Monteverdi - Beatus vir / Capriccio Stravagante / Vox Luminis / Sempé

[@michelleevans3988]

After a long winter, there is always that one morning you get up and you just know winter has gone. That is the day I open the windows and play this as loudly as I can and I swear the birds sing along

[@judithwhitehouse2149]

I'm trying this on Feb 1st (but this is in Cornwall, so perhaps it counts as the end of winter...!)

[@michelleevans3988]

@@judithwhitehouse2149 you'll get up one morning and you will just know...... 😊

[@jorgesabater8640]

The sacred concerts are by far Monteverdi's best music. Wonderful!

[@fleurafricaine5740]

The two sopranos were fabulously in sync!

[@mdurufle]

Truly glorious, thank you for posting!

[@baritonebynight]

I love this piece. Back when I was only a church singer, our solo octet sang this. As a baritone, there was no part for me so I thought "great...I'll take a break from the next concert." One day before the performance, one of the tenors got sick and I stepped in with less than 24 hours to learn the music. I put every ounce of my training to task and pulled it off. To this day, I can still sing the second tenor part and that was years ago. I only maybe made $100 ..it was with a group of second rate singers (as I was one of them at that time too) but it goes down in history as one of my favorite performances of my life.

[@georgeablordeppey4067]

What happened to the Scaniensis version?

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This incomparable chorus they perform with clear voice and breathtaking technique is very comfortable to the mind and the ear From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵

[@gabordobrocsi5368]

Bravo!

[@MarkVeenman730314]

I'm discovering Toth for the first time today. What an artist!

[@vewilli]

Great, Grandissimo, großartig! 👍🏻👏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

[@georgeablordeppey4067]

This is also a very professional rendition. Excellent

[@mariavanhoof7961]

Hermosa interpretacion de Monteverdis Beatis Vir

[@corneliadelloro1618]

stravagante e bellissima l'introduzione strumentale

[@samuelcole9385]

Fantastique vraiment sublimé!

[@gerssontg]

Lo máximo

[@marcomagni9895]

Mamma Mia CHE BRAVI!!!!

[@nicholasthorn1539]

Good middle baroque stuff, couterpoint well and truly reinstated

[@erroll9621]

Eaaaarly Baroque! ;-)

[@CapriccioStravagante]

Waking up listeners - Capriccio Stravagante is world-renowned for their memorable interpretations of Renaissance and Baroque music. Founded in 1986 by Skip Sempé, the ensemble of three to seventy performers incorporates Capriccio Stravagante, the Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra and Capriccio Stravagante Les 24 Violons. By the mid 1990s, the ensemble had built up an extensive discography for which they received international acclaim and had performed in major concert halls and festivals worldwide. Nonchalance & Power - The ensembles seek a musical aesthetic whose values have been nearly lost to contemporary musical life. Unlike many other early music ensembles, they adhere to traditional principles of articulation, rhetoric, scholarship, imagination and talent to break down conventions that have little to do with historical practice, particularly those originating in twentieth-century ‘Baroque’ performance practices. Capriccio Stravagante has recorded extensively for the Paradizo, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Astrée, Alpha and Teldec labels. Man-made beauty - The Capriccio Stravagante Renaissance Orchestra offers virtuoso performers on a highly distinctive musical instrumentarium that includes violins, viols, recorders, cornetti, sackbuts, krummhorns, shawms, lutes, harps, harpsichords, virginals, organs, and percussion. Derived from the instrumental virtuosity that sixteenth-century music demanded, their playing techniques are completely unknown to classically trained instrumentalists and mainstream audiences today. The ensemble is the largest and most luxurious gathering yet assembled for the performance of masterpieces from this Golden Age of musical creativity. Awards & Rewards - Capriccio Stravagante’s exceptional chamber ensemble playing has inspired three generations of musicians, many of whom have gone on to enjoy international careers. The Capriccio Stravagante Prize was created by Skip Sempé in 1997, and served to encourage numerous musicians in their early careers. It is particularly touching that many of those musicians have now become an integral part of Capriccio Stravagante’s activities. Sempé receives lasting inspiration from the key members of these renewed generations.

[@colinhazell6259]

Fantastic!

[@kevinramosquispe5910]

muy hermoso♥

[@IvanHernandez-gx4rt]

Perfect introduction to Monteverdi's Selva Morale e Spirituale, great Skip Sempe.

[@bertcarter6176]

Very fine, indeed!

[@puffinbilly6826]

...Amen...!

[@keycontroller1]

Psalm 112 (from King James Bible, 1611): Praise the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. 2. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. 3. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4. Unto the upright ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious and full of compassion, and righteous. 5. A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. 6. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. 7. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. 8. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies. 9. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. 10. The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

[@philippepasquier14]

John Raymond Ah bon? Je croyais que c était de Monteverdi ? Comme on peut se tromper ! A la limite,j aurais apprécié le texte latin....

[@modelmusiccurriculum5718]

MMC Year 5 Composed in 1630