MONTEVERDI ciaconna «ZEFIRO TORNA» (1632) - F♯ Portraits

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ZEFIRO TORNA {video 2012}
Angelina Bezrukova (vocals, djembe) | Ekaterina Burtseva (vocals, recorder, darbuka, tambourine)
Alexey Korzhov (piano) | Sergey Akbulatov (double bass) | Alexandra Manakova (saxophone, shaker)
art music project "F♯ Portraits"
Magnitogorsk, southern Ural, Russia
вокально-инструментальный проект «Портреты Фа Диез»
южный Урал, г. Магнитогорск
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Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti
l’aer fa grato e’il pié discioglie a l’onde
e, mormoranda tra le verdi fronde,
fa danzar al bel suon su’l prato i fiori.
Inghirlandato il crin Fillide e Clori
note temprando lor care e gioconde;
e da monti e da valli ime e profond
raddoppian l’armonia gli antri canori.
Sorge più vaga in ciel l’aurora, e’l sole,
sparge più luci d’or; più puro argento
fregia di Teti il bel ceruleo manto.
Sol io, per selve abbandonate e sole,
l’ardor di due begli occhi e’l mio tormento,
come vuol mia ventura, hor piango hor canto.
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Return O Zephyr, and with gentle motion
Make pleasant the air and scatter the grasses in waves
And murmuring among the green branches
Make the flowers in the field dance to your sweet sound;
Crown with a garland the heads of Phylla and Chloris
With notes tempered by love and joy,
From mountains and valleys high and deep
And sonorous caves that echo in harmony.
The dawn rises eagerly into the heavens and the sun
Scatters rays of gold, and of the purest silver,
Like embroidery on the cerulean mantle of Thetis.
But I, in abandoned forests, am alone.
The ardour of two beautiful eyes is my torment;
As my Fate wills it, now I weep, now I sing.
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Zefiro vuelve, y con dulces acentos
el aire encanta y libera a los pies de las olas,
y murmurando entre las hojas verdes,
hace bailar con su dulce sonido a las flores.
Con guirnaldas de cabello, Phyllis y Cloris
cantan canciones de amor, cariño y alegría
Y a través de los montes y valles, altos y profundos,
Redoblando la armonía de su canto en las cuevas.
Surge muy lenta en el Cielo la aurora del Sol
derrama luciendo el oro más brillante,
el manto celeste de Tetis con la más pura plata.
Solo yo por la selva solitario y abandonado,
el ardor de dos hermosos ojos, y mi tormento,
como exige mi fortuna, ahora lloran, ahora cantan.
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sharp ♯

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[@mjarail]

This piece of music has stood the test of time.

[@uncontrollabledogs3791]

This piece is bursting with colour and light. Vocals are just perfect.

[@user-qb1dx1qc7s]

Monteverdi would be delighted to listen to this performance played with unknown and strange instruments... Great

[@seejaybee]

Ten years on and this virtuoso performance of Moteverdi's masterpice has no equal here!

[@JA51711]

I am a former musician of the alto saxophone I played numerous genres symphonic/ jazz and I was brought to tears to see the true beauty of the alto saxophone be so beautifully presented with also some incredible vocalists and everyone performing -You are all fantastic- from America -la Amore Bravissima!!

[@slaitracy7]

So beautiful 😍 my father sent this music to me ☺️☺️ . This is called MUSIC🤗 dancing with ur heart and ur souls ☺️

[@yvesletexier6272]

Monteverdi s'adapte à tous les instruments, tous les styles.... Merci à ce groupe pour cette superbe interprétation!

[@amyashlyn9293]

Oh my, this brings back memories. I taught this to a children's choir I directed a very long time ago. We didn't have instrumental accompaniment expect a lone cello playing the continuo bass line, and we went a little slower. But OMG the kids ages 8-12 learned all that. It was thrilling to perform it.

[@ferruville4542]

Bellissima e originale interpretazione di "Zefiro torna": del grande Claudio Monteverdi. Bravissimi tutti i musicisti. Bravissime le soliste. Complimenti!!!

[@mrrn100]

Bravissimo !

[@sarahmontrose4099]

Just gorgeous--music, musicians, arrangement, setting. Encore!

[@FPortraits]

Thank you :)

[@MrIbgrant]

By FAR the best version on You Tube. Fabulous!!!

[@Nicho2020]

Only just discovered this performance - what a well kept secret! It's beautiful!

[@jaycimo]

hipster Monteverdi, love it.!

[@divek1000]

What a great performance. Beutiful singing and super instrumental.

[@jeromeframent8057]

Grâce, beauté et talent... Whaou !... Merci la Russie....

[@antoniolagioia5882]

Solo la Musica e l’Esperanto salveranno le genti.

[@harrietlyall1991]

Bravissimo! This is the best interpretation ever of this wonderful composition ❤ Every part of the composition is given an opportunity to shine, so we see how the whole piece is actually a “garden” of many separate virtuoso passages. This presentation really brings the piece to life, as it recreates the elegance, the pizazz and the fun of Italian Renaissance minstrelsy, sublime entertainment of the highest order.

