Piva

Editorial Reviews
Laird, American Record Guide, 1992
"Knowles is a wonderful soprano who sings with passion and clarity...Wallace’s instrumental works and accompaniments are exemplary."

Marc Cramer, Renaissance Magazine, 1997
"The singing soars, capturing the joys and melancholy of Renaissance Spain...the instrumentals are nothing less than inspired..."

Album Description
A kaleidescope of voices and lute and vihuela - this recording presents passionate songs of the Italian and Spanish Renaissance. LiveOak has a longstanding reputation for its vibrant performances of this repertoire. The grace with which solo song flows into lute solo into soaring duo of voices with lute accompaniment, constantly shifting focus, color and mood, is captivating.

Piva

Tracks:

Calata Ala Spagnola
Tastar De Corde, Rececar Dietro
Pavana Alla Venetiana
Rececar
Jay Pris Amours (Duet)
Recercar
La Bernardina De Josquin (Duet)
Recercar Quinto
Canto Bello
La Villanella
O Mia Cieca E Dura Sorte (After Marchetto Cara)
Che Farala Che Dirala (After Don Michele Vicentino)
Non Mi Negar Signora (After Serafino Dall'Aquila)
Recercar
Pavana
Calata
Recercar
Je Ne Fay (Duet)
Recercar
De Tous Biens (Duet)
Tastar De Corde, Recercar Dietro
Calata Ala Spagnola
Poi Che Colse La Mia Stella (After Bartolomeo Tromboncino)
Laudato Dio
Saltarello & Piva (Duet)

Customer Reviews:

thanks naxos.......2007-03-18

first i want to thank the folks at naxos for all the great music they have provided over the years at a budget price. i have about 30 albums released by naxos, and they are all wonderful. this album of lute music is a classic listening experience for late nights or lazy sunday afternoons. it is a beautiful quiet trip back into the sounds of another time and place. recorded in a church in england, the acoustics of that building come through clearly, giving the overall sound a haunting tone. the lute playing is itself is gorgeous. nobody looking for a recording of lute playing could go wrong here. naxos also has released a series of solo lute albums featuring the works of sylvius leopold weiss, with robert barto performing, which i recommend heartily, as well. thanks again, naxos.

Superb album.......2007-01-12

This is an excellent album. It's currently my favorite lute album. It's beautiful, relaxing, and enjoyable to listen to. This album is highly recommended to anyone who enjoys lute music.

Heavenly.......2006-10-11

Perfect. Timeless, gentle music. I have given many massages to this music (can't stand most new age stuff). Has the ancient sound that is exactly what I was looking for. Strong recommendation: Glenn Gould, consort of Musicke by William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons. One of my favorite albums EVER. Incredibly powerful, primal, simple.

Simply WONDERFUL!!!! just amazing........2006-02-01

One of the best-buy i have made since long time ago. A high quality CD that can be enjoyed in every moment. Beautiful melodies, you can feel the ancient times with those, and you can try to imagine how could it be medieval life.

A Journey Back In Time!.......2003-12-11

This is a wonderful CD! Beautifully recorded in St. Andrews Church in Toddington, England! The quiet melodies of each piece are different enough that you will never get bored playing it over and over again!The next time you have a bad day, or come home from work some night with frayed nerves, try this!Turn out all of the lights, light a candle in a jar, preferably a scented one (sounds awfully 60's doesn't it!) put this CD on the stereo, get comfortable, let your mind drift back to the 16th century, watch the candle light flicker on the walls and ceiling and feel yourself relax!!!This CD is a lot cheaper than a bottle of tranquilizers or a visit to the shrink!BEWARE: Don't substitute Lute music played on an acoustic guitar! A Lute has different dynamics, nuances and colours!Good Listening To You!!!

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Ever wondered what was before Bach, Lully, or Palestrina?

