Monteverdi: L'Orfeo

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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MONTEVERDI, CLAUDIO
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Ensemble Lundabarock, Ensemble Altapunta
    • PERFORMER
      Linderoth, Hoor Barock, Malmberg
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 07, 2021
    • UPC
      7318599925196
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2519
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Toccata

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    2. Prologue: Ritornello - Dal mio Permesso amato à voi ne vengo (La Musica)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Kristina Hellgren

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    3. Act I: In questo lieto e fortunato giorno (Pastore 2)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Adam Riis

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    4. Act I: Vieni Imeneo, deh vieni, e la tua face ardente (Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    5. Act I: Muse, honor di Parnaso, amor del Cielo (Ninfa)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Christine Nonbo Andersen

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    6. Act I: Lasciate i monti (Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    7. Act I: Ma tu, gentil cantor, s'a tuoi lamenti (Pastore 1)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Anna Zander

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    8. Act I: Rosa del Ciel, vita del mondo (Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    9. Act I: Io non dirò qual sia nel tuo gioir (Euridice)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Christine Nonbo Andersen

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    10. Act I: Lasciate i monti, lasciate i fonti (Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    11. Act I: Vieni Imeneo, deh vieni, e la tua face ardente (Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    12. Act I: Ma s'il nostro gioir dal Ciel deriva (Pastore 2)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Adam Riis

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    13. Act I: Ritornello - Alcun non sia che disperato in preda (Pastori 2 and 3, Ninfa, Pastori 1 and 4, Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock

      Performer: Adam Riis, Daniel Åberg, Ann-Magreth Nyberg, Anna Zander, Karl Peter Eriksson

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    14. Act II: Sinfonia - Ecco pur ch'a voi ritorno (Orfeo, Pastore 3, Pastore 2, Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth, Daniel Åberg, Adam Riis

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    15. Act II: Ahi caso acerbo (Messaggiera, Pastore 2, Pastore 1, Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Maria Forsström, Adam Riis, Anna Zander, Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    16. Act II: In un fiorito prato con l'altre sue compagne (Messaggiera, Pastore 2, Pastore 3)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Maria Forsström, Adam Riis, Daniel Åberg

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    17. Act II: Tu se' morta, mia vita, ed io respiro? (Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    18. Act II: Ahi caso acerbo, ahi fato empio e crudele (Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    19. Act II: Ma io, ch'in questa lingua - Sinfonia (Messaggiera)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Maria Forsström

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    20. Act II: Chi ne consola, ahi lassi? (Pastori 2 and 3, Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock

      Performer: Adam Riis, Daniel Åberg

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    21. Act III: Sinfonia

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    22. Act III: Scorto da te, mio Nume (Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    23. Act III: Ecco l'atra palude, ecco il nocchiero (Speranza)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Anna Zander

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    24. Act III: Dove, ah dove te'n vai (Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    25. Act III: O tu, ch'innanzi mort'a queste rive (Caronte)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Steffen Bruun

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    26. Act III: Sinfonia - Possente Spirto e formidabil Nume (Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    27. Act III: Sol tu, nobile Dio, puoi darmi aita (Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    28. Act III: Ben mi lusinga alquanto dilettandomi il core (Caronte, Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Steffen Bruun, Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    29. Act III: Ei dorme, e la mia cetra (Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    30. Act III: Sinfonia - Nulla impressa per huom si tenta in vano (Choro di Spiriti infernali)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Rasmus Gravers Nielsen, Daniel Åberg, Staffan Alveteg

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    31. Act IV: Signor, quell'infelice (Proserpina)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Kristina Hellgren

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    32. Act IV: Benchè severo e immutabil fato (Plutone)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Karl Peter Eriksson

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    33. Act IV: O degli habitator de l'ombre eterne (Spirito infernale 1, Spirito infernale 2)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Rasmus Gravers Nielsen, Daniel Åberg

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    34. Act IV: Quali gratie ti rendo hor che si nobil dono (Proserpina, Plutone)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Kristina Hellgren, Karl Peter Eriksson

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    35. Act IV: Pietade oggi et Amore (Choro di Spiriti)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Rasmus Gravers Nielsen, Daniel Åberg, Staffan Alveteg

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    36. Act IV: Ritornello - Qual honor di te fia degno (Orfeo, Spirito infernale 3)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Johan Linderoth, Staffan Alveteg

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    37. Act IV: Ahi vista troppo dolce e troppo amara! (Euridice, Spirito infernale 1, Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Christine Nonbo Andersen, Rasmus Gravers Nielsen, Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    38. Act IV: Sinfonia - E la virtute un raggio (Choro di Spiriti)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Rasmus Gravers Nielsen, Daniel Åberg, Staffan Alveteg

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    39. Act V: Ritornello

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    40. Act V: Questi i campi di Tracia (Orfeo, Eco)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Johan Linderoth, Adam Riis

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    41. Act V: Sinfonia - Perch' a lo sdegno e al dolor in preda (Apollo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Adam Riis

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    42. Act V: Padre cortese al maggior uopo arrivi (Orfeo, Apollo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Performer: Johan Linderoth, Adam Riis

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    43. Act V: Saliam cantando al Cielo (Apollo, Orfeo)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock

      Performer: Adam Riis, Johan Linderoth

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    44. Act V: Ritornello - Vanne Orfeo, felice a pieno (Chorus)

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Lundabarock

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg

    45. Act V: Moresca

      Composer: Claudio Monteverdi

      Ensemble: Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta

      Conductor: Fredrik Malmberg


L’Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) is often described as the first opera. The composer himself used another term for his work, however: ‘favola in musica’, a musical tale. Taking this as their point of departure, the performers on the present recording place the emphasis on the libretto’s direct narrative, and how the music alone is used to express emotions, a music which underpins the plot and the text word for word. To quote the liner notes: ‘To modern ears the musical heritage of L’Orfeo is more to be found in the Lieder tradition than in the grand opera of the nineteenth century.’ The tale told by Monteverdi and the members of the three ensembles which bring his score to life, is that of Orpheus, the poet and musician who travels to the Underworld in order to persuade Hades to let his beloved Eurydice return to the living. Under the direction of Fredrik Malmberg, and with Johan Linderoth as their Orfeo, the 38 singers and musicians that make up Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock and Ensemble Altapunta perform a score which in 1607 was state-of-the-art contemporary. Four full centuries after the first performance in Mantua it remains almost shockingly modern, as in the sound of cornetts and trombones that summon up the spirits of the Underworld or the portrayal of undiluted, raw grief in Orfeo’s celebrated aria Possente Spirto.

REVIEW:

Recordings of early Baroque opera from Scandinavia are not common; this one, from a collection of Swedish and Finnish groups led by keyboardist Fredrik Malmberg, may be the first recording from the region of Monteverdi's pioneering opera L'Orfeo. It's quite fresh and is unusually compelling for general audiences, for whom this five-act opera may sometimes be a slog. The famous "Possente spirto" from Act III, is no formulaic prayer but a strikingly powerful moment that matches the text to Monteverdi's musico-dramatic innovations. The all-Scandinavian cast, led by Johan Linderoth as Orfeo, responds nimbly to Malmberg's intentions, and there is not really a moment when the dramatic momentum flags. This can be recommended not only to collectors of early Baroque recordings but to general listeners, for whom it would make a splendid introduction to the opera.

– AllMusicGuide.com (James Manheim)