This CD is the result of a collaboration between researchers from the University of Strasbourg and the ensemble 'I Musicali Affetti' of Vicenza, reconstructing Marini's Madrigali et symfonie from a mutilated edition.
Compositional Technique
Marini's Chi quella bella bocca from this collection is noted as the very first madrigal with concerted instruments and a magnificent example of a 'Lettera amorosa'.
Composition History
Monteverdi, Marini's superior at St. Mark's Basilica, contributed to the type of music found in Chi quella bella bocca only a year later in his famous Settimo libro de' madrigali.
Composition History
Marini's Madrigali et symfonie op. II (1618) is a milestone as his first collection to include vocal pieces and the last where instrumental music plays a significant role.
Composer Biography
Biagio Marini, the composer, was an exemplary 'wandering musician' of the Baroque age, holding positions in prestigious musical institutions across Italy and beyond the Alps.
Composer Biography
Marini spent significant periods at the Basilica of San Marco in Venice (1615-1620 and 1652-1653) and in the employment of Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg.
Compositional Technique
The Madrigali et symfonie collection showcases Marini's attempt to achieve maximum formal and stylistic variety, demonstrating his compositional skill early in his career.
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