THE CARLO G MANUSCRIPT Virtuoso liturgical music from the early 17th century
GCD 922516
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Profeti della Quinta Perrine Devillers, soprano Doron Schleifer, countertenor Ori Harmelin, chitarrone Elam Rotem, organ and musical direction
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Total playing time 66:03 Recorded at Chiesa dei Santi Eusebio e Vittore, Peglio, Italy, in April and May 2016 Engineered by Oren Kirschenbaum Executive producers: Thomas Drescher, Carlos Céster Booklet essay by Elam RotemEnglish – Français – Deutsch
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THE CARLO G MANUSCRIPTVirtuoso liturgical music from the early 17th century
01 Anonymous: Veni dilecte mi 02 Carlo G. (Anonymous): Tota pulchra es 03 Anonymous: Amor Jesu dulcissime 04 Paolo Quagliati: Alma mater 05 Giulio Caccini: Benché sovra le stelle 06 Anonymous: Ricercar 07 Carlo G.: Sub umbra illius 08 Anonymous: Toccata in D 09 Carlo G.: Mater Hierusalem 10 Carlo G.: Ego flos campi 11 Carlo G.: Ego dormio 12 Carlo G.: Panis angelicus 13 Anonymous: Toccata in A 14 Carlo G.: Iste est 15 Carlo G.: Peccavi super numerum 16 Anonymous: Toccata Elevatione 17 Carlo G.: Miserere 18 Carlo G.: Nigra sum 19 Girolamo Giacobbi: Luce gratiae tuae 20 Paolo Quagliati: Toccata 21 Giulio Caccini: Deus Dominus meus 22 Anonymous: Canzone23 Carlo G.: Sicut sponsus matris
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Some 15 years ago, the hitherto unknown “Carlo G Manuscript” was purchased at a Vienna jumble sale for the princely sum of 60 Euros. Once a doctoral thesis had been prepared based on this document and it had been made available on the internet in the form of scanned images, the manuscript was sold by Sotheby’s at auction to an anonymous buyer in 2007, as a consequence of which it has once again disappeared. The fact that the surname of its author had become illegible as a result of a smudge deepens the mystery surrounding the manuscript even further – however, although being from the same time as that of the famous Carlo Gesualdo, everything points to the fact the prince of Venosa was not the composer being searched for…
An extensive selection of pieces from the manuscript can now be heard courtesy of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, performed by the ensemble Profeti della Quinta, and directed by the organist Elam Rotem. These are liturgical pieces dating from the early seventeenth century which undoubtedly would have sounded in Central Italy in a very similar form to what can be heard on this recording: one of the manuscript’s peculiar characteristics is that it includes, exactly – note for note – what is expected from the singers and organist. This embraces the complex ornamentations which, by and large, musicians would improvise and wouldn’t be written down.
The acoustic of the Chiesa dei Santi Eusebio e Vittore de Peglio, Italy provides added authenticity to a project which is entrancing from every angle.
Some 15 years ago, the hitherto unknown “Carlo G Manuscript” was purchased at a Vienna jumble sale for the princely sum of 60 Euros. Once a doctoral thesis had been prepared based on this document and it had been made available on the internet in theform of scanned images, the manuscript was sold by Sotheby’s at auction to an anonymous buyer in 2007, as a consequence of which it has once again disappeared. The fact that the surname of its author had become illegible as a result of a smudge deepens the mystery surrounding the manuscript even further – however, although being from the same time as that of the famous Carlo Gesualdo, everything points to the fact the prince of Venosa was not the composer being searched for… [read more...]