Carlo Donato Cossoni (1623-1700) was born into a family of musicians in the small town of Gravedona by Lake Como on November 10, 1623. By 1650 he was organist at San Fedele in Como, where he had previously been ordained priest. He published his op. 1 of two-part and three-part motets in Venice in 1665, and 13 further works followed up to 1679, all of sacred music. He bequeathed 54 sacred works to the Benedictine abbey of Einsiedeln (Appellato della Madonna de Valdo, "Our Lady of the Hermits"), and after his death in Gravedona they were added to the abbey library. Other Cossoni manuscripts have been preserved in Milan, Como and Bologna. The NOVANTIQUA Bern vocal ensemble was founded in 1987 by Bernhard Pfammatter to prepare sophisticated choral literature for concert performance by a small ensemble. The name NOVANTIQUA expresses the ensemble's commitment to the interpretation of early works alongside the performance of music from the 20th and 21st centuries. The Kesselberg Ensemble was founded in 2004 by Latvian musicians, all graduates of the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. The ensemble chose the name "Kesselberg", Latvian Katlakalns, to celebrate the district of Riga where Johann Gottfried MÃ¼thel (born 1728 in MÃ¶lln, died 1788 in Riga) spent his later years. J.S. Bach's last pupil, MÃ¼thel was Latvia's greatest composer of the 18th century.

Tracklist:

Einsiedler Vesper: I. Domine, Ad Adiuvandum
Einsiedler Vesper: II. Antiphon. Viri Galilaei
Einsiedler Vesper: III. Dixit Dominus
Einsiedler Vesper: IV. Cumque Intuerentur
Einsiedler Vesper: V. Confitebor
Einsiedler Vesper: VI. Antiphon. Elevatis Manibus
Einsiedler Vesper: VII. Beatus Vir
Einsiedler Vesper: VIII. Antiphon. Exaltate Regem Regum
Einsiedler Vesper: IX. Laudate Pueri
Einsiedler Vesper: X. Antiphon. Videntibus Illis
Einsiedler Vesper: XI. Laudate Dominum Omnes Gentes
Einsiedler Vesper: XII. In Te Evipar
Einsiedler Vesper: XIII. Antiphon. O Rex Gloriae
Einsiedler Vesper: XIV. Magnificat
Einsiedler Vesper: XV. Salve Regina A Otto Voce Pieni

UPC: 4260123643263
Label: Solo Musica
Release Date: 1.10.20
Format: CD

Cossoni / Kesselberg Ensemble - Einsiedler Vesper (CD)