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Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (Italian: [ˈklaudjo monteˈverdi]; 15 May 1567 (baptized) – 29 November 1643) was an Italian composer, gambist, singer and Roman Catholic priest.
Monteverdi's work, often regarded as revolutionary, marked the change from the Renaissance style of music to that of the Baroque period. He developed two styles of composition – the heritage of Renaissance polyphony and the new basso continuo technique of the Baroque. Monteverdi wrote one of the earliest operas, L'Orfeo, a novel work that is the earliest surviving opera still regularly performed. He is widely recognized as an inventive composer who enjoyed considerable fame in his lifetime.
Claudio Monteverdi was born in 1567 in Cremona, Lombardy. His father was Baldassare Monteverdi, a doctor, apothecary and amateur surgeon. He was the oldest of five children. During his childhood, he was taught by Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, the maestro di cappella at the Cathedral of Cremona. The Maestro’s job was to conduct important worship services in accordance with the liturgy of the Catholic Church. Monteverdi learned about music as a member of the cathedral choir. He also studied at the University of Cremona. His first music was written for publication, including some motets and sacred madrigals, in 1582 and 1583. His first five publications were: Sacrae cantiunculae, 1582 (a collection of miniature motets); Madrigali Spirituali, 1583 (a volume of which only the bass partbook is extant); Canzonette a tre voci, 1584 (a collection of three-voice canzonettes); and the five-part madrigals Book I, 1587, and Book II, 1590. He worked at the court of Vincenzo I of Gonzaga in Mantua as a vocalist and viol player, then as music director. In 1602, he was working as the court conductor and Vincenzo appointed him master of music on the death of Benedetto Pallavicino.
Orfeo is the Italian for Orpheus, a legendary figure in Greek mythology, chief among poets and musicians.
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Jordi Savall i Bernadet (Catalan: [ˈʒɔrði səˈβaʎ i βərnəˈðɛt]; born August 1, 1941) is a Spanish conductor, viol player, and composer. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for reviving the use of viol family instruments (notably the viola da gamba) in contemporary performance and recording. His characteristic repertoire features medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music, although he has occasionally ventured into the Classical and even the Romantic periods.
His musical training started at age six in the school choir of his native town (1947–55). After graduating from the Barcelona Conservatory of Music (where he studied from 1959 to 1965) he specialized in early music, collaborating with Ars Musicae de Barcelona under Enric Gispert, studying with August Wenzinger at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland (1968–70) and eventually succeeding Wenzinger in 1974 as professor of viola da gamba at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis.
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L' ORFEO: Favola in Musica (1607) - Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643). (Representación de Jordi Savall y La Capella Reial de Catalunya en el Gran Teatro del Liceo de Barcelona, 2002) Intérpretes: - Montserrat Figueras (La Música) - Furio Zanasi (Orfeo) - Arianna Savall (Eurídice) - Sara Mingardo (La Mensajera) - Cécile van de Sant (La Esperanza) - Antonio Abete (Caronte) - Adriana Fernández (Proserpina) - Daniele Carnovich (Plutón) - Fulvio Bettini (Apolo) - Marília Vargas (Ninfa) - Francesc Garrigosa, Carlos Mena, Gerd Türk, Iván García (Pastores / Espíritus) (http://www.alia-vox.com/) Jordi Savall on Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/3faEZMpTmZFXpELU1EwWNL Jordi Savall on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JordiSavallOfficialPage El libreto es obra de Alessandro Striggio (e...
"Fable en musique" ("favola in musica") en 1 prologue et 5 actes de Claudio Monteverdi, créé le 24 février 1607 au Théâtre de la Cour à Mantoue Livret en italien : Alessandro Striggio, d'après la légende grecque ST : italiano, english, deutsch, français, español Direction musicale : Nikolaus Harnoncourt Orchestre et chœurs : Das Monteverdi-Ensemble des Opernhauses Zürich Ballet des Opernhauses Zürich Mise en scène et réalisation (1978) : Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Orphée : Philippe Huttenlocher (baryton) Eurydice : Dietlinde Turban (soprano) La Musique - L'Espérance : Trudeliese Schmidt (soprano) Apollon : Roland Hermann (ténor) Proserpine - Une messagère : Glenys Linos (soprano) Pluton : Werner Gröschel (basse) Charon : Hans Franzen (basse) Une nymphe : Suzanne Calabro (soprano) Bergers : P...
