The basso continuo on this album is realized using organ, theorbo, harpsichord, and gamba in various combinations.
Composer Biography
Monteverdi's letters reveal his enormous responsibility for organizing religious music in Venice and working for other patrons, leading him to request an assistant.
Composition History
A great deal of Monteverdi's music has been lost and is likely to remain untraceable.
Historical Context
The collection Parnassus Musicus Ferdinandaeus, published in 1615, initiated a trend of bundled sacred music collections featuring smaller ensembles and the new early Baroque style.
Composer Biography
Claudio Monteverdi was the highly esteemed Maestro di Cappella from Venice and composed operas for various courts in northern Italy.
Composition History
Compilers of early Baroque music collections often included works by esteemed composers like Monteverdi to enhance the status of their own collections.
Instruments
The Monteverdi organ, used as a continuo instrument for this recording, was built in 2018 by Klop Orgelbouwers at the initiative of Krijn Koetsveld, the album's leader and organist.
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