Annotation

Pitch: A = 440Hz
Temperament: Mean tone, set by Philip Ridley
Editions and performing material prepared by Clifford Bartlett

Recorded on 8 –10 January 1991
Recording Engineer TONY FAULKNER
Recording Producer MARTIN COMPTON
Front Design TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producers CECILE KELLY, EDWARD PERRY
(P) Hyperion Records Limited, London, 1991

Front illustration: An Allegory with Venus and Cupid by Agnolo Bronzino (1503 –1572)
Reproduced by permission of The Trustees, The National Gallery, London

Annotation last modified on 2018-04-05 22:57 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Altri canti dʼAmor
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
bass viol:
Mark Caudle (cellist and bass violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
harp:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
harpsichord:
John Toll (organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
lute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
spinet:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10), Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and John Toll (organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
theorbo:
Nigel North (English lute player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
viola [Renaissance viola]:
Lisa Cochrane (violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10), Jane Compton (viola player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and Paul Denley (Violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
violin [Renaissance violin]:
Theresa Caudle (violinist, violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and Judy Tarling (viola player, Parley of Instruments) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
violone [great bass viol]:
William Hunt (UK string musician, (viol, double bass, etc.)) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
bass vocals:
Richard Wistreich (British bass vocalist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
choir vocals:
Red Byrd (Medieval music group) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
soprano vocals:
Catherine Pierard (Soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
tenor vocals:
Mark Padmore (British tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and John Potter (tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
vocals:
Mary Seers (soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Altri canti d’Amor, tenero arciero (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
writer:
anonymous imitation of Marino ([anonymous], special purpose artist)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 146)
part of:
Ottavo Libro de’ Madrigali: Canti Guerrieri
Claudio Monteverdi8:28
2Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
baroque guitar and lute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
bass violin:
Mark Caudle (cellist and bass violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
harp [double harp]:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
harpsichord:
John Toll (organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
regal:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
spinet:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10), Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and John Toll (organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
theorbo:
Nigel North (English lute player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
viola [Renaissance viola]:
Paul Denley (Violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
violin [Renaissance violin]:
Theresa Caudle (violinist, violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and Judy Tarling (viola player, Parley of Instruments) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
violone [great bass viol]:
William Hunt (UK string musician, (viol, double bass, etc.)) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
soprano vocals [Clorinda]:
Catherine Pierard (Soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
tenor vocals [Tancredi]:
Mark Padmore (British tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
tenor vocals [Testo]:
John Potter (tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153 (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
lyricist:
Torquato Tasso
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 153)
is based on:
La Gerusalemme liberata
part of:
Ottavo Libro de’ Madrigali: Canti Guerrieri
Claudio Monteverdi19:28
3Ballo per lʼImperatore Ferdinando III: Volgendo il ciel (Ballo ‘Movete’)
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
baroque guitar:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
bass violin:
Mark Caudle (cellist and bass violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
harp [double harp]:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
harpsichord:
John Toll (organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
spinet:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10), Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and John Toll (organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
theorbo:
Nigel North (English lute player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
violin [Renaissance violin]:
Theresa Caudle (violinist, violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and Judy Tarling (viola player, Parley of Instruments) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
bass vocals:
Richard Wistreich (British bass vocalist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
soprano vocals:
Catherine Pierard (Soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
tenor vocals:
Mark Padmore (British tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and John Potter (tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
tenor vocals [Poeta]:
John Potter (tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
vocals:
Mary Seers (soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Volgendo il ciel per l'immortal sentiero SV 154 (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
lyricist:
Ottavio Rinuccini (Italian Renaissance/Baroque poet and opera librettist)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 154:2)
part of:
Ottavo Libro de’ Madrigali: Canti Guerrieri
Claudio Monteverdi9:24
4Il ballo delle ingrate
recording engineer:
Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
bass violin:
Mark Caudle (cellist and bass violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
harp [double harp]:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
lute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
organ and regal:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
spinet:
Celia Harper (harp player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10), Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and John Toll (organist, harpsichordist and conductor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
theorbo:
Nigel North (English lute player) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
violin [Renaissance violin]:
Theresa Caudle (violinist, violist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and Judy Tarling (viola player, Parley of Instruments) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
bass vocals and bass vocals [Plutone]:
Richard Wistreich (British bass vocalist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
mezzo-soprano vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals [Venere]:
Susan Bickley (mezzo-soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
soprano vocals and soprano vocals [Una dellʼ ingrate]:
Catherine Pierard (Soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
soprano vocals [Amore]:
Mary Seers (soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
tenor vocals:
Mark Padmore (British tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10) and John Potter (tenor) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
vocals:
Mary Seers (soprano) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
conductor:
Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
performer:
five-part string orchestra (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1991)
recording of:
Il ballo delle ingrate in genere representativo, SV 167 (from 1991-01-08 until 1991-01-10)
composer:
Claudio Monteverdi (Italian renaissance and baroque composer, choirmaster and string player)
librettist:
Ottavio Rinuccini (Italian Renaissance/Baroque poet and opera librettist)
part of:
Stattkus-Verzeichnis (number: SV 167)
part of:
Ottavo Libro de’ Madrigali: Canti Amorosi
Claudio Monteverdi32:06

Credits

Release

manufactured in:England, United Kingdom
additional liner notes translator:Avril Bardoni (liner notes translator)
Clifford Bartlett (organist and text translator)
liner notes:Peter Holman (conductor and organist) (in 1991)
recording engineer:Tony Faulkner (recording engineer)
manufactured by:PDO (Philips DuPont Optical, Blackburn, UK)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Hyperion Records Ltd, London (holding company - do not use this as a release label) (in 1991)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/8364762 [info]
ASIN:US: B000002ZP2 [info]
discography entry:https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA66475 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002700287 [info]