Merula: Arie e Capricci

Tarquinio Merula: Arie e Capricci

Figueras / Canihac / Koopman / Lawrence-King / Lislevand / Duftschmid / Savall
Astrée (Auvidis) E 8503 [CD]
Astrée (Naïve) "Musica Italiana" ES 9964 [CD]
Alia Vox AVSA 9862 [SACD-H]

Contents:

1. Folle è ben che si crede
2. Canzonetta spirituale: Chi vuol ch'io m'inamori
3. Aria di Ciaccona: Su la cetra amorosa
4. Toccata del 2º tono (harp)
5. Un bambin che va alla scola
6. Quando gli ucelli portaranno i Zoccoli
7. Sentirete una canzonetta
8. Capriccio (harpsichord)
9. Menti lingua bugiarda
10. Canzonetta Spirituale sopra alla nanna: Hor ch'è tempo di dormire

Playing time: 55' 40"

Performers:
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), Jean-Pierre Canihac (cornet), Ton Koopman (harspichord), Andrew Lawrence-King (harp), Rolf Lislevand (baroque guitar, theorbo), Lorenz Duftschmid (violone), Jordi Savall (viol)
Jordi Savall, dir.

Recording site and date:
Église de Valkkoog, Netherlands [07/1992];
Rel.: 05/03/1993 (E), 02/27/2001 (ES), 09/09/2008 (AVSA)

Excerpts:
[7], [10] Fontalis (Auvidis) "Portrait" ES 9901 [CD] Montserrat Figueras: La Voix de l'émotion - The Voice of emotion

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 396-139 (09/1993)
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 17/2- (Nov/Dec 1993); 32/4-187 (Mar/Apr 2009

Comments:
Information from CD and Todd McComb.

Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665) was trained in Cremona, and spent some time as far afield as Poland. His style combines relatively dense harmony with an expansive vocal treatment, especially original in its synthesis of vocal & instrumental forms. Merula is one of the few composers of the period to be highly regarded for both his vocal & instrumental music. The items on this recording are taken from the publications Secondo Libro dei Madrigali (Venice, 1633) and Curtio precipitato ed altri Capricii (Venice, 1638).

Other recordings devoted to Merula:

Merula: Toccate, canzoni e canzonette da cantare

Anthonello - Yoshimichi Hamada
Symphonia 02201

Merula: Canzoni e Sonatas

Collegium Pro Musica - Stefano Bagliano
Dynamic 191

Merula: Opera completa per organo

Francesco Cera
Tactus 591301

Merula: Curtio precipitato

Ensemble L'Aura Soave - Diego Cantalupi
Tactus 591302

Merula: Canzoni, Danze & Variationi

Ensemble Musica Fiorita - Daniela Dolci
Tactus 591303

Merula: Canzoni - Motetti - Sonate

Ensemble Fitzwilliam
Astrée 4641

Merula: Madrigali e Altre Musiche Concertate

Ensemble Suonare e Cantare
Pierre Vérany 700024

A recording in similar style devoted to Biagio Marini (1597-1665):

Marini: Allegrezza del Nuovo Maggio

Emanuela Galli / Ensemble Galilei - Paul Beier
Stradivarius 33446

And a more general collection:

Italian Music of Early Baroque

Musica Antiqua Praha - Pavel Klikar
Supraphon 11 1816

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