- Composer: Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi (15 May 1567 -- 29 November 1643) - Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien - Choir: Capella Antiqua München - Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt - Soloists: Lajos Kozma (Orfeo) Rotraud Hansmann (La Musica/Euridice) Cathy Berberian (Messaggiera/Speranza) Eiko Katanosaka (Proserpina/Ninfa) - Year of recording: 1969 L'Orfeo (SV 318) "Favola in musica", written in 1607. Prologo 00:00:00 - 1. Toccata 00:02:04 - 2. Ritornello-Dal mio Permesso amato Act I 00:07:31 - 1. In questo lieto e fortunato giorno 00:09:29 - 2. Vieni Imeneo, deh vieni 00:11:33 - 3. Lasciate i monti 00:14:13 - 4. Rosa del Ciel, vita del mondo 00:17:15 - 5. Lasciate i monti 00:20:05 - 6. Ritornello-Alcun non sia che disperato Act II 00:24:32 - 1. Sinfonia-Ecco pur ch'a voi ...
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Libretto: http://www.bemf.org/media/1213_opera_libretto.pdf Coro Antonio Il Verso Ensemble Elyma Direction & réalisation musicale Gabriel Garrido Orfeo: Victor Torres Euridice: Adriana Fernandez Sylvia, Messaggiera: Gloria Banditelli Speranza, La Musica: Maria Cristina Kiehr Caronte: Antonio Abete Plutone, Pastore IV: Furio Zanasi Proserpina, Ninfa: Roberta Invernizzi Apollo: Maurizio Rossano Pastore I: Gerd Turk Pastore II: Fabian Schofrin Pastore III, Spirito I: Giovanni Caccamo Spirito II: Salvatore Sutera PROLOGO / PROLOGUE 1 - Toccata (1'28) 2 - Ritornello - La Musica (5'51) ATTO PRIMO / FIRST ACT 3 - In questo lieto e fortunato giorno (3'35) 4 - Lasciate i monti (2'38) 5 - Rosa del ciel (3'52) 6 - Vieni, Imeneo (1'50) 7 - Alcun non sia che disperato in preda (4'53) ATTO SECO...
Release Date: 01/16/2007 Label: Harmonia Mundi Catalog #: 9909003 Composer: Claudio Monteverdi Performer: Graciela Oddone, Simon Keenlyside, Juanita Lascarro, Martina Dike Conductor: René Jacobs Orchestra/Ensemble: Ghent Collegium Vocale, Concerto Vocale Number of Discs: 2 Recorded in: Stereo This stunningly conceived, musically vibrant Orfeo was taped at Brussels' La Monnaie in 1998. The much-lauded production later traveled to the Brooklyn Academy of Music where it was as great a success as it had been in Belgium. And indeed, anyone coming to this DVD is in for a treat, a veritable feast for both eye and ear. Choreographer/director Trisha Brown, conductor René Jacobs, and designer Roland Aeschlimann have created an ideal fusion of words, action, sight, and sound,...
Claudio Monteverdi - L'Orfeo: Act 1 Prologue "Dal mi permesso", conducted by Jordi Savall (Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain)
Jordi Savall - La capella Ceial de Catalunya - Le Concert des Nations - Furio Zanasi as Orfeo - English subs - © Opus Arte 2002 This video contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Such material is made available for educational scholarship, or research. It is believed that this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Title 17 U.S.C. section 107 of the US Copyright Law. This material is distributed without profit and is intended for education purposes only. Beyond this, the nature of the material, and the limited amount of material used, should not have an effect on the potential market value of the work
music director: René Jacobs, Orfeo: Simon Keenlyside, choreography: Trisha Brown dancers: Kathleen Fisher, Stanford Makishi, Mariah Malohey, Brandi Norton, Stacy Matthew Sencer, Katrina Thonpson, Keith A. Thompson, Abigall Yager, Ming-Lung Yang ORPHEUS: See now, I return to you, dear woods and beloved hills, made blessed by that sun through whom alone my darkness is lightened. FIRST SHEPHERD: Look, Orpheus, how the shade of those beech trees invites us, now that Phoebus darts burning rays from heaven. On these grassy banks let us rest, and let each in his own way let loose his voice to the murmur of the waters. FIRST & SECOND SHEPHERDS: In this flowery meadow every sylvan deity is often wont to linger for his pleasure. Here Pan, the shepherds' ...