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Passions run high in the operas and madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi, and they dominate Capella Mediterranea's 2016 release on Alpha-Classics, I 7 Peccati Capitali (The Seven Deadly Sins). Interpreted here as the seven deadly sins of sloth, envy, pride, greed, gluttony, lust, and wrath, and accompanied by corresponding virtues listed as hope, extravagance, chastity, humility, temperance, charity, and courage, the excerpts from Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, and Orfeo, along with selections from Selva morale e spirituale, Ariose Vaghezze, and the Libri dei Madrigali, provide representations of 17th century morality and key examples of Monteverdi's seconda pratica, described by the group's leader, Leonardo García Alarcón, as "the rationalisation of emotions through music, and a meditation on human vanity." The intensely dramatic performances by this ensemble of six singers, joined by a consort playing period instruments, give an idea of the wide expressive range Monteverdi employed in his music and the theatricality and virtuosity of his artists. This extraordinary album was released in anticipation of the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi's birth, and the enthusiasm and high energy of Capella Mediterranea's performances suggest that their celebrations in 2017 will be quite lively and entertaining.
© TiVo
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L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Francesca Aspromonte, Performer - Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Quarto scherzo delle ariose vaghezze (Claudio Monteverdi)
Mariana Flores, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Mathias Vidal, Performer - Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, SV 325 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Gianluca Buratto, Performer - Christopher Lowrey, Performer - Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Mathias Vidal, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
VIII libro dei madrigali (Claudio Monteverdi)
Francesca Aspromonte, Performer - Mariana Flores, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Christopher Lowrey, Performer - Gianluca Buratto, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Mathias Vidal, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Selva morale e spirituale (Claudio Monteverdi)
Francesca Aspromonte, Performer - Mariana Flores, Performer - Christopher Lowrey, Performer - Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Gianluca Buratto, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria, SV 325 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Mathias Vidal, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Christopher Lowrey, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
IV libro dei madrigali (Claudio Monteverdi)
Mariana Flores, Performer - Christopher Lowrey, Performer - Mathias Vidal, Performer - Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Gianluca Buratto, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
L'Orfeo, SV 318 (Claudio Monteverdi)
Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
III libro dei madrigali (Claudio Monteverdi)
Francesca Boncompagni, Performer - Mariana Flores, Performer - Christopher Lowrey, Performer - Mathias Vidal, Performer - Philippe Favette, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
VIII libro dei madrigali (Claudio Monteverdi)
Francesca Aspromonte, Performer - Mariana Flores, Performer - Christopher Lowrey, Performer - Emiliano Gonzalez-Toro, Performer - Mathias Vidal, Performer - Gianluca Buratto, Performer - Capella Mediterranea, Performer - Leonardo García Alarcón, Performer - Claudio Monteverdi, Composer
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Album review
Passions run high in the operas and madrigals of Claudio Monteverdi, and they dominate Capella Mediterranea's 2016 release on Alpha-Classics, I 7 Peccati Capitali (The Seven Deadly Sins). Interpreted here as the seven deadly sins of sloth, envy, pride, greed, gluttony, lust, and wrath, and accompanied by corresponding virtues listed as hope, extravagance, chastity, humility, temperance, charity, and courage, the excerpts from Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria, and Orfeo, along with selections from Selva morale e spirituale, Ariose Vaghezze, and the Libri dei Madrigali, provide representations of 17th century morality and key examples of Monteverdi's seconda pratica, described by the group's leader, Leonardo García Alarcón, as "the rationalisation of emotions through music, and a meditation on human vanity." The intensely dramatic performances by this ensemble of six singers, joined by a consort playing period instruments, give an idea of the wide expressive range Monteverdi employed in his music and the theatricality and virtuosity of his artists. This extraordinary album was released in anticipation of the 450th anniversary of Monteverdi's birth, and the enthusiasm and high energy of Capella Mediterranea's performances suggest that their celebrations in 2017 will be quite lively and entertaining.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:14
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Capella Mediterranea Leonardo García Alarcón
- Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical
2016 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2016 Cappella Mediterranea & Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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