Vulnerasti cor meum. Motets from the Song of Songs i Disinvolti & Massimo Lombardi

• Giovanni Valentini (1582 - 1649): Vulnerasti cor meum:
• 1 Valentini: Vulnerasti cor meum 04:32
• Francesco Casati: Vulnerasti cor meum:
• 2 Casati: Vulnerasti cor meum 05:17
• Serafino Patta: Surge propera:
• 3 Patta: Surge propera 04:02
• Alessandro Grandi (1586 - 1630): O quam tu pulchra es:
• 4 Grandi: O quam tu pulchra es 03:59
• Orazio Tarditi (1602 - 1677): Quam speciosa:
• 5 Tarditi: Quam speciosa 03:55
• Giulio Cesare Monteverdi (1573 - 1630): Dilectus meus:
• 6 Monteverdi: Dilectus meus 05:19
• Giovanni Banci: Ego flos campi:
• 7 Banci: Ego flos campi 03:37
• Adriano Banchieri (1568 - 1634): Descendi in hortum meum:
• 8 Banchieri: Descendi in hortum meum 03:03
• Ignazio Donati (1570 - 1638): O Maria dilecta mea:
• 9 Donati: O Maria dilecta mea 05:33
• Federico Malgarini: Quam pulchra es:
• 10 Malgarini: Quam pulchra es 03:30
• Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643): Nigra sum:
• 11 Monteverdi: Nigra sum 03:52
• Giovanni Battista Riccio (b. 1570): Tota pulchra es:
• 12 Riccio: Tota pulchra es 05:30
• Claudio Monteverdi: Ego dormio:
• 13 Monteverdi: Ego dormio 03:29
• Leone Leoni (1509 - 1590): Egredimini filiæ Sion:
• 14 Leoni: Egredimini filiæ Sion 03:09
• Giovanni Rovetta (1596 - 1668): Surge propera:
• 15 Rovetta: Surge propera 04:22
• Giovanni Antonio Rigatti (1613 - 1648): Surge columba mea:
• 16 Rigatti: Surge columba mea 04:11
• Giovanni Bernardo Colombi: Providebam Dominum:
• 17 Colombi: Providebam Dominum 05:02
• Total Runtime 01:12:22

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“Vulnerasti cor meum” literally translates as “You have wounded my heart” – which is not only the most classic of amorous metaphors, but also one of the most celebrated to be featured in the Song of Songs . In this, perhaps the greatest love poem in the history of literature, the two central characters of the story exchange promises of love that are pervaded by sensual metaphors and passionate similes verging on the erotic, in a style that lies on the border between the sacred and the secular.

Accordingly, a similar blend marks the compositional style of the pieces proposed in this anthology, all based on texts drawn from the famous canticle. In these works, the boundary between motet and madrigal is blurred and impalpable, inviting and inspiring audacious readings that are more characteristic of secular music.

After the excellent reviews of their debut recording dedicated to Rigatti (“…the music making of I Disinvolti ’s three male voices and continuo players is exceptional”, David Vickers, Gramophone), this is the second production of the ensemble i Disinvolti. Included are twelve unfamiliar works, here given world premiere recordings.

i Disinvolti
Massimo Lombardi, director

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