La Pellegrina - Music for the Wedding of Ferdinando De Medici and Christine de Lorraine, Princess of France, Florence 1589
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Composer: Giovanni de' BardiComposer: Giulio Caccini
Composer: Emilio de' Cavalieri
Composer: Cristofano Malvezzi
Composer: Luca Marenzio
Composer: Jacopo Peri
Composer: Matthias Werrecore
Conductor: Paul van Nevel
Performer: Huelgas Ensemble
Performer: Katelijne van Laethem
Performer: Pascal Bertin
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-11-10
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Part: from la Pellegrina, Intermedio I
- Part: from la Pellegrina, Intermedio II
- Part: from la Pellegrina, Intermedio III
- Part: from la Pellegrina, Intermedio IV
- Part: from la Pellegrina, Intermedio V
Music reviews of La Pellegrina - Music for the Wedding of Ferdinando De Medici and Christine de Lorraine, Princess of France, Florence 1589
Music Review: Beautiful Alternate Recording Of The 1589 Medici Wedding
Rating: 5 Stars
I found this to be another beautiful performance of the "Intermedi" (pagent interludes) of the historic 1589 wedding of Ferdinand de Medici & Christina of Lorraine- without a doubt one of the most beautiful, hard to find and EXPENSIVE classical works ever recorded. It is a masterpiece, and certainly the origin of early opera. I was really lucky to have aquired a rare BBC video performance by the Taverner Consort of the entire work- including authentic costumes based on actual design drawings from the 16th century. Even the Taverner Consort's CD recording of the performance-"Stravaganza de Medici" is almost impossible to find these days(but hope to find it sometime!).
Description of La Pellegrina - Music for the Wedding of Ferdinando De Medici and Christine de Lorraine, Princess of France, Florence 1589
The Medici of Florence were renowned for (among other things) the magnificent palazzos and churches they built and the magnificent musical-dramatic entertainments they staged, often known as stravaganze (extravaganzas). The music on this album (first performed as part of the 1589 wedding celebrations for Ferdinando de' Medici) was the apotheosis of the stravaganza, using the most famous--and most expensive--composers, singers, and instrumentalists in Italy with a huge chorus and orchestra and newfangled stage machinery. Among the composers were Luca Marenzio, the greatest madrigalist of the day, and Jacopo Peri and Giulio Caccini, who went on to write the very first operas; the music alternates between pieces in madrigal style (often for two groups of singers in dialogue) and florid, virtuoso showpieces for soloists; there are big complements of lutes and other chord instruments for color, weight, and variety. Re-creating all this is an enormous undertaking, and Paul van Nevel deserves congratulations for bringing it off so successfully (as does Sony for paying for it). The result isn't great music-drama like Monteverdi's Orfeo; it was never intended to be anything but the enjoyable, fabulous spectacle it is. --Matthew WestphalGeneral CDs
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