Anna Lucia Richter returns to PENTATONE after her acclaimed Schubert album Heimweh with Il delirio della passione; a recording full of Monteverdi treasures, from heart-wrenching opera scenes (Lamento d'Arianna, 'Pur ti miro' from Poppea and the Prologue of L'orfeo) and religious music (Confitebor) to bucolic songs (Si dolce Ã¨ il tormento). Richter works together with Ensemble Claudiana and Luca Pianca, one of the most eminent Monteverdi interpreters of our age. They offer a fresh perspective on Monteverdi's music by penetrating deeply into the original sources. Their interpretation of the famous Lamento d'Arianna, salvaged fragment of the lost score of the opera L'Arianna, is exemplary in that regard. Richter's passionate delivery is inspired by what precedes in the libretto, while Pianca has composed short, "madrigalistic" instrumental interludes between the solo sections, replacing the choral commentaries, of which only the original texts have survived. Altogether, the pieces on Il delirio della passione demonstrate Monteverdi's exceptional skill to express the most complex emotions, in music of timeless beauty. Anna Lucia Richter belongs to the most exciting young singers of her generation. Il delirio della passione is the second fruit of her exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE, after Heimweh (2018), and her last soprano recording, as she will continue her career as a mezzo-soprano. Luca Pianca and Ensemble Claudiana both make their PENTATONE debut.

Tracklist:

L'orfeo, Sv 318: Dal Mio Permesso Amato
Scherzi Musicali Cioè Arie Et Madrigali (Excerpts): No. 9, Zefiro Torna E Di Soavi Accenti, Sv 251
La Mia Turca Che D'amor Non Ha Fè, Sv 310
Lamento D’arianna, Sv 22 (Excerpts): No. 1, Lasciatemi Morire
Lamento D’arianna, Sv 22 (Excerpts): No. 2, O Teseo Mio
Lamento D’arianna, Sv 22 (Excerpts): No. 3, Dove È La Fede
Lamento D’arianna, Sv 22 (Excerpts): No. 4, Ahi Che Non Pur Risponde
L'incoronazione Di Poppea, Sv 308: Pur Ti Miro
Scherzi Musicali Cioè Arie Et Madrigali (Excerpts): No. 8, Et È Pur Dunque Vero, Sv 250
Confitebor Tibi Domine, Sv 296
Madrigali Guerrieri, Et Amorosi, Book 8: Lamento Della Ninfa, Sv 163
Sì Dolce È'l Tormento, Sv 332
Ohimè Ch'io Cado, Sv 316

UPC: 827949084560
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 3.12.21
Format: CD

Monteverdi / Richter / Pianca - Il Delirio Della Passione (CD)