With Ninna Nanna the haunting tones, dramatic intensity and richly characterized singing of Pino de Vittorio once again grace a recording project led by Franco Pavan. Call it Wiegenlied, berceuse, nana, ninna nanna - or countless other terms from around the world - the lullaby, with the rocking of the child's cradle, is possessed of a captivating charm, all neatly captured in this new collection with the lulling of de Vittorio's hypnotic voice. A potent attraction of Ninna Nanna is that the pieces - from the Baroque era - mainly originate from the Mezzogiorno, the southern part of Italy - including the Apulian area from which hails Pino de Vittorio. Seeking to sidestep the well-known and frequently-played, Franco Pavan, who plays the theorbo and the Southern Italian chitarra battente as well as directing Laboratorio '600, has delved into the popular culture of these regions for inspiration, additionally adding instrumental pieces such as the Tarantella del Presepe by Cristofaro Caresana or the traditional Pastorale calabrese. By way of the lullaby texts selected here, Pavan conjures up an atmosphere populated by fireflies, the powerful Greek mythological gods of Sleep and Death, Hypnos and Thanatos, Federico GarcÃa Lorca lecturing on lullabies and referring to the acute sadness of the cradle song, as well as the Virgin Mary and sundry saints being corralled into underpinning the doctrines of the Catholic Church.

Tracklist:

Dormi Dormi Ben Mio
Oi Nenna Nenna
Oh, Oh, Oh, O Picciriddu Dormi Rivo
Trotta Trotta Cavallo Memè
Pastorale Calabrese
La Bonasera
Ninna Di Borgia
Ninna Di Radicena
Pastorale (1)
Lucciola Lucciola Vien A Me
Lucciola Lucciola Vien Da Me
Lanterna Mâgica
Fa La Nana La Mi Cuncheta
Ninna Nanna
Aria, Che I Paesani Napoletani Sonano Con La Zampogna
Venite, Ò Pastori
Piva
Nat'è Il Bambino Giesù
Pastorale (2)
Dolce Gioia Della Mamma
Dormi Benigne Jesu
Tarantella Del Presepe
Dormi Dormi Io Già Non Voglio
Canna Austina

UPC: 8424562230033
Label: Glossa
Release Date: 1.17.20
Format: CD

Ninna Nanna / Various - Ninna Nanna (CD)