Madrigal History Tour
The King's Singers , The Consorte of Musicke , various/anonymous/traditional , and Anthony Rooley
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ASIN: B000246J7M
Release Date: 2004-01-01

Tracks:

Amor Vittorioso
Lirum Bililirum
Il Bianco E Dolce Cigno
La Bella Franceschina
Ultima Mei Sospiri
Alla Cazza
Or Si Rallegri Il Cielo
Fine Knacks For Ladies
Who Made Thee, Hob, Forsake The Plough
Of All The Birds That I Do Know
Too Much I Once Lamented
Fair Phyllis I Saw
The Silver Swan
Now Is The Month Of Maying
La Guerre
La, La, La, Je Ne L'ose Dire
Bon Jour: Et Puis, Quelles Nouvelles
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Il Est Bel Et Bon
Margot Labourez Les Vignes
Un Gentil Armoureux
Faulte D'Argent
La Tricotea Samartin La Vea
Triste Estaba El Rey David
Cucu, Cucu!
Tres Morillas M'enamoran
Fatal La Parte
La Bomba
Tanzen Und Springen
Vitrum Nostrum Gloriosum
Ach Elsein, Liebes Elselein
Ach, Weh Des Leiden
Das G'Laut Zu Speyer
Herzliebstes Bild

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Ever wondered what was before Bach, Lully, or Palestrina?.......2007-04-29

During the days of the Renaissance, the madrigal was one
of the most popular musical forms and outputs. The King's Singers, a modern-day all male vocal group, demonstrate the authentic sound of which these 34 chosen madrigals may have been performed. In the Renaissance, in place of sopranos and altos, there were countertenors (men who sang falsetto in a feminine range). That's what these guys do; just listen to the first few and you'll automatically be transported back to this magical and sort of other-worldly time. If you've been to Renaissance fairs, it will make you think of those, too.

The King's Singers offer 34 well-chosen madrigals from composers like John Dowland, Hans Leo Hassler, Clement Jannequin and some composers who wished to remain anonymous. They are grouped by the different languages to show that the madrigal wasn't just the rage in Italy where it had originated but at various other places all over Europe, the hub of the music world. The Italian ones come first, then in English, French, Spanish and German. The best one in the set is "La Guerre" which runs 6 minutes, and is an incredible vocal showpiece. It's even very funny at times.

If you want to hear exactly how Renaissance madrigals sound, this is the real deal.

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Marvellous!!A delicious recording!!!
Rock guitarist turned lutanist

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Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

Sir John Smith His Almain
Forlorne Hope Fancye
(Pavan)
La Jota
Cumbees
Piva
Emporer Of The Moon
La Battaglia (Jannequin)
Voglio di vita uscir'
(A Jig)
The Earl Of Essex Galliard
The Right Honourable
Aria: Come La Rondinella
Greene-Sleeves
The Glory Of The West
The Queen's Jigg
Fantasia
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Go From My Windoe
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Customer Reviews:

Marvellous!!A delicious recording!!!.......2004-10-01

O`Dette! The lutanist that would become popular in Dowlands time! he seems to me like a Leonhardt on lute.I find the lute no less expressive and enchanting than harpsichord or piano when I listen to Mr O`Dette

Rock guitarist turned lutanist.......2002-08-05

I listen to this album over and over and never get tired of it. O'Dette's interpretations keep sounding fresh and alive, perhaps because of his rock background. This was the popular music of the time and he plays it that way. There's no dusty mustiness of age hanging over it.

Tracks:

Preludio
O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa
Preludio
Gli aranci olezzano
Dite, Mamma Lucia
Il cavallo scalpita
Beato voi, compar Alfio
Regina Coeli
Inneggiamo, il Signor non orto
Voi lo sapete, o mamma
Tu qui, Santuzza?
Fior di giaggiolo
Ah! Lovedi, che hai tu detto?
No, no, Turiddu
Oh! Il Signore vi manda
Intermezzo
A casa, a casa
Viva il vino spumeggiante
A voi tutti, salute!
Mamma, quel vino eneroso

Tracks:

