Legrenzi: Harmonia d'affetti devoti, Libro 1, Op. 3
12/3/2021, 14 Tracks, 1:30:16
Featuring
Giovanni Acciai
Ivana Valotti
Alessandro Carmignani
Andrea Arrivabene
Gianluca Ferrarini
Marcello Vargetto
Nova Ars Cantandi
Giovanni Legrenzi
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Compositional Technique
Legrenzi's "Harmonia d'affetti devoti" adheres to the "stylus modernus," building on Monteverdi's "seconda prattica" to create a freer, rhetorically expressive style.
Composition History
The Latin texts for "Harmonia d'affetti devoti" are original devotional prayers, not from traditional liturgical repertoire, and may have been written by Legrenzi himself.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Legrenzi eventually became the principal maestro di cappella at San Marco in Venice, a position previously held by the renowned Monteverdi.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Giovanni Legrenzi's music, including "Harmonia d'affetti devoti," aimed to make music serve the text, conveying human emotion through sound.
Cultural Impact
Composers like J.S. Bach, Handel, and Hasse used Giovanni Legrenzi's melodies as themes for contrapuntal elaborations, confirming the value of his music.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Legrenzi, the composer, was dismissed from his organist post at Santa Maria Maggiore in Bergamo in 1654 for an unnamed transgression, possibly gambling.
Recording & Production
This album is the first complete recording of Giovanni Legrenzi's "Harmonia d'affetti devoti, Op. 3," a significant work from the mid-17th century.
