Viadana: Solo Tenor Motets; Canale:Keyboard Canzonas

Featuring

Angelo Goffredi
Maria Bianchi
David Brutti
Claudia Pasetto
Carlo Calegari
Diego Leverić

Federico del Sordo
Ensemble Il Narvalo
Lodovico Viadana
Floriano Canale

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Lodovico da Viadana's motets, though often using a serious style, include lively passages and are characterized by a pervading "sweetness & gentleness," as the composer himself stated.

Compositional Technique

In Viadana's Cento Concerti Ecclesiastici, pieces for solo soprano were often marked as suitable for 'Canto ò Tenor,' allowing them to be performed an octave lower by a tenor.

Composition History

Lodovico da Viadana, a composer on this album, claimed to have conceived the concept and function of basso continuo in Rome.

Performer Biography

Angelo Goffredi, the tenor on this album, has performed in over twenty roles in Italian and European theaters and won the Lucio Dalla award at the Sanremo Song Festival in 2022.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in November 2023 at the Basilica Palatina di S. Barbara in Mantua, Italy, using an Antegnati Organ from 1565.

Composer Biography

Lodovico da Viadana, a composer on this album, was a Franciscan friar who always identified himself by his religious name, not his noble family lineage.

Composition History

Lodovico da Viadana's most well-known collection, Cento Concerti Ecclesiastici, was not a single volume but was published in multiple editions and reprints, including one curated by Fr. Daniele da Perugia.

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