Pagliacci: Prologo: Si puSi pu
Pagliacci: 1.1-Eh!... Son qua! Son qua!
Pagliacci: 1.1-Un gran spetacollo a ventitrre
Pagliacci: 1.1-Un tal gioco, credetemi...
Pagliacci: 1.1-Don, din, don, din...
Pagliacci: 1.2-Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!... Hui! Stridono lass
Pagliacci: 1.2-Sei lCredea che te ne fossi andato
Pagliacci: 1.2-So ben che difforme contorte son io
Pagliacci: 1.2-Nedda!... Silvio! A quest'ora che imprudenza
Pagliacci: 1.2-E fra quest'ansie in eterno vivrai!
Pagliacci: 1.2-Non mi tentar!
Pagliacci: 1.2-E allor perchdi', tu m'hai stregato
Pagliacci: 1.2-Cammina adagio e li sorprendai!
Pagliacci: 1.2-Recitar!... Mentre preso dal delirio
Pagliacci: 1.2-Vesti la giubba
Pagliacci: 1.2-Intermezzo
Pagliacci: 2-OhOhPresto! Presto!
Pagliacci: 2.La Commedia-Pagliaccio, mio marito
Pagliacci: 2.La Commedia-Oh! Colombina, il tenero...
Pagliacci: 2.La Commedia-Di fare il segno convenuto
Pagliacci: 2.La Commedia-Arlecchin!... Colombina!
Pagliacci: 2.La Commedia-Coraggio! Un uomo era con te
Pagliacci: 2.La Commedia-No, Pagliaccio non son
Pagliacci: 2.La Commedia-Suvvia, coserribile

Customer Reviews:

A Recommended Corelli Memento.......2007-03-26

This is Corelli at his best, with all of those spine-tingling "high" notes. There is a version of Cavalleria/Pagliacci(on 2 separate CDs)by Jussi Bjorling, my other favorite tenor, which serves as an interesting contrast to the Corelli version. I found the Corelli take to be the superior of the two, in this case, although there is little to fault in the Bjorling offerings.

Best Stereo Cav/Pag.......2006-11-01

If you need to show somebody WHY Franco Corelli was the most exciting tenor of the last half of the 20th century, just plop this CD in your player. Corelli is electrifying in both these operas and has a fine supporting cast (well except for the Nedda, but Pagliacci thankfully is an opera that won't be ruined if you have a so-so one). Gobbi is his typical creepy self and Sereni is manly. The conducting keeps things going at a great pace. The Cav is even better. De Los Angeles is a surprisingly good Santuzza.

Text Book Bel Canto Technique. . ........2005-12-22

Corelli is a God: never has anyone had a command of Bel Canto
technique like him. Some complain that he is loud and vulgar. Well,
that is a complaint that has been made about Verdi, Italian Opera, and
Italian culture in general. I am in complete envy of anyone who might have heard him in the theater. Can you imagine what kind
of frisson this "loud and vulgar" voice could have created? Not to
mention his stunning sex appeal. THE tenor of this century, but
divine in a different way from Callas. His SINGING is the key to
his glory: completely free, squillo beyond human understanding, and
because of his completely free upper mechanism, his breath control
was simply stunning.

These recordings are must have-s: De los Angeles is a young, vulnerable Santuzza (unlike the dangerous reading that Callas gives it). Instead of perpetrating the death of Turridu, the Santuzza of de los Angeles seems to have stumbled innocently into the situation. Her disclosing of the affair of Turridu and Lola to Alfio is the hurt confession of a young girl, as opposed to the crafty reading that Callas
gives the scene. The conducting of Sabatini is urgent and propels the
drama forward. Cavalleria is a strange piece architecturally: it sometimes gives the impression of being an oratorio with its extended
orchestral passages and choruses. Of course, Corelli in the final
scene leave no piece of scenery un-chewed, but his noble tone makes
him a sympathetic Turridu. Unlike the Turridi-s of De Stefano and Pavarotti, Corelli turns Turridu into a confused adolescent, rather than a mature man making selfish choices.

As for Pagliacci: the Canio of Gobbi is searing in its intensity, and
the Nedda of Amara (again, compared to Callas, ALWAYS one
must compare to Callas) is youthful and rather un-complex, though
beautifully sung and completely convincing. Of course, Corelli is
THE Canio, brooding, sullen, frightening. He does not come across
as middle aged (Vickers), but a virile man in his prime, "fatto cornuto"
by his wife.

