Eternal Monteverdi

Featuring

Roland Wilson
Georg Poplutz
Monika Mauch
Adrian Rovatkay
Annette Sichelschmidt
Dominik Wörner

Christine Moran
Constanze Backes
La Capella Ducale
Musica Fiata
Claudio Monteverdi
Giovanni Antonio Rigatti
Massimiliano Neri
Alessandro Grandi

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Compositional Technique

In the 1650 version of Laetatus sum, Monteverdi uses a 'walking bass' pattern of just four notes, repeated 154 times before a metre change, creating a monumental structure through varied melodic ideas and instrumental sections.

Composition History

Monteverdi has only recently been identified as the composer of the Salve Regina, published around 1662, a piece scored for two tenors and bass, a combination rare in his sacred music but common in his late madrigals.

Compositional Technique

Monteverdi's later sacred works, like his late madrigals and operas, are theatrical, rich in affects, and show a preference for strong contrasts, blurring the lines between older and newer musical practices.

Composer Biography

Giovanni Rigatti, a contemporary of Monteverdi, was considered the most gifted composer of the following generation and would likely have inherited Monteverdi's legacy if he had not died young.

Composition History

The collection of Monteverdi's sacred works, published posthumously in 1650 by Alessandro Vincenti, was likely obtained through Monteverdi's son, Francesco.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Monteverdi's enduring fame is attributed to the incomparable quality of his music, rather than solely to musical innovations, which he shared with his contemporaries.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Monteverdi aimed to secure his posthumous reputation by providing examples of his best compositions for all Vesper services throughout the year in his 1610 and 1641 collections.