[@Messaggi_in_Bottiglia]

Una interpretazione talentuosa, fresca e originale, siete veramente bravi! Zefiro è veramente tornato!

[@stevendouglascarr5517]

A performance that never fails to bring down the house...

[@user-fv1cf5rt2i]

Multumim cele mai bune voci, nu sint stridente, armonioase. Bravo Rusia aveți valori.

[@MitchBoucherComposer]

How fun! Seriously, this is a great rendition.

[@FPortraits]

Your appreciation much appreciated :)

[@gianniformizziopitz4961]

music over all frontiers and schemes... so beautiful and happy making

[@scriabin50]

Ma quanto siete bravi! Complimenti sinceri e grazie di cuore.!!!!

[@Mralfaromeo71]

bellissima interpretazione. bravi!

[@wilsonguida1027]

Beautiful, very beautiful.

[@carmeloroldan1749]

Qué frescura de interpretación en la desolación del decorado. Maravilla entre las ruinas!

[@pookiecatblue]

So very nice!

[@antoniolagioia5882]

È un piacere riascoltarvi. Grazie. Le voci femminili sono l’unico premio della Natura, degno di tale nome.

[@giuseppefilidoro5389]

Stupendo BRAVISSIMI!!! FANTASTICI!!!!!

[@olofparil3216]

I also like arrangement of musical instruments making it sound "jazzy". Excellent interpretation. Very nice performance. Comments in Russian from Google Translate / Комментарии на русском из Google Translate Мне также нравится расположение музыкальных инструментов делая звук "джазовым". Отлично интерпретации. Очень хорошая производительность.

[@ESP-um3nm]

Can you all imagine Claudio Monteverdi playing an electric keyboard and saxophone? I would like to see this group perform Quel Sguardo Sdegnosetto in this manner; in costume in an artistic video.

[@marcosPRATA918]

With due regard to Monteverde and his time, he can be considered the father of the orchestra for having adopted new instrumental combinations for the time. In his Tancredi Combat and Clorinda used the instruments with previously unused effects. Who knows how many other innovations he would not adopt. Note: I like period interpretations, but I admire some performances like that.

[@paulcaswell2813]

I take it you follow l'Apoggiata...

[@user-fv1cf5rt2i]

Extraordinara muzica. Vocile suna foarte bine față de alte variante, sint armonioase si nu sint stridente.

[@marvinsilverman4394]

Beautiful!!

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

I’m glad I found this, I definitely enjoyed this. Lovely voices, beautiful performance!

[@taf44tt8io]

This nice crossover rendition must be not only viral, but showed in all music school and conservatories for prove, just listening the music, that before the Classical and Romantic periods, western classical music was ALSO improvised like jazz is. CIACCONA was one of the many dances of Renaissance and Baroque times, with a very simple line bass - that everyone can sing just imitate the sound of a double bass or a trombone - and singers and/or instruments that improvised around a simple melody.

[@marcosPRATA918]

I agree and add that the use of "diminutions," "enlargements," and imitation of characteristic basses, as in ciaccona, was a technique of iproviso far beyond written samples.

[@bogdiworksV2]

to be fair, it is well known that music up until about Mozart's time was written by composers with further improvisation from performers in mind. It's only from mid 19th century that it became generalised for composers to insist on writing everything down and have performers adhere faithfully to the written piece.

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[@jorgea.s.nolasconolasco5649]

fregia di Teti il bel ceruleo manto Brave! Grazie di cuore!

[@maryjanenunesdeoliveira742]

Bravíssimo!!!!!encantador, grupo excelente!

[@giuseppevalguarnera6170]

Bellissima interpretazione. È una bella idea la scelta degli strumenti contemporanei per una rivisitazione in chiave moderna della musica barocca . È anche un modo per avvicinare all'ascolto tutti coloro che non sono appassionati per questo genere di musica. Complimenti ,ottimo lavoro.

[@FPortraits]

Molto gentile. Grazie!

[@thecomposer5259]

Never heard an arrangement like this and I never expected that medieval music could sound awesome also on the sax

[@gbarthg]

I had the same reaction. You might like to know that this isn't Medieval music. It's late Renaissance music, but your description still applies.

[@moeharvard]

Wonderfu,l thank you for posting

[@mariorocci9624]

Se anche in Italia si conoscessero di più cose come questa...

[@altemusik6650]

Bravo, brillante!

[@sexysailer]

Monteverdi was a musical genius, and one of the earliest composers of opera. Only 3 of his operas survive, and they are performed often in Western Europe, especially Italy. Your F# arrangement of this dance is wonderful. Желаю вам всем удачи!

[@ribeca100]

Esecuzione tutt'altro che filologica ma piacevolissima e creativa, le voci sono veramente belle. Bravi!!

[@birgitza]

seeeeehr schön!!! danke für das Video!

[@jomsborgpictures]

Спасибо, порадовали!

[@nathalieromathier8364]

Magnifique ! Céleste !

[@markosullivan4095]

Bravo!!!

[@pvm1221]

Супер ! Очень понравилось !

[@vienna1040]

Es ist von unglaublicher Schönheit und Tiefe. Danke!

