Monteverdi - Flaming Heart | Chandos - Chaconne CHAN0730

Monteverdi - Flaming Heart

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Label: Chandos - Chaconne

Cat No: CHAN0730

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 1st November 2006

Contents

Artists

I Fagiolini

Conductor

Robert Hollingworth

Works

Monteverdi, Claudio

Flaming Heart

Artists

I Fagiolini

Conductor

Robert Hollingworth

About

The immensely popular I Fagiolini launches an exciting new series of secular works by Monteverdi, challenging the accepted pre-eminence of the Italian groups. I Fagiolini are enjoying a greatly increased public profile, following the Royal Philharmonic Society ‘British Ensemble’ award in 2006 – only the second time in history that the award has gone to a vocal ensemble.
 
Under the expert guidance of Robert Hollingworth, I Fagiolini have created an imaginative approach to presenting often unfamiliar music, and their performances are always informed while communicating the spirit of the music instantly and vividly.
 
'Flaming Heart' seeks to show the full Monteverdi, a Monteverdi of both beauty and horror, colourful, vivid, and always completely alive. Unlike the ‘complete edition’ approach, this series presents a much more imaginative selection of his works, beginning with the prologue from L’Orfeo and continuing with the very best of his works for a capella ensemble, soloists and strings.
 
In this new series, I Fagiolini bring contemporary passion with up to date scholarship on issue from gut strings, continuo choices and ornamentation – this is a Monteverdi for both the 16th and 21st century.
Penguin Guide 4 stars Gramophone Editor's Choice

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