Isabella Leonarda (1620-1704) was a remarkable woman. At a time when female composers were a rarity, she was both prominent and prolific. Although she was cloistered (literally: she was a nun) in Novara in northern Italy, the dedications of her published compositions show her to have been extremely well connected. And her music demonstrates that she was well aware of the music of contemporaries like Carissimi or Corelli. These facts would be of merely historical importance, were her music not so engaging. Although most of the works recorded here are devotional, they are full of buoyant rhythms, colorful textures and a surprisingly dramatic approach to the texts she was setting - many probably written by Leonarda herself.

Tracklist:

Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): I. Quam Dulcis Es Quam Cara
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): II. Si Protegis Me In Terra Ignota
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): III. Ergo Si Mihi Spirat Tuae
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): IV. Si Per Te Ò Maria
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): V. Tu Mei Laboris
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): VI. Si Quod Venit Ad Me À Te Virgo
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): VII. Si Canto Si Sono
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 2 (Excerpts): VIII. Ergo Mea
Mottetti A 1, 2, 3 E 4 Voci, E Con Due Violini, Opera VII, Op. 7: No. 4, Bonum Est Confiteri Domino
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 10 "Cantata Morale" (Excerpts): I. Queste Ch'à Voi Consagro
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 10 "Cantata Morale" (Excerpts): II. Quell' Amor
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 10 "Cantata Morale" (Excerpts): III. Con Rispetto Di Serva
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 10 "Cantata Morale" (Excerpts): IV. Hò Nel Seno Un Certo Affetto
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 1 (Excerpts): I. Allegro
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 1 (Excerpts): II. Largo
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 1 (Excerpts): III. Adagio
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 1 (Excerpts): IV. Allegro
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 1 (Excerpts): V. Vivace
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 2 (Excerpts): I. Ama Mi Iesu Care
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 2 (Excerpts): II. Si Me Amas Ò Iesu
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 2 (Excerpts): III. Pro Amore Tam Suave
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 2 (Excerpts): IV. Ergo Ergo Si Amor
Mottetti A Voce Sola, Opera XV, Op. 15 No. 2 (Excerpts): V. Si Solum Respiro
Mottetti A Voce Sola Con Istromenti, Opera XX, Op. 20 No. 3: I. Purpurei Flores
Mottetti A Voce Sola Con Istromenti, Opera XX, Op. 20 No. 3: II. Lilia Candores
Mottetti A Voce Sola Con Istromenti, Opera XX, Op. 20 No. 3: III. Nostrum Cor
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 7 (Excerpts): I. -
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 7 (Excerpts): II. Largo
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 7 (Excerpts): III. -
12 Sonatas, Opera XVI, Op. 16 No. 7 (Excerpts): IV. -
Mottetti A 1, 2 E 3 Voci Con Violini, Opera XIII, Op. 13 No. 3 (Excerpts): Ad Arma

UPC: 5060113446558
Label: Toccata
Release Date: 9.2.22
Format: CD

Leonarda / Crowe / Gandilya - Solo & Duo Motets (CD)