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La Pellegrina: Music for a Medici Wedding (2-CD Set)
La Pellegrina: Music for a Medici Wedding (2-CD Set)
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First performed in 1589 for the spectacular Florentine wedding of Ferdinando de’ Medici to Christine of Lorraine, La Pellegrina is a musical masterpiece of spectacular dimensions. The choir, soloists, and a full orchestra of period instruments (viols, cornetto, sackbuts, and lutes) form a stellar ensemble of over fifty performers gathered from across the country. Lawrence Rosenwald, renowned Wellesley linguist and poet, created and recited an original poetic narrative.
Recorded live performances at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Austin, TX.
Jay Norwood, Sound Engineer.
Enjoy these audio samples from La Pellegrina: Music for a Medici Wedding:
Disc 1:
Intermedio I: The Harmony of the Spheres
Intermedio II: The Singing Contest of the Pierides and the Muses
Intermedio III: Apollo Fights the Serpent Python
Disc 2:
Intermedio IV: Prophecy of the Golden Age and the Sorrows of Hell
Intermedio V: Arion is Saved by the Dolphins
Intermedio VI: Harmony and Rhythm Descend to Earth
The Performers (solos in parentheses by disc & track number)
Special Guests:
Ryland Angel, tenor & countertenor (1:11, 15; 2:10)
Stephen Escher, cornetto (2:9)
Lawrence Rosenwald, narration & bass
Phillip Rukavina, bass lute & Renaissance guitar
Mary Springfels, treble viola da gamba (2:5)
Thomas Zajac, recorders & percussion
Singers:
Brett Barnes, baritone (1:16)
Erin Calata, mezzo-soprano (1:10, 15, 16; 2:19)
Cayla Cardiff, mezzo-soprano (1:15, 16; 2:14)
Tom Crawford, alto
Rick Gabrillo, baritone (1:15)
Robert Harlan, bass (1:11, 15; 2:8, 14)
Jenny Houghton, soprano (1:3, 15; 2:3)
Eric Johnson, bass
Jeffrey Jones-Ragona, tenor (1:11; 2:10)
Temmo Korisheli, tenor (1:15; 2:10, 14)
Robbie LaBanca, tenor
Ariadne Lih, soprano (1:10, 16; 2:2, 19)
Peter Lohman, tenor
David Lopez, tenor (1:11, 15; 2:14)
Andrew Perry, baritone
Brian Pettey, baritone (1:15)
Stephanie Prewitt, alto (1:11, 15; 2:14)
Susan Richter, alto & recorders
Lacy Rose, soprano
Meredith Ruduski, soprano (1:10, 15; 2:7, 8, 14, 19)
Thann Scoggin, bass
Jenifer Thyssen, soprano (1:3, 6, 11; 2:8, 16)
Curt Vaughan, bass (1:15)
Gil Zilkha, bass
