608917291827

Oritz, Hume, Hely, Bertalotti: Ricercare E Canzoni

Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia

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Format: CD

Cat No: CC72918

Release Date:  19 August 2022

Label:  Challenge Classics

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  608917291827

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    This disc is a journey through the history of the solo viola da gamba, starting with its birth (1553) and finishing at the end of 17th Century. Besides the pieces by Diego Ortiz and Tobias Hume, there are some world premiere recordings of music by Benjamin Hely and Angelo Bertalotti.

    The absolute protagonist of this recording is the solo viola da gamba which guides us on a musical journey from 1553 (Tratado de glosas by Diego Ortiz) to 1698/99 (Ricercare per diversi toni by Angelo Michele Bertalotti and The Complete Violist by Benjamin Hely). In so doing, it puts us in touch with a repertoire that may not be universally known, but still deserves to be discovered. Above all, it must be disclosed because it gives tangible testimonies that partially rectify some deep-rooted convictions about the viola da gamba. In fact, contrary to what is often believed, after blossoming in the Renaissance, this instrument did not leave the stage ex abrupto in the mid-17th century, crushed beneath the increasing weight of the cello. Instead, it continued to enjoy its own literature, certainly less striking but not less relevant. We are referring not only to the better-documented compositions for consort, but also to the solo repertoire which frequently had didactic and artistic value - often characterized by chamber allure due to its reserved nature.

    Matteo Cicchitti is the leader of Musica Elegentia, already responsible for a previous Wagenseil disc on Challenge Classics (CC 72896). The double bass player, violonist, gambist and teacher, connoisseur and continuous researcher of historical performance, combines his activity as an instrumentalist with that of artistic and musical director for the repertoire of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

    "This programme may be of specialist interest, but it is executed with panache and absolute conviction." – BBC Music Magazine, Performance 4 STARS, Recording 5 STARS

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Oritz: Tratado del glosas (1553) - Recercada Prima (libro secondo)
      • 2. Tratado del glosas (1553) - Recercada Segunda (libro secondo)
      • 3. Tratado del glosas (1553) - Recercada Tercera (libro secondo)
      • 4. Tratado del glosas (1553) - Recercada Quarta (libro secondo)
      • 5. Hume: The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and others together … with Pavines, Galliards, and Almaines (1605) - A galiard
      • 6. The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and others together … with Pavines, Galliards, and Almaines (1605) - Love’s Almayne
      • 7. The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and others together … with Pavines, Galliards, and Almaines (1605) - A toy (01:19)
      • 8. The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and others together … with Pavines, Galliards, and Almaines (1605) - A merry meeting
      • 9. The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and others together … with Pavines, Galliards, and Almaines (1605) - The spirit of the almayne
      • 10. The First Part of Ayres, French, Pollish and others together … with Pavines, Galliards, and Almaines (1605) - My mistresse almaine
      • 11. Hely: The complete violist (1699) - Psalm 100 & Psalm 92
      • 12. The complete violist (1699) - Minuet
      • 13. The complete violist (1699) - Ayre slowtime
      • 14. The complete violist (1699) - Bourré
      • 15. Bertalotti: Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Primo per contralto
      • 16. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Secondo per contralto
      • 17. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Terzo per contralto
      • 18. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Quarto per contralto
      • 19. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Quinto per contralto
      • 20. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Sesto per contralto
      • 21. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Settimo per contralto
      • 22. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Ottavo per contralto
      • 23. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Nono per contralto
      • 24. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Decimo per contralto
      • 25. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Primo per soprano
      • 26. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Terzo per soprano
      • 27. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Quarto per soprano
      • 28. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Sesto per soprano
      • 29. Regole facilissime per apprendere con facilità e prestezza li canti fermo e figurato (1698) - Ricercare Settimo per soprano