As recordings come and go in and out of print, snatch this up NOW.
I have 4 recordings of Cav/Pag: my understanding of these pieces would not really be complete without this one.

Overlooked jewel!.......2004-05-26

This double-recording of two very famous verismo-operas is absolutely stunning. For one it has the most beautiful, touching Santuzza in the velvety Victoria de los Angeles and the most erotic Turridu in the hot-blooded Franco Corelli. Victoria's Santuzza never screeches or sounds vulgar but is a wounded, loving soul crying for help. The incredible beauty of her "Voi lo sapete o mamma" is proof for how sublime "verismo" (This so often abused word) can be. Verismo is a type of opera, a unique style of singing, not tricks, gimmicks or mannerisms.
The Pagliacci with the fierce Amara and the unequalled Gobbi presents us one of the most intense Canios on disc. In short: Buy this and be floored by this beauty and drama!

Bravissimo!.......2002-11-27

Rudolf Bing once said that Franco Corelli, with his handsome look and grandiose voice, in his time was opera incarnated. Yes, after listening to this electrified version of Pagliacci, it would be hard to disagree. When you listen to it you actually can see the drama goes on. In the highlights Maestro von Matacic push the orchestra to the edge and Corelli gives his all. It's unbelievable.
It will be hard to find any other versions with more theatrical intensity. This is a firstchoice among all versions of Pagliacci.

Tracks:

The Mystery Of Santo Domingo de Silos Prolegendum: Dominus regnavit - Tractus: Vide, Domine, et considera - Ad confractionem panis: Gustateet videte Silos Monks
Nocturne No. 1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1
Piano Concerto No. 17 In G Major, KV 453: Finale: Allegretto
The Well-Tempered Clavier: Prelude And Fugue No. 1 In C Major
Piva: Uplift
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Fourth Movement - La Rejouissance: Allegro
The Creation: Final Movement - Singt dem Herren, alle Stimmen
Violin Concerto in D Major: First Movement: Moderato nobile
The Planets: Mars, The Bringer Of War
Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Fawn
Ave Maria
The Valkyrie: The Ride Of The Valkyrie
Carmen: March Of The Toreodors

Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy

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Triumphant!
Excellent Renaissance Faire. Buy it!
Definitely Worth the Listening
Superb musicianship on ancient instruments....
Piffaro Renaissance Band Superb

Canzoni e Danze: Wind Music from Renaissance Italy
Joan Ambrosio Dalza , Heinrich Isaac , Francesco Bendusi , Giorgio Mainerio , Rossino Mantovano , Costanzo Festa , Anonymous , Fillippo Azzaiolo , Jacques Arcadelt , Vincenzo Ruffo , Orazio Vecchi , Lodovico Agostini , Giovanni Ferretti , Cesario Gussago , Aurelio Bonelli , Eric Anderson , Grant Gerreid , Adam Gilbert , Joan Kimball , Gwyn Roberts , Robert Wiemken , Thomas Zajac , Piffaro , and The Renaissance Band
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Release Date: 1995-11-14

Tracks:

Piva
Palle, Palle - Ne piu bella di queste - La mi la sol
Recorders: Pass'e mezo ditto il Romano - Moschetta - Bandera
La Parma - Un sonar de piva in fachinesco (Lirum bililirum)
Regem archangelorum - Alma, che scarca dal corporeo velo
Aldi, dolce ben mio - Bona via faccia barva (Venetiana) - Gentil madonna, del mio cor padrona
Donna, quando pietosa - El travagliato - La gamba in basso e soprano - Amor e foco e ghiaccio
Putta nera ballo furlano
All'arm', all'arm' - Com'al primo apparir - Sonata 'La facca'
Canzona 'Istrina' - Sonata 'La fontana' - Canzona 'Licori'
la morte de la ragione (Pavane) - La traditora (Gagliarda) - Bel fiore - La rocha el fuso (Gagliarda) - El desperato (Saltarello) - La lavandara (Gagliarda)

