Eros & Subtilitas: Capricci, Madrigali e Danze in Dialogo

by Tasto Solo

Overview

One reason to hear this album might be that it is issued by Jordi Savall's Alia Vox label, and thus might give a clue as to the direction that label will take when the indefatigable Savall finally slows down. All the indications are good on this release by the ensemble Tasto Solo under director Guillermo Perez. The title is complex: Eros & Subtilitas: Capricci, Madrigali e Danze in Dialogo ("Eros and Precision: Capriccios, Madrigals, and Dances in Dialogue"), but the idea is straightforward enough: Perez and company seek to reevaluate the relationship between vocal and instrumental music in the second half of the 16th century. He relies mostly on a 1564 collection of instrumental pieces by Vincenzo Ruffo, many of them based on vocal models. The general line on instrumental music of this period has been that it was in its infancy, tied to vocal music when it existed at all, but Tasto Solo proposes a more equal balance, accompanying just a single vocal line with instruments in the likes of chansons by Jacques Arcadelt or Philippe Verdelot, and bringing some compelling all-instrumental dances. Sample one of the Saltarellos, which mix a brisk Renaissance harpsichord with a period harp and lute for a vigorous effect. The sonorities here will be new to most listeners, with the little-played viola bastarda and organetto in addition to the harpsichord, harp, and lute. It all sounds pretty specialized, but the general listener will find the album a fresh and musically compelling take on the music of the mid-Renaissance. ~ James Manheim

Product Details

Release Date:	02/10/2023
Label:	Alia Vox
UPC:	8435408099523
Rank:	978

Tracks

1. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~La Gamba
2. Dormendo un giorno
3. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~Dormendo un giorno
4. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~Dormendo un giorno
5. MS Castell'Arquato~Pavana in Sol
6. MS Castell'Arquato~Saltarello in Sol
7. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~Quand'io penso al martire
8. Madonna io v'amo
9. MS Castell'Arquato~Ricercare in La
10. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~Lieti felici spirti
11. MS Castell'Arquato~Pavana in Re
12. MS Castell'Arquato~Saltarello in Re
13. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~Gentil mia donna
14. MS Castell'Arquato~Ricercare in Sol
15. MS Castell'Arquato~Io mi sono gioveneta
16. O felici occhi miei
17. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~O felici occhi miei
18. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~La Disperata
19. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~Martin menoit
20. MS Castell'Arquato~Pavana in Ut
21. MS Castell'Arquato~Saltarello in Ut
22. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~El Cromato
23. Capricci in Musica a Tre Voci~Da' bei rami scendea

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tasto Solo   Primary Artist,Ensemble
Guillermo Perez   Organ,Conductor

Technical Credits

Pieter Coecke van Aelst   Cover Image
Tasto Solo   Arranger,Producer,Booklet Design,Liner Note Translation
Renzo Salvador   Instrument Design
Stephen Gottlieb   Instrument Design
Robin H. Davies   Photography
Philippe Verdelot   Composer,Original Material
Clement Janequin   Original Material
Jacques Arcadelt   Composer,Original Material
Jhan Gero   Composer
Clement Marot   Text
Anonymous, Italian   Composer
Francesco Petrarch   Text
Walter Chinaglia   Instrument Design
Jean-Daniel Noir   Editing,Engineer,Mastering,Artistic Director,Recording Director
Philippe Humeau   Instrument Design
Vincenzo Ruffo   Composer
Diego Ortiz   Liner Notes
Marco Salerno   Instrument Design
Guillermo Perez   Liner Notes
Domenico M. Ferrabosco   Original Material
Agnes Prunes   Editing,Booklet Design