Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri and Pier Paolo Scattolin - Cortellini: Il terzo libro de' madrigali a 5 voci (2012)

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Artist: Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin
Title: Cortellini: Il terzo libro de' madrigali a 5 voci
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: Tactus
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 43:06
Total Size: 221 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

1. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: La mia vita sete (01:54)
2. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Occhi miei che vedete (01:50)
3. Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri & Pier Paolo Scattolin – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Filli cara ed amata (01:37)
4. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Dunque, Aminta mio caro (01:32)
5. Pier Paolo Scattolin, Bologna Chamber Choir & Enrico Volontieri – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: 1a parte: Cingami il fronte il piu pregiato alloro (03:07)
6. Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri & Pier Paolo Scattolin – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: 2a parte: Serbino scritta i faggi ne le scorze (01:59)
7. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: 1a parte: Quasi caduta stella (01:25)
8. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: 2a parte: furo nel sen l'ardore (01:30)
9. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Taci, prendi in ma l'arco (02:12)
10. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Amor l'alma m'allaccia (02:51)
11. Pier Paolo Scattolin, Bologna Chamber Choir & Enrico Volontieri – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Baci amorosi e cari (02:32)
12. Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri & Pier Paolo Scattolin – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Dolci, soavi e cari (02:10)
13. Pier Paolo Scattolin, Bologna Chamber Choir & Enrico Volontieri – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Filli, deh non fuggir, deh Filli aspetta (01:50)
14. Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri & Pier Paolo Scattolin – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Mira, lelia gentil, entro il tuo petto (02:00)
15. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: A l'apparir del giorno (01:28)
16. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Tutte le bocche belle (02:27)
17. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: 1a parte: Non ape si felice (02:12)
18. Pier Paolo Scattolin, Bologna Chamber Choir & Enrico Volontieri – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: 2a parte: Ben mille fiate e mille (01:51)
19. Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri & Pier Paolo Scattolin – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Se pur non ti contenti (01:57)
20. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Alza rover serena (02:20)
21. Enrico Volontieri, Pier Paolo Scattolin & Bologna Chamber Choir – Madrigals for 5 Voices, Book 3: Se il vigile pastore (02:13)

The Italian label Tactus specializes in the rediscovery of forgotten repertory, mostly from the Renaissance and Baroque eras. Research is definitely a higher priority than performance quality, and in this particular case the performances are pretty rough, right from the very first sung note. The intontation is a problem throughout, and the sound is terrible. All this said, those interested in Italian music of the late 16th century, from the period just before the emergence of opera, may find these virtually unknown works intriguing. They are madrigals for five voices, here sparsely accompanied by harpsichord and sometimes recorder. They do not follow the experimental chromaticism of the Mannerist tradition that culminated in the work of Carlo Gesualdo, but neither do they look back to previous styles. Instead, they are melodic, rather pastoral, and frequently, it seems, illustrative of the texts (given in Italian only, but the booklet notes, in English, discuss each piece in some detail). These madgrials are the counterparts of the larger semi-dramatic pieces, the outdoor court intermedi that are so easy to imagine for the visitor to the Italian palaces of the day. They help to illuminate an important period of music history, and the musical life of a place, Bologna, that hasn't received the general attention given other Italian cities of the period. Large Renaissance collections may find a place for this release, although general listeners will have problems with it.

Bologna Chamber Choir, Enrico Volontieri and Pier Paolo Scattolin - Cortellini.rar - 221.3 MB