Sweet Oblivion: Monteverdi, Strozzi, Caccini, Peri, Frescobaldi

A beautifully conceived program of Renaissance and early Baroque songs and arias, the lute played by Konstantin Shenikov and sung by Greek soprano ‪@eleni-lydiastamellou‬ , whose channel you can check out here:    / @eleni-lydiastamellou  

Composer: Andrea Falconieri, Barbara Strozzi, Claudio Monteverdi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giulio Caccini, Jacopo Peri
Artists: Eleni Lydia Stamellou (soprano)
Konstantin Shenikov (lute)

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While the featured composers in this recital were born and worked in contrasting provinces of Italy, most of them shared common goals and aesthetic principles. The text came first, and the music was always servant to it. The sweet torment of a broken heart drew from them long-breathed melodies, supported by spare but painfully chromatic harmony. The melody itself was always articulated according to the shape of the text, fitting one to the other like a hand in a silk glove.
Eleni Lydia Stamellou and Konstantin Shenikov have made their own selection from a rich treasury of available repertoire in this vein. The album takes its title from the final track, ‘Oblivion soave’, drawn from Monteverdi’s final opera, ‘L'incoronazione di Poppea’.
There is also space for the no less subtle art of Andrea Falconieri, as well as several songs by Barbara Strozzi, one of the most successful women composers of the time; indeed, she was the most prolific composer –of either gender – of printed secular vocal music in Venice around the middle of the 17th century.
Eleni Lydia Stamellou is a Greek soprano, specialising in this Renaissance-era repertoire as well as new music and Lieder. As a member of Music Aeterna, she has sung operatic roles conducted by Teodor Currentzis including Despina (Cosi fan tutte) and Pierrot in Schoenberg’s cabaret-monodrama. The lutenist Konstantin Shenikov has been a regular member of early-opera productions led in Russia by Andrew Lawrence-King.

Greek soprano Eleni Lydia Stamellou won Second Prize at the Ferruccio Tagliavini Competition in Austria, with Dame Joan Sutherland as the president of the jury. She subsequently attended masterclasses given by Teresa Berganza, Edda Moser and Christa Ludwig. She sang in opera productions with MusicAeterna conducted by Teodor Currentzis. Her specialization is Renaissance/Baroque and Contemporary Music. She sang in productions of Berio and Hersant.The featured composers are Monteverdi (1567-1643), Frescobaldi (1583-1643), Caccini (1551-1618), Strozzi (baptized 1619-1677), Peri (1561-1633) and Falconieri (ca. 1585-1656). The secular texts deal with Love, in both its fulfillment and abandonment.

Tracklist:
Claudio Monteverdi:
00:00:00 Sì dolce ’l tormento, SV 332
Barbara Strozzi:
00:03:45 L’eraclito amoroso
00:09:32 Che si puo fare
Jacopo Peri:
00:13:12 Torna, deh torna
00:14:20 Solitario augellino
00:16:46 Bellissima regina
Andrea Falconieri:
00:21:58 O bellissimi capelli
Giulio Caccini:
00:23:50 Al fonte, al prato
Jacopo Peri:
00:25:23 Intenerite voi
Giulio Caccini:
00:27:31 Amarilli
Andrea Falconieri:
00:30:55 Bella porta di rubini
Giulio Caccini:
00:32:26 Amor ch’attendi
Barbara Strozzi:
00:33:52 L’amante consolato
Giulio Caccini:
00:36:51 Tu ch’hai le penne amore
Girolamo Frescobaldi
00:40:37 Se l’aura spira
Claudio Monteverdi:
00:43:06 Oblivion Soave

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