscious use of more than twelve notated pitches per octave.
This recording tries to reproduce the intimate setting in which such madrigals were sung in their time, with the singers sitting around a big table, studying, discussing and singing. Thus the term "madrigali al tavolino" that was chosen to title the album. A crucial aspect of this project is the use of an arciorgano, which has 36 pitches per octave (instead on the usual 12) and provides the background to the performance of these highly sophisticated vocalpieces. The specialist Johannes Keller leads the Ensemble Domus Artis, a group especially created for the study and interpretation of madrigals intended originally to be performed in tavolino conditions. © Glossa
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O miseria d'amante (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
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O prodighi di fiamme (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Improvisation (1) (Johannes Keller)
Johannes Keller, Composer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Con che soavità (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Occhi, un tempo mia vita (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Alma afflitta (Arr. for Harpsichord) (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Pallida gelosia (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
O donna troppo cruda (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Improvisation (2) (Johannes Keller)
Johannes Keller, Composer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Credete voi (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Voi volete (Arr. for Harpsichord) (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Improvisation (3) (Johannes Keller)
Johannes Keller, Composer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Or che la notte (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Langue al vostro languir (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Come sian dolorose (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Cura gelata e ria (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Per non mi dir (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Improvisation (4) (Johannes Keller)
Johannes Keller, Composer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Ohime, se tanto amate (Michelangelo Rossi)
Michelangelo Rossi, Composer - Johannes Keller, MainArtist, - Ensemble Domus Artis, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
Album review
The thirty-two polyphonic madrigals by Michelangelo Rossi, which are preserved only in manuscript in a score and a set of partbooks, have only recently become known. These pieces are unusual in anumber of ways: on the one hand, for music from the second quarter of the seventeenth century, they seem “conservative”, composed in five parts with two tenor voices instead of two sopranos. On the other hand, they appear to be avant-garde in their vertiginous harmony (chromaticism andmodulations), which lead them, in spite of the traditional counterpoint, far beyond the borders ofharmonic tonality. And they are strikingly “vieltönig”, as this was especially cultivated in Rome of thoseyears. The term “vieltönig” can perhaps be translated as “multitonal” in the literal sense of using many pitches and refers to a conscious use of more than twelve notated pitches per octave.
This recording tries to reproduce the intimate setting in which such madrigals were sung in their time, with the singers sitting around a big table, studying, discussing and singing. Thus the term "madrigali al tavolino" that was chosen to title the album. A crucial aspect of this project is the use of an arciorgano, which has 36 pitches per octave (instead on the usual 12) and provides the background to the performance of these highly sophisticated vocalpieces. The specialist Johannes Keller leads the Ensemble Domus Artis, a group especially created for the study and interpretation of madrigals intended originally to be performed in tavolino conditions. © Glossa
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:15
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Ensemble Domus Artis Johannes Keller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Glossa
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2021 Glossa (P) 2021 Glossa
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