Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318 (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318 (2021)
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L’Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) is often described as the first opera. The composer himself used another term for his work, however: “favola in musica”, a musical tale.
Taking this as their point of departure, the performers on the present recording place the emphasis on the libretto’s direct narrative, and how the music alone is used to express emotions, a music which underpins the plot and the text word for word. To quote the liner notes: “To modern ears the musical heritage of L’Orfeo is more to be found in the Lieder tradition than in the grand opera of the nineteenth century”. The tale told by Monteverdi and the members of the three ensembles which bring his score to life, is that of Orpheus, the poet and musician who travels to the Underworld in order to persuade Hades to let his beloved Eurydice return to the living.

Under the direction of Fredrik Malmberg, and with Johan Linderoth as their Orfeo, the 38 singers and musicians that make up Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock and Ensemble Altapunta perform a score which in 1607 was state-of-the-art contemporary. Four full centuries after the first performance in Mantua it remains almost shockingly modern, as in the sound of cornetts and trombones that summon up the spirits of the Underworld or the portrayal of undiluted, raw grief in Orfeo’s celebrated aria Possente spirto.

Tracklist:
01. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318: Toccata (01:27)
02. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Prologue: Dal mio permesso amato (05:36)
03. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: In questo lieto e fortunato giorno (01:34)
04. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Vieni Imeneo, deh vieni (00:53)
05. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Muse, honor di Parnaso (00:55)
06. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Lasciate i monti (01:56)
07. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Ma tu gentil cantor (00:38)
08. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Rosa del ciel, vita del mondo (02:05)
09. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Io non dirò (00:50)
10. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Lasciate i monti (00:59)
11. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Vieni Imeneo, deh vieni (00:57)
12. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Ma s’il nostro gioir (00:49)
13. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act I: Alcun non sia (04:27)
14. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act II: Ecco pur ch’a voi ritorno (05:45)
15. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act II: Ahi caso acerbo (02:54)
16. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act II: In un fiorito prato (03:48)
17. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act II: Tu se’ morta (02:17)
18. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act II: Ahi caso acerbo (01:03)
19. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act II: Ma io ch’in questa lingua (02:30)
20. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act II: Chi ne consola ahi lassi? (05:35)
21. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Sinfonia (01:28)
22. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Scorto da te, mio Nume (01:23)
23. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Ecco l’atra palude (02:36)
24. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Dove, ah dove te’n vai (00:49)
25. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: O tu ch’innanzi morte (01:35)
26. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Possente spirto (08:06)
27. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Sol tu, nobile Dio (01:03)
28. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Ben mi lusinga alquanto (02:44)
29. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Ei dorme (02:08)
30. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act III: Nulla impresa per huom (03:30)
31. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: Signor, quell’infelice (02:28)
32. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: Benchè severo e immutabil fato (01:58)
33. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: O degli habitator (01:03)
34. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: Quali grazie ti rendo (01:35)
35. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: Pietade oggi (00:40)
36. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: Qual honor di te fia degno (03:38)
37. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: Ahi vista troppo dolce (02:04)
38. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act IV: È la virtute un raggio (03:14)
39. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act V: Ritornello (00:41)
40. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act V: Questi i campi di Tracia (07:05)
41. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act V: Perchè a lo sdegno e al dolor in preda (02:04)
42. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act V: Padre cortese al maggior uopo arrivi (02:28)
43. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act V: Saliam cantando al Cielo (01:16)
44. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act V: Vanne Orfeo, felice a pieno (01:20)
45. Ensemble Lundabarock, Höör Barock, Ensemble Altapunta & Fredrik Malmberg – Monteverdi: L’Orfeo, SV 318, Act V: Moresca (00:58)