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Background: Rare recordings of two settings of Mary’s passionate Easter lament. Il Giardino Armonico are joined by celebrated mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink, for a project exploring the Passion of Christ as seen through the eyes of the Virgin Mary. The two central works are both vocal settings of the Virgin’s lament.

The first, Il Pianto di Maria, was long thought to be by Handel - a clear reflection of its outstanding musical quality. It was not until the 1990s that handwriting experts established it as the work of the little-known Venetian composer Giovanni Ferrandini. The other key vocal work is the World Premiere recording of an aria by Francesco Conti - composer to the Habsburg court of Vienna - in which the martyr Lorenzo, threatened with being burnt alive, refuses to deny his Christian faith.

This deeply touching aria features a rarely heard ancestor of the modern clarinet, frequently used in ‘pathetic’ arias of the period - the soprano chalumeau. Short instrumental pieces form a musical setting around these vocal jewels.

CATALOGUE NR: 4781466
RECORD LABEL: L'Oiseau-Lyre
FORMAT: CD
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RELEASE DATE: 20-Apr-2009
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COMPOSER: Antonio Vivaldi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: The Virgin's Lament
TRACKS: Sonata 'Al Santo Sepolcro' for strings RV130 (Antonio Vivaldi). Il Pianto di Maria (Giovanni Battista Ferrandini wrongly attributed to Handel - HWV234). Passacalio for strings and continuo (Biagio Marini). Pianto della Madonna sopra il Lamento d'Arianna (Claudio Monteverdi). Concerto 'Madrigalesco' in D minor for strings RV129 (Vivaldi). Sinfonia 'Al Santo Sepolcro' in B minor for strings RV169 (Vivaldi). Sento gia mancar la vita aria from Il Martirio di S Lorenzo for mezzo soprano chalumeau and strings (Francesco Conti). Sonata in C minor for strings and continuo (Johann Georg Pisendel).
CONDUCTOR: Giovanni Antonini
ARTISTS: Il Giardino Armonico   Bernarda Fink    

- Jul-2009 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Sep-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A rather fabulous entry in that sub-culture of programme albums. The star turn, in every way, is Bernarda Fink, who seems to throw her soul into everything she does here. What an artist!'

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