Cappella Artemisia & Candace Smith - Lacrime Amare: Bianca Maria Meda Motets (2018)
Cappella Artemisia & Candace Smith - Lacrime Amare: Bianca Maria Meda Motets (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 316 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 184 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:19:02
Classical, Sacred, Vocal | Label: Brilliant Classics
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 316 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 184 Mb | Digital booklet | 01:19:02
Classical, Sacred, Vocal | Label: Brilliant Classics
The revival on record of forgotten music by a Benedictine nun: a valuable discovery for fans of the early Baroque.Tracklist:
Even in the extensive library of little-known composers whose music has found a niche on Brilliant Classics, the name of Bianca Maria Meda (1661?–1732/33) counts as obscure. Little is known about Meda other than the scant details printed on the title page of the edition of these motets, printed in 1691: her name; her title: donna (indicating her position as professa in a Benedictine convent); and the name of the monastery where she lived: San Martino del Leano, in Pavia. She probably took holy orders as a teenager, and she was followed by several other members of her family.
These motets are sacred but not designed for liturgical use, setting first-person texts (possibly by Meda herself) on themes such as the renunciation of worldly pleasures, an ardent love for Jesus the bridegroom, and requests for intercession by Mary, the Queen of Heaven. The wide range of the vocal lines, as well as the difficulty of the vocal and instrumental parts, indicate that both singers and instrumentalists in Meda’s convent were highly skilled. Although the scores can be performed by a mixed voice ensemble, this recording restores them to the kind of performance that would have been heard in the convent of San Martino del Leano, with a light instrumental ensemble accompanying an all-female choir.
The album is an absorbing sequel to Capella Artemisia’s debut on Brilliant Classics with ‘Weep and Rejoice’ (BC94638), also reviving little-known Italian 17th- and 18th-century composers.
‘The musical range and dramatic impetus present in these performances by Cappella Artemisia is quite extraordinary. […] Many [names of composers] are obscure and richly deserve this superb reading. […] The all-female vocalists (predominantly native Italian speakers) work in various permutations and when en masse produce an appealing rich sound […] Wholeheartedly recommended’ – Early Music Today
1. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Arianne Lanci, Elena Bertuzzi & Silvia Vajente – Jesu mi clementissime (09:23)
2. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Arianne Lanci, Silvia Vajente, Sara Tommasini & Barbara Zanichelli – Vibrate (07:52)
3. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Pamela Lucciarini & Silvia Vajente – Anime belle (08:05)
4. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Arianne Lanci & Barbara Zanichelli – O quante contra me (08:03)
5. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Pamela Lucciarini, Elena Biscuola, Arianne Lanci & Sara Tommasini – In foco ardentissime (10:54)
6. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Patrizia Vaccari, Arianne Lanci, Sara Tommasini & Barbara Zanichelli – O lacrime amare (10:12)
7. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith & Elena Biscuola – Volo vivere (08:59)
8. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Elena Biscuola & Elena Bertuzzi – No non tentate (07:20)
9. Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Elena Biscuola, Silvia Vajente & Sara Tommasini – Spirate vos zeffiri (08:10)
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Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith / Lacrime Amare
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