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The Birth of Opera at the Medici Court

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

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Harmonia Mundi's production has all the sumptuousness of the original Medici spectacle...The performances are highly polished, chorus and ensemble, producing a glossy and liberally embellished...

BBC Music Magazine, October 20175 out of 5 stars

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The Birth of Opera at the Medici Court

Pygmalion, Raphaël Pichon

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Awards:

Harmonia Mundi's production has all the sumptuousness of the original Medici spectacle...The performances are highly polished, chorus and ensemble, producing a glossy and liberally embellished...

BBC Music Magazine, October 20175 out of 5 stars

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About

  • Release date: 29th Jul 2022
  • Label: Harmonia Mundi
  • Catalogue number: HMM93228687
  • Length: 1 hour 42 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Fantini: All'imperio d'Amore: 1. Toccata "La Renuccini"
Work length1:47
Malvezzi: All'imperio d'Amore: 2. O fortunato giorno a 30 "La Pellegrina"
Work length3:12
Caccini, G: All'imperio d'Amore: 3. Ineffabile ardore a 6 "Il rapimento di Cefalo"
Work length1:07
Caccini, G: All'imperio d'Amore: 4. O che felice giorno a voce sola
Work length4:20
Caccini, G: All'imperio d'Amore: 5. Ineffabile ardore a 6 "Il rapimento di Cefalo"
Work length1:00
Marenzio: All'imperio d'Amore: 6. La dipartita e amara a 4
Work length2:13
Caccini, G: All'imperio d'Amore: 7. Ineffabile ardore a 6 "Il rapimento di Cefalo"
Work length0:54
Brunelli: All'imperio d'Amore: 8. Non havea Febo ancora a voce sola
Work length1:33
Striggio: All'imperio d'Amore: 9. O Giovenil ardire a 10 "I Fabii"
Work length2:16
Marenzio: All'imperio d'Amore: 10. Donne le celeste lume a 9 "Stravaganza d'Amore"
Work length2:56
Malvezzi: La Favolla d'Apollo: 11. Dal vago e bel sereno a 6 "La Pellegrina"
Work length5:18
Malvezzi: La Favolla d'Apollo: 12. O qual risplende a 6 "La Pellegrina"
Work length1:36
Gagliano: La Favolla d'Apollo: 13. Ohimè che vegg’io a 5 "La Dafne"
Work length1:26
Marenzio: La Favolla d'Apollo: 14. Qui di carne si sfama a 12 "La Pellegrina"
Work length2:21
Orologio: La Favolla d'Apollo: 15. Apollo affronta il serpente
Work length1:02
Gagliano: La Favolla d'Apollo: 16. Poi giacque estinto al fine "La Dafne"
Work length1:09
Marenzio: La Favolla d'Apollo: 17. O mille volte a 8 "La Pellegrina"
Work length2:07
Gagliano: La Favolla d'Apollo: 18. Piangete, Ninfe "La Dafne"
Work length4:25
Malvezzi: La Favolla d'Apollo: 19. Sinfonia a 6 "La Pellegrina"
Work length2:34
Gagliano: La Favolla d'Apollo: 20. Un guardo, un guard’appena "La Dafne"
Work length6:23
Gagliano: La Favolla d'Apollo: 21. Bella ninfa fuggitiva a 5 "La Dafne"
Work length2:26
Allegri, L: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 22. Gagliarda a 6 "Primo ballo della Notte d’Amore"
Work length1:16
Jacopo Peri Giulio Caccini: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 23. Al canto, al ballo a 5 "Euridice"
Work length2:38
Peri, J: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 24. Lassa, che di spavento "Euridice"
Work length6:22
Peri, J: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 25. Non piango e non sospiro "Euridice"
Work length1:55
Peri, J: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 26. Cruda morte. Sospirate aure celesti "Euridice"
Work length4:23
Allegri, L: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 27. Sinfonia a 6. Spirto del Ciel "Primo ballo della Notte d’Amore"
Work length1:21
Caccini, G: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 28. Funeste piagge "Euridice"
Work length4:39
Marenzio: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 29. Udite lagrimosi spirti d’Averno
Work length4:19
Caccini, G: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 30. Trionfi oggi pietà "Euridice"
Work length4:06
Peri, J: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 31. Gioite al canto mio "Euridice"
Work length1:21
Peri, J: Le Lagrime d'Orfeo: 32. Ma che più ? a 5 "Euridice"
Work length1:13
Buonamente: Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 33. Ballo del Granduca a 7
Work length4:27
Malvezzi: Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 34. Dolcissime sirene a 6 "La Pellegrina"
Work length1:40
Malvezzi: Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 35. A voi reali amanti a 15 "La Pellegrina"
Work length4:04
Malvezzi: Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 36. Coppia gentil a 6 "La Pellegrina"
Work length1:10
Cavalieri: Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 37. O che nuovo miracolo a 5, a 3 "La Pellegrina"
Work length5:27

Awards and reviews

  • BBC Music Magazine
    October 2017
    Opera Choice
  • Gramophone Magazine
    Awards Issue 2017
    Editor's Choice
  • Gramophone Awards
    2018
    Shortlisted – Early Music
  • Opus Klassik Awards
    2018
    Winner - Opera Recording (up to and including 17th/18th century)

October 2017

Harmonia Mundi's production has all the sumptuousness of the original Medici spectacle...The performances are highly polished, chorus and ensemble, producing a glossy and liberally embellished sound while the dozen soloists give fine and well-balanced contributions.
5 out of 5 stars

14th July 2017

A new, imaginary, Florentine entertainment is the result, performed with flair, and sumptuously packaged and annotated.

Awards Issue 2017

Pichon has ingeniously encouraged structured listening across composers and genres of a kind that rarely occurs on record; the results are fascinating and, at times, revelatory…

Opera Now July/August 2017

Pichon has created an original and entertaining compilation of musical fragments...there’s a suitably festive air to proceedings...it is fun, and the luxurious presentation book is hugely informative .
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