Monteverdi - L'Orfeo / Bostridge, Ciofi, Coote, Dessay, Gens, Prina, Sampson, Agnew, Bertin, Luperi, Maltman, Regazzo, Le Concert d'Astree, Haim

Monteverdi - L'Orfeo / Bostridge, Ciofi, Coote, Dessay, Gens, Prina, Sampson, Agnew, Bertin, Luperi, Maltman, Regazzo, Le Concert d'Astree, Haim

Monteverdi - L'Orfeo / Bostridge, Ciofi, Coote, Dessay, Gens, Prina, Sampson, Agnew, Bertin, Luperi, Maltman, Regazzo, Le Concert d'Astree, Haim
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Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Conductor: Emmanuelle Haim
Orchestra: Le Concert d'Astree
Performer: Ian Bostridge
Performer: Patrizia Ciofi
Performer: Alice Coote
Performer: Natalie Dessay
Performer: Veronique Gens
Performer: Sonia Prina / Pascal Bertin
Performer: Carolyn Sampson / Christopher Maltman
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-04-06
Music Label: Virgin Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Toccata
  2. Ritornello
  3. Dal Mio Permesso Amato
  4. Ritornello
  5. Io La Musica Son
  6. Ritornello
  7. Io Su Cetera D'or
  8. Ritornello
  9. Quinci A Dirvi D'Orfeo
  10. Ritornello
  11. Hor Mentre I Canti Alterno
  12. In Questo Lieto E Fortunato Giorno
  13. Vieni Imeneo, Deh Vieni
  14. Muse Honor Di Parnaso
  15. Lasciate I Monti
  16. Ma Tu Gentil Cantor
  17. Rosa Del Ciel
  18. Io Non Diro Qual Sia
  19. Lasciate I Monti
  20. Vieni Imeneo, Deh Vieni
  21. Ma S'il Nostro Gioir Dal Ciel Deriva
  22. Alcun Non Sia Che Disperato In Preda
  23. Che Poiche Nembo Rio Gravido Il Seno
  24. E Dopo L'aspro Gel Del Verno Ignudo
  25. Ecco Orfeo Cui Pur Dianzi
  26. Ecco Pur Ch'a Voi Ritorno
  27. Mira Ch'a Se N'alletta
  28. In Questo Prato Adorno
  29. Qui Le Napee Vezzose
  30. Vi Ricorda O Bosch' Ombrosi
  31. Mira, Deh Mira Orfeo
  32. In Un Fiorito Prato
  33. Tu Se' Morta Mia Vita
  34. Ahi Caso Acerbo
  35. Ma Io Ch'in Questa Lingua
  36. Chi Ne Consola Ahi Lassi?
  37. Ritornello
Music CD 2
  1. Sinfonia
  2. Scorto Da Te Mio Nume
  3. Ecco L'atra Palude Speranza
  4. O Tu Ch'innanzi Mort' A Queste Rive
  5. Sinfonia
  6. Possente Spirto E Formidabil Nume
  7. Ritornello: Violino I & II
  8. Non Vivo Io No, Che Poi Di Vita E Priva
  9. Ritornello: Cornetto I & II
  10. A Lei Volt' Ho Il Camin Per L'aer Cieco
  11. Ritornello: Arpa
  12. Orfeo Son Io Che D'Euridice I Passi
  13. Sol Tu Nobile Deo Puoi Darmi Aita
  14. Ben Mi Lusinga Alquanto
  15. Ahi Sventurato Amante
  16. Sinfonia
  17. Ei Dorme, E La Mia Cetra
  18. Nulla Impresa Per Huom Si Tenta In Vano
  19. Signor Quell'infelice
  20. Benche Severo E Immutabil Fato
  21. O De Gli Habitator De L'ombre Eterne
  22. Quali Grazie Ti Rendo
  23. Tue Soavi Parole
  24. Pietade Oggi Et Amore
  25. Qual Honor Di Te Fia Degno
  26. Ma Mentre Io Canto (Ohime)
  27. O Dolcissimi Lumi Io Pur Vi Veggio
  28. Ahi Vista Troppo Dolce E Troppo
  29. Dove Te'n Vai Mia Vita?
  30. E La Virtute Un Raggio
  31. Ritornello
  32. Questi I Campi Di Tracia
  33. Ma Tu Anima Mia Se Mai Ritorna
  34. Tu Bella Fusti E Saggia
  35. Hor L'altre Donne Son Superbe E Perfide
  36. Sinfonia
  37. Perch'a Lo Sdegno E Al Dolor Impreda
  38. Padre Cortese, Al Maggior Uopo Arrivi
  39. Troppo Troppo Gioisti
  40. Si Non Vedro Piu Mai
  41. Saliam Cantand' Al Cielo
  42. Vanne Orfeo Felice A Pieno
  43. Moresca

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It seems natural that of all mythological heroes, Orpheus, a singer endowed with matchless musical gifts, should appeal to so many opera composers. L'Orfeo, which premiered at the Court of Mantua in 1607, was Monteverdi's first opera. This fairly new genre sought to combine performing practices of Greek and Roman antiquity with music capable of arousing and expressing emotions through a dramatic text. Alessandro Striggio's libretto gives the story an unusual perspective: it focuses on the power of music, but also on the need for self-discipline. Orpheus, having conquered the forces of death and Hades, is undone by his inability to accept the transience of mortal joy and to control his own impulses. Thus, the opera ends differently from the myth, as well as from the more famous opera by Gluck: Apollo, Orpheus' father, appears and offers him eternal bliss in Heaven. The music is enchantingly beautiful. The vocal lines are cast in the rhetorical "speech-song" used at the time, which carries the dramatic action and expresses the emotions of the characters; however, there is much elaborate coloratura and ornamentation at crucial moments. Instrumental "ritornellos" alternate with the vocal sections in infinitely varied, imaginative combinations, and the wonderfully rich-sounding chorus, impersonating shepherds, friends and furies, adds commentary in chorale-like or contrapuntal settings. The performance is superb. In the prominent part of Orpheus, Ian Bostridge is riveting, changing and coloring his voice to express joy, hope, pleading, passion, anguish, despair; even the intricate coloratura passages add to the emotional impact. Also outstanding are Natalie Dessay, Alice Coote, Mario Luperi and Christopher Maltman. The orchestra is a crucial element, supporting the singers, sometimes with answering and echoing solo lines, setting mood and atmosphere in the instrumental sections; the brass choir passages---solemn, somber, gloriously triumphant---are especially striking. Interestingly, though the strings play without vibrato, the singers mostly use full, vibrant voice. --Edith Eisler

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