Lo Sposalizio: the wedding of Venice to the sea

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GIOVANNI & ANDREA GABRIELI / MONTEVERDI & OTHERS
Lo Sposalizio: the wedding of Venice to the sea
The King's Consort, Robert King

[ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 10 April 2012

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"The music is glorious, the performances exemplary, the sense of occasion overwhelming … another marvellous concept from Robert King and his redoubtable consort, here breathtakingly recreating the celebrations which would have taken place on Ascension Day circa 1600. Glitteringly recorded and a superb booklet" Sunday Times

"Glorious music, gloriously performed" Classic CD

"An exceptional recorded event. Ravishing music. A very fine achievement all round" Gramophone Magazine

"The music is glorious, the performances exemplary, the sense of occasion overwhelming … another marvellous concept from Robert King and his redoubtable consort, here breathtakingly recreating the celebrations which would have taken place on Ascension Day circa 1600. Glitteringly recorded and a superb booklet" Sunday Times

Tracks:

Disc: 1

1. Single tolling bell of San Marco [0'51]

2. Drums [0'48]

3. TRUMPET FANFARE Rotta [0'52]

4. ANDREA GABRIELI Vieni, vieni Himeneo [2'25]

5. GIOSEFFO GUAMI Canzona XXIV a 8 [3'35]

6. GIOVANNI GIROLAMO KAPSBERGER Kapsberger [1'26]

7. ANDREA GABRIELI Cantiam di Dio [6'35]

8. Drums [0'52]

9. ANDREA GABRIELI La Battaglia [6'51]

10. GIOVANNI GABRIELI Lieto godea sedendo [4'36]

11. ALESSANDRO PICCININI Variazioni sopra La Folia [1'09]

12. CESARIO GUSSAGO La Leona [2'39]

13. ANON Variazione sopra La Ciaccona [1'00]

14. GIOVANNI GABRIELI Udite, chiari e generosi figli [8'05]

15. LODOVICO VIADANA La Veneziana [3'13]

16. TRUMPET FANFARE & DRUMS Imperiale prima [2'23]

Disc: 2

1. Tolling church bell [1'15]

2. TRUMPET FANFARE Imperiale seconda [1'24]

3. GIOVANNI GABRIELI Kyrie a 12 [7'10]

4. ANDREA GABRIELI Gloria a 16 [4'44]

5. ANDREA GABRIELI Intonatione Settimo tono [1'04]

6. TIBURTIO MASSAINO Canzon per otto tromboni [4'15]

7. CHANT Sursum corda [2'05];

8. GIOVANNI GABRIELI Sanctus a 12 [3'51]

9. ANDREA GABRIELI Intonatione Primo tono [1'00]

10. CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI Christe, adoramus te [3'35]

11. GIOVANNI GABRIELI Sonata XX a 22 [8'59]

12. The bells of Venice [2'15]