The formal model for Legrenzi's Compiete texts is the multi-section 'cantata', featuring a succession of individual parts in contrasting styles, time signatures, and tempos.
Performer Biography
Nova Ars Cantandi, founded in 1998 by Giovanni Acciai, is an early music ensemble specializing in rare and unpublished Italian sacred vocal repertoire.
Composition History
Giovanni Legrenzi's Compiete, Op. 7, published in Venice in 1662, is presented for the first time in the modern era in this recording.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Legrenzi's Compiete, Op. 7, was his first time setting a corpus of prayers from a liturgy rarely set to music, aiming to demonstrate his technical expertise and education.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Legrenzi's sacred music adhered to Monteverdi's seconda prattica, meaning the music serves the expressive demands of the text, placing words at the center of creation.
Recording & Production
This recording was made in the Palatine Basilica of Santa Barbara in Mantua, Italy, between April 23-25, 2018.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Legrenzi, born in 1626, was a significant composer of the latter half of the 17th century, whose fame extended across Italy and Europe.
