Tenet - The Secret Lover
Tenet,Jolle Greenleaf,Molly Quinn,Virginia Warnken Kelsey
Tenet - The Secret Lover
Tenet,Jolle Greenleaf,Molly Quinn,Virginia Warnken Kelsey
Eminent New York-based early music ensemble TENET presents The Secret Lover, celebrating music by, for and about women paying tribute to the 17th century Concerto Delle Donne, a trio of extraordinarily gifted professional female singers who were renowned for their performances in the courts of the late Italian Renaissance.
Three of TENET’s own leading ladies - sopranos Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, and mezzo-soprano Virginia Warnken Kelsey - honour the spirit of these pioneering women with a recording featuring solos and trios that weave a story thread to create a musical portrayal of three women and their complex emotional lives. As a 21st century tribute, TENET has commissioned a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, which they perform alongside music by Caccini, Rossi, Strozzi and others.
Track listing:
anon.: Passacalli della vita
Caccini, F:
Le Tre Grazie A Venere
Nube Gentil
Frescobaldi: Toccata
India: Piangono al pianger mio
Kapsberger:
Kapsberger
Capona
Mazzocchi, D: Fortuna Sul Volto
Ortiz, D: Ricercar
Rossi, Luigi: Fan battaglia i miei pensieri
Rossi, M: Toccata
Shaw, C: Dolce Cantavi
Strozzi:
Le tre Grazie a Venere
Amor dormiglione
Amor Non Si Fugge
L'Eraclito amoroso ‘Udite amanti’
L'amante segreto
Review
Alexandra Mathew
Having recently read Anna Beer’s fascinating book on forgotten female composers, Sounds and Sweet Airs, I listened with interest to TENET’S The Secret Lover. The CD features music for and by the concerto delle donne (consort of ladies) – an extraordinary group of professional female singers who performed in the court of Ferrara. The music is fascinating on an historic level, and it also happens to be a sumptuous treat for enquiring ears. Songs of Francesca Caccini and Barbara Strozzi sit beside instrumental music by Giovanni Girolami Kapsberger and Michelangelo Rossi. It’s a fantastic programme.
Sopranos Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, and mezzo-soprano Virginia Warnken take turns to sing solos, duets, and trios, accompanied by a small and superb baroque ensemble. Each track is worthy of individual praise, but, within the limits of this review, I’ll stick to my favourites. Caccini is a composer for whom I harbour particular fondness, and it’s no surprise that I enjoyed her compositions most of all. Warnken gives a sumptuous and tastefully ornamented rendition of Caccini’s Dispiegate guancie amate (‘Display, beloved cheeks’), and Josh Lee’s viola da gamba transcription of Nube gentil is equally moving and divine. I publicly declare my love for TENET’s The Secret Lover.
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