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I Fagiolini's powerful Monteverdi at Wigmore Hall

I Fagiolini's powerful Monteverdi at Wigmore Hall

Monteverdi I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth (director / organ). Wigmore Hall, 1 pm, 29.04.2024 O primavera, gioventù dell'anno, SV 68 (publ. 1592) ‘Rimanti in pace’ a dolente e bella, SV 74 (publ. 1592) Lamento della ninfa, SV 163 (publ. 1638) Sfogava con le stelle, SV 78 (publ. 1603)

A Tale of Two (More) Ritornos: Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria

A Tale of Two (More) Ritornos: Monteverdi's Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria

Gardiner’s Ulisse is forthright and on its own terms convincing, and Dantone has his moments, but Fuget’s Versailles performance remains the clear leader

Monteverdi's “Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria” from Les Epopées triumphs

Monteverdi's “Il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria” from Les Epopées triumphs

Taking its name from ancient poetic sagas, the group Les Epopées (literally, “The Epics”) is a group that celebrates the daring in performance be it in the massive variety of delivery in recitative (Fuget writes a whole essay on this subject in the booklet) or the ornamentation of the score.

Il delirio della passione: Anna Lucia Richter sings Monteverdi

Il delirio della passione: Anna Lucia Richter sings Monteverdi

This disc would be the ideal for an introduction to the music of Monteverdi. No fusty history lesson of a disc, it is a vibrant, muscologically-informed celebration of the Master