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Piffaro discs make this sedentary fool want to get up and dance. Renaissance dance music is a much-underrated source of general delight, anyway. You don't have to be the kind of specialist listener who loves medieval masses to get a kick out of this tasty, highly rhythmic music--the disco of an earlier era. The tunes are appealing, the sounds of the varied instruments consistently delightful. I rate discs of Renaissance dances not so much by their authenticity, a debatable matter anyway, but rather by their danceability. Piffaro discs rank consistently high in this respect, and they are realistically recorded. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Triumphant!.......2006-12-01

This is truly one of the best albums of Renaissance music currntly available! Purely instrumental! Much of it appears to be music for a royal court event or the like, with much use of brass and wind instruments. There are also many selections for the festival setting, usually involving the bagpipes and hurdy-gurdy. Too many albums of ancient music "pad" the content with monotonous choral polyphonic selections, perhaps starting out with one or two really good instrumental pieces. However, they did not do that in this one!

Excellent Renaissance Faire. Buy it!.......2005-11-15

'Piffaro The Renaissance Band' is a Philadelphia group who has done several superior albums of Renaissance music for the label 'Archiv', late of Deutche Grammaphone, now part of Polygram. I was astonished when I heard from a student of one of the directors, Robert Wiemken, that the band is paid virtually nothing to make the record and have it distributed. While I would expect that from a minor label, it is surprising that an act should make it to Deutche Grammaphone and not be paid for their recording. I go into this minor digression because I am especially impressed by this recording and all their others as well.

I do take issue with it's being labelled a recording of 'wind' music, as there is ample representation from the family of string instruments, most famously the guitar and the hurdy gurdy.

Although I really enjoy 'old music', I'm not an expert on it, but I set out to distinguish this music from modern stuff, and the two I can find are the presence here of a lot of drone instruments such as the bagpipe and the hurdy gurdy and the absence of instruments such as the clarinet which give us that lushly woody tenor we hear in pieces such as 'Rapsody in Blue' or in some of Kurt Weill's German stage pieces. We also certainly miss the rich sounds of the piano, as the pianoforte has not been invented yet.

If you like old music, this band is a 'must hear'!

Definitely Worth the Listening.......2004-01-26

Simply lovely. Some whimsical, some more technically serious. In all, definitely worth the money and the time. One of my new favorites.

Superb musicianship on ancient instruments...........2001-10-03

I wish composers were still writing for hurdy-gurdy @ crumhorn...what a wonderful sound. I especially liked "La Parma". I do believe a modern tunesmith has taken that melody @ recently made a rather haunting popular song from it; a female vocalist, I think. If anyone out there can remember what the name of that modern tune is @ will post it here, it will save me some on-going mental annoyance. You won't go wrong in buying this album!

Piffaro Renaissance Band Superb.......2001-05-20

This CD has me dancing in the streets. I have played holes in the recording. The musicianship is extraordinary with excitement, love and a great warm sense of pleasure taken by everyone involved. Renaissance instruments are not generally known for subtlety or nuance, but these players work miracles. The percussion sections are also integral to the whole and thrilling, where appropriate. Piffaro, please keep your music coming.

Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (complete opera live 1957) with Maria Callas, Dino Dondi, Nino Sanzogno, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan

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Interesting
Callas is overrated
For Callas Diehards

Gluck: Ifigenia in Tauride (complete opera live 1957) with Maria Callas, Dino Dondi, Nino Sanzogno, Orchestra & Chorus of La Scala, Milan

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Release Date: 1998-06-02

Tracks:

Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: O Dei! Propiziate il destino
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: La calma rinascea, ma, in fondo al mio cor (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Oh notte rea! Sogno spietato!
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Deh! Pelopea stirpe! Stirpe ognor fatale (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: O tu, che in tua pieta crudel (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Ah! quando, o Dei, del lagrimar...Ciel! mi persegue dei Numi il furor! (Toante)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Ciel! mi persegue dei Numi il furor! (Toante - Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Presentimento reo la debil mente assale (Toante)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Placava il nume il suo furor...Me infelice!...Or va, la lama affila (Ifigenia - Toante)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Le colpe ad espiar
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Danze - Ballet - Ballett
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 1: Qual destin, qual follia vi spingea, o sciagurati (Toante - Pilade - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Oh silenzio feral! (Pilade - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Oh de' misfatti miei, Numi autori fatali! (Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Perche di tanto affanno turbar colui che t'ama!
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Un sol desio mi preme (Pilade)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Sventurati stranier, io vi debbo separar (Pilade - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Nume, patrono dei funesti lidi
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: La calma torna nel mio cor! (Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Pantomima - Pantomime
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: L'oltraggio alla natura alfin punito andra (Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Tutto scorgo l'orror (Ifigenia - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Sommi Dei! Tutti estinti i cari miei! (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: O dolce suol natio
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: O sventurata Ifigenia (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: Onorate con me quest'eroe... (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 2: La mia voce in un sol pianto (Ifigenia)

Tracks:

Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: Il voto pago andra
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: lo ti veggio ad ogni istante (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: S'avanzano i due prigionier (Ifigenia - Oreste - Pilade)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: Se deluder sapro del re la furia orrenda (Ifigenia - Oreste - Pilade)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: Oh celeste gioir!
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: E me d'amar, o mio fedel, presumi
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: Che! non sapro domar resistenze funeste? (Pilade - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: Ahi! Qual pieta!
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: Che! Me stimi salvar la desiata morte? (Ifigenia - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 3: Divinita de l'alme grandi (Pilade)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Ah! l'esecrando rito non so perpetrar
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: lo t'imploro anelante, o implacabile Dea! (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Sii, Diana, a noi propizia!
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: La forza m'abbandona, o condanna crudel! (Ifigenia - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Casta figlia di Latona
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Sommi Dei, sommi Dei, soccorso a me! (Ifigenia - Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Non evocar immagini funeste! (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Sventura! ahime! Disvelato e il mistero! (Ifigenia)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Scoverti sono alfin tuoi fini pravi...Dunque vuoi che lo tragga all'ara (Toante - Ifigenia - Oreste - Pilade)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: V'arrestate e s'ascolti il mio parlar! (Diana)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: In questa eterea forma (Oreste)
Ifigenia In Tauride: Act 4: Trascorso il tempo omai (Tutti)

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Interesting.......2004-01-13

Just like with Wagner there was no possibility to perform it in the original language. If the "Amazon Customer" whose only aim in life seems to be showing off and playing God by explaining why he knows so much better than aknowledged experts like Steane, Porter and Kesting KNEW ANYTHING he'd know that too! Tebaldi sang Tatyana in Italian too!
That such a RARITY was performed came about through Callas' personal wish and fight for the revival of forgotten masterpieces. Callas shines as Ifigenia, I'd rather have this by her than nothing. Also, check out her Armida and Alceste... Now if these were uncut, it would be HEAVEN!

Callas is overrated.......2003-12-17

Only diehard Callas enthusiasts and those who already know the work well should consider buying this CD. To begin with, the opera is sung in Italian-when Gluck actually made a point of writing it in French! In addition, the male singers are all woefully inadequate, and Sonzogno's Gluck sounds more like bad Puccini. As usual with Callas, there are thrilling moments (for instance, the wonderful opening scene), but they never add up to a complete portrayal, and, although she sings with great elegance and poise, the overall peformance is disappointing. Those who wish to hear what wonders she could accomplish in Gluck should listen to her Alceste, which is another matter altogether.

For Callas Diehards.......1999-06-30

Early Sixteenth Century Venetian Lute Music

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Apollo's Lyre come to life

Early Sixteenth Century Venetian Lute Music

Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I9GI
Release Date: 1999-03-09

Tracks:

Pavana alla venetiana
Saltarello
Piva
Recercar primo
De tous bien playne
De tu biens plaene: De tu biens plaene - nel ton del primo recercar
Padoana belissima
Spagna seconda
Recercar II:XIII: Recercar II:XIII - che sono mi solo. bello. che altri che mi on la
O mia ciecha e dura sorte
Che farala, che dirala
Recercare
Malor me bat
Piva
Laudato Dio
Recercar
Calata ala spagnola ditto terzetti
Recercar quinto: Recercar quinto - belissimo
Non ti spiaqua l'ascoltar - motetto bello
La vilanela
Recercare
Adiu mes amours
Recercare
Tientalora, Balletto da ballare
Et interra pax: Et interra pax - niun non la solum mi
Qui tolis pechata mondi: Qui tolis pechata mondi - chosa belisima
Tastar de corde - Recercar dietro
Pavana alla ferrarese
Saltarello
Piva

