Andrea Gabrieli: The Madrigal in Venice (2003)
performed by
Catherine Pierron (harpsichord), Eligio Quinteiro (theorbo), English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, I Fagiolini, Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Robin Blaze (counter tenor), Steven Devine (organ)
composed by
Andrea Gabrieli, Giovanni Gabrieli
Andrea Gabrieli is a composer who has been greatly overshadowed by his nephew, Giovanni, but is given a chance here to take the spotlight by himself (well, mostly by himself) with I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble in this sampler of his madrigals. Most of Andrea's madrigals are rarely performed, much less recorded, but are important for their use of more pastoral and lighter texts than earlier ones and their use of both homorhythmic and polyphonic devices. The madrigals for eight or more voices are ...
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Andrea Gabrieli is a composer who has been greatly overshadowed by his nephew, Giovanni, but is given a chance here to take the spotlight by himself (well, mostly by himself) with I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble in this sampler of his madrigals. Most of Andrea's madrigals are rarely performed, much less recorded, but are important for their use of more pastoral and lighter texts than earlier ones and their use of both homorhythmic and polyphonic devices. The madrigals for eight or more voices are extremely colorful; there are particularly striking battle signals in Sento un rumor ch'al ciel si estolle. The performances are clear, precise, but also dynamic, bringing the works vibrantly to life, particularly when the voices are joined by the instrumental ensemble. There are examples of madrigals performed by the cornetts and sackbuts alone, which sound just as appropriate as the vocal versions. In Amami, vita mia, ch'io t'amo anchora, the instruments sing the echoes just as...
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- Del gran tuonante la sorella e moglie, madrigal for 10 voices
- Sassi, palae, sabion del Adrian lio, madrigal for 5 voices
- Felici d'Adria et dilettose rive, madrigal for 8 voices
- I' vo piangendo i miei passati tempi, madrigal for 5 voices
- Asia felice hor ben posso chiamarmi, madrigal for 4 voices
- O beltà rara, o santi modi adorni, madrigal for 5 voices
- Laura, soave vita di mia vita, madrigal for 5 voices
- O passai sparsi, madrigal for 12 voices
- Amami, vita mia, ch'io t'amo anchora, madrigal for 5 voices
- Lasso, Amor mi trasporta ov'io non voglio, madrigal for 6 voices
- Amami, vita mia, ch'io t'amo anchora, madrigal for 5 voices
- Caro dolce ben mio, perché fuggire, madrigal for 5 voices
- Hor ch'a noi torna la stagio novella, madrigal for 6 voices
- Sento un rumor ch'al ciel si estolle, madrigal for 8 voices
- Voi non volete, donna, madrigal for 6 voices
- Io mi sento morir, madrigal for 7 voices
- Canzon No. 1 ("La Spiritata"), for 4 parts, C. 186
- Mirami, vita mia, miram'un poco, madrigal for 5 voices
- Mentr'io vi miro, vorrei pur sapere, madrigal for 5 voices
- Chi 'nde darà la bose al solfizar, madrigal for 3 voices
- Anchor che col partire, madrigal for 3 voices
- Fuor, fuori a sì bel canto, madrigal for 4 voices
- Sacri di Giove augei, madrigal for 12 voices, C. 119
- Dunque il comun poter giungend'insieme, madrigal for 4 voices
- Sacri di Giove augei, madrigal for 12 voices, C. 119
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