The Medici Castrato - A Homage To Gualberto Magli

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The Medici Castrato - A homage to Gualberto MagliOpis:Product Description The exciting countertenor voice of Italian Raffaele Pe which has, in the last few years, been captivating audiences at concert and opera performances given by the likes of John Eliot Gardiner, Claudio Cavina, Christophe Coin and Paul McCreesh, is now provided with a CD release from Glossa of Pe s solo recital, 'The Medici Castrato'. Pe takes his lead from music written for Gualberto Magli, a castrato at the court of the Medicis in Florence in the first quarter of the 17th century who, through the encouragement of his teacher Giulio Caccini, became a master of the new vocal form of monody. Magli s prowess led him to be sought after for the Mantuan première of Monteverdi s 'L Orfeo', sizeable portions of which are sung here by Pe. Alongside a modern homage to castrati such as Gualberto Magli written by Alessandro Ciccolini and seicento composers such as Francesca and Giulio Caccini and Sigismondo d India appear monodies by more shadowy names such as Girolamo Montesardo and Johann Nauwach (compositions by the latter resulting from Magli working for the Elector of Brandenburg). The 17th century instrumental soundworld is conjured up on this recording (previously only available as a download) by harpist Chiara Granata and theorbo player David Miller.

Review ***** 'The programme on this disc is highly imaginative, and it is matched by the wonderful performances. Pe very much has the recitar cantando style to perfection, but is also capable of highly beautiful lyric singing and some superbly virtuoso moments. He is finely supported by Granata and Miller, who both contribute to the overall high level of the recording.' --Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill, 20th November 2014'Pe has a well-focused counter tenor voice, expressive but not at all florid. With a fine approach to phrasing comes an agile way with decorations ... The church acoustic is very pleasing. Even in the welter of counter tenor discs, Pe s precisely targeted concept album rewards close listening.' --Jonathan Woolf, Music Web International, 30th January 2015Autor:Raffaele Pe; Chiara Granata; David MillerNośnik:Audio CDPłyt:Język: Data wydania: 2014Waga: 0.20 gramWysokość: 0.3 cmSzerokość: 5 cmDługość: 5.5 cmUWAGA: Kupując produkt na tej aukcji zgadzasz się na wydłużony termin realizacji wysyłki (10-14 dni roboczych). Podany towar pochodzi z zagranicznego magazynu, stąd wydłużony czas realizacji który podany jest obok.