IDAGIO | G.F.Malipiero: Quartetti 2, 3 e 6 - C.Monteverdi: Messa a quattro voci 1650 post 8011570372819

Featuring

Houman Vaziri
Agnese Maria Balestracci
Arianna Bloise
Ester Vianello
Quartetto Nuove Sincronie
Claudio Monteverdi

Gian Francesco Malipiero

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Composer Biography

During the Nazi-Fascist period, Malipiero undertook the monumental task of editing the complete works of Claudio Monteverdi, with the final volume published in 1942.

Interpretation

Quartetto Sincronie chose to arrange Monteverdi's Mass, alternating its parts with Malipiero's works, reflecting Malipiero's view that instruments can sing like voices, and vice versa.

Compositional Technique

Malipiero's quartets use partial chords on fifth intervals, played on open strings, to symbolize 'nature vs. culture' and represent raw, pre-compositional sound.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Malipiero aimed for his quartets to evoke the 'fresh air of the streets and countryside,' moving away from the 'urbane' atmosphere of classical chamber music.

Performer Biography

Quartetto Sincronie, formed in 2011, specializes in 20th-century repertoire and has performed at events like the Nobel Prize award ceremony for physicist Giorgio Parisi.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973), a composer featured on this album, rejected classical heritage as academic and sought inspiration from forgotten artists of the past.