[@gabrielequadri8827]

Bravi, avete saputo genialmente rinnovare la stessa Primavera! Zefiro torna eternamente anche fra le rovine, oltre l'ineluttabilità del tempo e le antiche povere mura d'una sperduta campagna russa! Bravi!

[@cahb23]

Bravi!!!! I can't stop listening to it!!!

[@kurizaneptiza1129]

Потрясающе!

[@b1ch0f30]

Complimenti a tutti. Tutti bravi e cantanti eccezionali.

[@claudiomenesesc]

Bravi, veramente bravi!!

[@antoniolagioia5882]

Siete un incanto armonico e melodico

[@emmanueldeva5224]

Very charming presentation. Love the music.

[@vadnyul]

original! voix splendides et le saxo, c'est inattendu mais ça passe très bien

[@kaceyparkinson3864]

Музыка идеально. Я люблю видео!

[@Kaziutek1966]

I listen twice a day and more.

[@billybonewhacker]

the zephyr definitely returns! wonderful!

[@miyannaable]

LOVE IT!!!!

[@MrIbgrant]

By far the best version of this piece on You Tube. Fantastic!

[@pdgeorges]

This is marvelous! Monteverdi would have loved it. (Maybe he IS loving it!)

[@annelegouzouguec489]

Magnifique ! Interprétation qui sort des sentiers battus et rebattus !

[@seejaybee]

Just don't understand why this video hasn't gone viral!!

[@MrIbgrant]

I agree. It's absolutely exquisite!!

[@manuelgonzalo9474]

Maybe it´s too long to get mainstream

[@kevinnunez4780]

Because Monteverdi with an electronic keyboard and a saxophone is completely out of style, the rest is nice!!!

[@FPortraits]

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[@seejaybee]

@@kevinnunez4780 Absolutely disagree about the choice of instruments - they work perfectly!

[@bodinstarcevic2474]

Wonderful!

[@marcosPRATA918]

Magnífica execução.

[@phph1731]

First watched/heard this version of ZT some years ago. Still love it. Animated, beautiful and very well done. Thank you.

[@cheldep]

zefiro torna comme ça c'est du Monteverdi underground ,très bon !!!

[@balestraitalo]

bravissimi,,,! originale col sassofono, un ritmo non facile...! belle voci,,,!

[@manofilmas]

Super:)

[@ferruville4542]

Interpretazione particolare ed interessante. Complimenti!

[@williammolina1916]

Con la belleza de la voz humana la tranquilidad su alegría me transporte a la felicidad en tiempos antiguos

[@shaunpalmer8503]

Love it

[@joseluisglezfdez7268]

¡ Precioso !

[@Sirianne59]

MI piace molto questa interpretazione di "Zefiro torna"! Bravi :)

[@eliftezer4848]

My favourite is Philippe Jaroussky version but that was very happy, delicious comment to Zefiro Torna from Monteverdi: thanks F# portraits, hearing saxophone in that collaboration was good, delightful for me. ^_^

[@Fragbadger]

What inspired joy! I was going to ask "did they roll dice to decide what instruments to use" but they worked so well. What a delicious giggle!

[@baldani3]

Estupenda versión!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!))

[@philippeeeckman5046]

Une version légère ,(assez remarquable !!!)qui permet d accrocher un grand nombre auditeurs non avertis. Très pédagogique donc. Bravo.

[@danielretta1837]

The saxophone is definitely an unusual choice but after listening to it I totally get it. Obviously something that would substitute the color of a serpent or a shawm would sound nice in this context. excellent!

[@adelinazakharova1986]

Оч здорово))

[@alexandredelagarde2743]

Saxophone + Baroque = brillant

[@franciscodelpozo1455]

Preciosa versión...!

[@TheMaestroKim]

I love it

[@nathanpayant2350]

OMG - how has it taken me SO long to see this?! I love it and have a feeling Monteverdi would too! :-) Beautiful job - love your rendition!

[@FPortraits]

Thank you! :)

[@jeanspeckens1738]

Génial ! En particulier la présence d'un saxo !

[@FPortraits]

Merci - et bienvenue de rejoindre notre page fb ! :)

[@augustbakenhus3288]

Delightful!!

[@mariacarmen3667]

Maravillos

[@vaibhav5876]

Great!

[@MuzNataliKabardinka]

Отлично!

[@giovannicavalli9072]

mi fa molto piacere che brani stupefacenti come ZEFIRO vengano interpretati con ritmi e strumenti diversi da quelli che Monteverdi non conosceva : libertà interpretativa, quindi, ma rispettando sempre il messaggio che l'autore ha voluto comunicare. Al limite, c'è ancora margine di manovra per sfruttare la forza poetica di questo ed altri brani.

[@unagondolaunremo]

bravi!

[@paudurancastillo9080]

e una belle interpretacione di la obra

[@dorianbaranovski9086]

Pau Duran Castillo

[@wendettavaughnwanner3150]

Tamal thank you for sending me this link

[@talvela100]

bravi

[@sandisandi]

Oh, mein Gott...wie schön! Zu schön um modern zu sein; zu modern um schön zu sein...

[@davide66x2]

Torna Zefiro nel 2023 !