Ensemble Belcanto

Ensemble Belcanto, Dietburg Spohr - Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum (2013)

Ensemble Belcanto, Dietburg Spohr - Hildegard von Bingen: Ordo Virtutum (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 283 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 189 Mb | Scans included | 01:18:52
Classical, Medieval, Contemporary, Choral | Label: ECM | # ECM New Series 2219, 476 4633

This is the second New Series album to feature the Stuttgart-based Ensemble Belcanto. Where its 2001 predecessor focused on contemporary composition by Wolfgang Rihm and others (Come un'ombra di luna), this disc looks at Hildegard of Bingen's Ordo Virtutum, written around 1150 and generally considered the first large-scale musical work beyond the prescribed form of the Mass liturgy. This is sacred music reflecting Medieval thought, as music and morality play are intertwined. In her creative interpretation, Belcanto leader Dietburg Spohr waives claims to 'objective' historical literalness. Instead, she and her fellow singers encounter the work as if it were written specifically for the Ensemble Belcanto: "We sought to free Hildegard from mystical-esoteric associations and to emphasize the work of an emancipated woman and composer." They have been performing the music of Hildegard von Bingen since the early 1990s, and view her compositions as a joyously experimental bridge between the Middle Ages and contemporary music.
Angela Metzger & L'armonia del Belcanto - Laudazioni alla Vergine Maria (2018)

Angela Metzger & L'armonia del Belcanto - Laudazioni alla Vergine Maria (2018)
Classical, Vocal | WEB FLAC (tracks) & d. booklet | 218 MB
Label: Rondeau | Tracks: 11 | Time: 60:47 min

Ensemble L'armonia del Belcanto has dedicated itself to the sacred aspect of bel canto and presents musical renditions of Salve Regina and Ave Maria from this great era. The CD, which includes numerous world premiere recordings, features Heidemarie Roettig, soprano, and Angela Metzger, organ, performing sensitively the touching romantic works from the American-Italian opera scene of the 19th century by Ettore Barili, Maurizio Giannetti and Giuseppe Nicolao. The program is rounded off by the famous Italian opera composers Vincenzo Bellini and Saverio Mercadante.
Andreas Fröhlich, Belcanto Strings - Herzogenberg: Chamber Works (2CD) (2008)

Andreas Fröhlich, Belcanto Strings - Herzogenberg: Chamber Works (2CD) (2008)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 125:33 | 624 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: CPO | Catalog: 777438

This is a repackaging in a budget priced twofer of previously released singles, both Read more Legends for cello and piano, received two reviews, one by William Zagorski and another by Martin Anderson, both in 24:4. By now it is well known that Heinrich von Herzogenberg (1843–1900) practically worshipped Brahms. But it wasn’t enough for him to try to imitate the elder composer’s style; he ended up marrying the woman that Brahms had proposed marriage to and then reneged on.
Capriola di Gioia, Amaryllis Dieltiens, Bart Naessens & Clint van der Linden - Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, P. 77 (2020)

Capriola di Gioia, Amaryllis Dieltiens, Bart Naessens & Clint van der Linden - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater, P. 77 (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 269 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 131 Mb | 00:56:48
Classical, Sacred, Vocal | Label: Evil Penguin Classic

On this recording of Boccherini’s Arie da Concerto, the Belgian ensemble Capriola di Gioia defies the stubborn stereotyping of Boccherini as the gallant master of unsurpassable but insignificant melodies. Close listening to this marvellous music reveals a genius with a profound understanding of human psychology, and a rich harmonic palette to paint the smallest affective nuances. In these arias, Boccherini is rehabilitated as a true heir of Händel, a worthy contemporary to Haydn, and an early precursor of the belcanto of Bellini.
Federico Guglielmo, L'Arte Dell'Arco - Vivaldi: L'Estro Armonico, 12 Concertos Op. 3 (2014)

Federico Guglielmo, L'Arte Dell'Arco - Vivaldi: L'Estro Armonico, 12 Concertos Op. 3 (2014)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:33:49 | 580 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Brillant Classics | Catalog: 94629

Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most successful composers of the Baroque era, best known for his iconic set concertos for violin, The Four Seasons. L’Estro Armonico Op.3 is among the most important printed editions of Vivaldi’s concertos; the works immediately met with great acclaim after their publication in 1711, giving way to over 30 reprints in the subsequent 32 years.

Lubotsky Trio - Sergei Taneyev: String Trios (2017)  Music

Posted by Designol at June 10, 2022
Lubotsky Trio - Sergei Taneyev: String Trios (2017)

Lubotsky Trio - Sergei Taneyev: String Trios (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 246 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 124 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Melodiya | # MELCD1002456 | Time: 00:50:59

Firma Melodiya presents a rarity of Russian chamber music, string quartets by Sergei Taneyev performed by Lubotsky Trio. In the early 20th century, they called Taneyev “musical conscience of Moscow.” Tchaikovsky’s best student and friend, the first recipient of the Big Gold Medal of the Moscow Conservatory, and a teacher of Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and other famous composers, Taneyev proved to be an outstanding pianist, composer, educator and music theorist. A true master of polyphonic composition and a fine ensemble performer, Taneyev devoted special attention to thematic development, vibrant voiceleading, subtle palette of strokes, and sought to find an ideal balance between emotional and rational in music. The chamber and instrumental genres were perhaps the ones that answered his artistic demands to the greatest extent. Two string trios – E flat major, Op. 31, and B minor (no opus) – on this album belong to the 1910’s, the last period of Taneyev’s life. The latter one remained unfinished and was published many years after the composer’s death. The recording was made in Germany in 2015, the year of the 100th anniversary of the prominent Russian composer’s death.
Amaryllis Dieltiens, Bart Naessens, Capriola di Gioia - Luigi Boccherini: Arie da Concerto (2017)

Amaryllis Dieltiens, Bart Naessens, Capriola di Gioia - Luigi Boccherini: Arie da Concerto (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 287 Mb | Total time: 65:19 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Evil Penguin | EPRC0023 | Recorded: 2016

On this recording of Boccherini’s Arie da Concerto, the Belgian ensemble Capriola di Gioia defies the stubborn stereotyping of Boccherini as the gallant master of unsurpassable but insignificant melodies. Close listening to this marvellous music reveals a genius with a profound understanding of human psychology, and a rich harmonic palette to paint the smallest affective nuances. In these arias, Boccherini is rehabilitated as a true heir of Händel, a worthy contemporary to Haydn, and an early precursor of the belcanto of Bellini.