EAN: 0709861305377

Antonio Maria Bononcini (1677-1726) is less well known than his father Giovanni Maria and brother Giovanni, but the works recorded here reveal a composer of substance and considerable int… Mehr…

Antonio Maria Bononcini (1677-1726) is less well known than his father Giovanni Maria and brother Giovanni, but the works recorded here reveal a composer of substance and considerable interest. His Mass in G minor, in its premiere recording and first modern performance, is a real find. At the time of its composition, probably somewhere close to 1700, it would have been considered unconventional if not just plain odd, in the extent to which it incorporated an intensely contrapuntal Germanic style with Italianate lyricism. In fact, Bononcini entirely dispensed with movements featuring vocal solos, the bread and butter of Baroque Italian liturgical music, in favor of elaborately contrapuntal interweaving of from two to five solo voices. There's nothing showy or academic about Bononcini's polyphonic writing in the Mass; the lines are supple and lyrically melodic. The result is gorgeously rich and shouldn't sound strange to modern ears. The album's eight soloists are all very fine, and several are standouts. {|Sara Mingardo|}'s ripe contralto beautifully fills out the lines so low that they were most likely intended for a tenor rather than a castrato. Her remarkable duet with counter tenor {|Andrea Arrivabene|}, Gratias agimus tibi, in which her voice contrasts in weight and depth with his, is one of the album's highlights. Domine Deus, Rex coelistis, for two tenors and bass, is a marvel of lyrical counterpoint and structural elegance. Bass {|Salvo Vitale|} sings throughout with exceptional resonance and deep feeling. The Stabat Mater in C minor is an overall less impressive work, not only because of the more conventional vocal writing, but because the long text on a single tragic theme is challenging to set with enough variety to provide musical contrast, without resorting to a contrasting tone that's unduly cheerful, and Bononcini doesn't quite pull it off. It's a work with many individual moments, though, that are lovely and even striking, and is especially a pleasure in a performance as excellent as this one. The chorus and orchestra of {|Concerto Italiano|}, expertly led by {|Rinaldo Alessandrini|}, sing and play with their characteristic attention to musical and textual detail. The sound of the live recording is clean, full, and realistic. Music>Music>Classical>Classical Vocalist>Class Vocalist, Naive Core >3<

2012, ISBN: 0709861305377

Brand: NAIVE CLASSIQUE, Binding: Audio CD, Label: Naive Classique/Indigo, Publisher: Naive Classique/Indigo, NumberOfDiscs: 1, NumberOfItems: 1, PackageQuantity: 1, medium: Audio CD, publ… Mehr…

Brand: NAIVE CLASSIQUE, Binding: Audio CD, Label: Naive Classique/Indigo, Publisher: Naive Classique/Indigo, NumberOfDiscs: 1, NumberOfItems: 1, PackageQuantity: 1, medium: Audio CD, publicationDate: 2012-11-27, releaseDate: 2012-09-14, artists: Rinaldo Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano, composers: Antonio Maria Bononcini Musik, Rinaldo Alessandrini<

ISBN: 0709861305377

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