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Apollo's Lyre come to life.......2005-05-03

Five hundred years ago, a humble lute student by the name of Vidal recorded his master's compositions in a hand-drawn tabulature book. Well aware of the ill-fate befalling musical masterpieces with the passage of time and generations, he decided to embellish the book's pages with fantastic hand-painted scenes - "so that even the unlearned man, seduced by its visual beauty, may preserve it and pass it on intact."

It is thanks to Vidal's foresight that today this precious manuscript survives, along with the sublime music it contains. And this CD is one of the absolute best performances of it I have heard.

Paul O'Dette chose three composers to represent early Northern Italian lute output: along with Vidal's master (Vincenzo Capirola, dated around 1517), there is the music from the two earliest surviving printed lute tabulature books - Francesco Spinacino and Joanambrosio Dalza (1508).

This early lute music is extremely diverse and fascinating, and O'Dette does it full justice in both piece-selection and interpretation. Dalza is best known for his bold dances, which show a strong influence of when the lute was played with a plectrum rather than picked with the fingers. Spinacino stands out for his fiery ricercari, with alternating fast single-note runs and brief counterpointal meditations. But it is Capirola and his vast tapestry of colors that gets the lion's share in this CD (dances, ricercari, vocal pieces set for lute).

Words cannot describe how expressive and varied this music is. Listen to tracks 4 (Ricercare primo), 7 (Padoana bellissima) and 8 (Spagna seconda) to get a sense of the confidence and the maturity that this style had achieved by the early 16th Century.
The lute was rigtfully considered the most versatile musical medium, second only to the human voice - and O'Dette's performance of this incredible music makes you understand why.

Even among O'Dette's excellent CD lineup, this selection stands out as an extraordinary achievement. I could not recommend it more enthusiastically.

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Piva
Duo Live Oak
Manufacturer: Gyre
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000068MGV
Release Date: 2002-06-01

Tracks:

Llaman a Teresica anonymous 1:37
Teresica hermana Flecha/Fuenllana 1:57
Tan buen ganadico del Encina 1:28
Como estola mi vida Ponce 1:46
Si damor pena sentanonymous 4:25
Fantasia 84 Francesco da Milano 1:09
De la vida deste mundo anonymous 2:29
Ricercar 11 Francesco 1:45
Tous les regrets de la Rue 8:39
Tastar de corde Dalza 1:31
Per dolor Tromboncino 4:36
Tastar de corde Dalza 1:17
Se me grato Lupus 2:39
Recercar dietro/Quasi sempre/Piva 4:44
Ostinato vo seguire Tromboncino 2:30
Tastar de corde Dalza 0:36
Si liet e grata morte Verdelot 2:56
Tastar de corde Dalza 0:49
Vita della mia vita Verdelot 2:01
Il bianco e dolce cigno Arcadeldt 2:00
Fantasia 81/Gloriar mi possio 2:57Francesco/Verdelot
Fantasia 17 Francesco 2:25
Madonna qual certezza Verdelot 2:19
Benchel misero cor Verdelot 1:36
Recercar 8 Francesco 2:29Total time: 63:37

Album Description

A kaleidescope of voices and lute and vihuela - this recording presents passionate songs of the Italian and Spanish Renaissance. LiveOak has a longstanding reputation for its vibrant performances of this repertoire. The grace with which solo song flows into lute solo into soaring duo of voices with lute accompaniment, constantly shifting focus, color and mood, is captivating.

The Cradle of the Renaissance: Italian Music from the Time of Leonardo da Vinci

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The Cradle of the Renaissance: Italian Music from the Time of Leonardo da Vinci

Manufacturer: Hyperion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002ZWK
Release Date: 1995-10-17

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