| Concerto delle DonneThe sound of three sopranos - unique, brilliant and sensuous, captivating the ear and moving the heart today as it did in the courts and churches of Europe in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
Miriam Allan |
Our CDs are Piangete and Music for the Virgin Mary
Music for the Virgin MaryCelebrating 300 years of CharpentierMusic written for convents by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)Signum Classics SIGCD073, £12.00 |  |
Donna Deam - soprano
Faye Newton - soprano
Gill Ross - soprano
With sopranos
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Miriam Allan |
Rachel Bevan |
Charlotte Fairbairn |
Directed by Alastair Ross (organ)
This CD was recorded at the end of June 2005 in the beautiful church of Notre Dame, Rozay-en-Brie, thirty miles east of Paris. This church contains a wonderful historic organ of 1690, played by the great François Couperin, which was perfect for this music.
The CD contains the Antiphon Ave regina coelorum, the Magnificat pour le Port-Royal,
the Christmas Cantata In Nativitate, and the Stabat Mater pour les religieuses - ethereal, sensuous and yet deeply devotional music. Also included is organ music by Nicholas-Antoine Lebègue (c.1631-1702) and Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers (c.1632-1714) which gives Alastair an opportunity to explore the wonderfully vivid colours of the organ.
"The singers' delectably pure, sweet sound, rhythmic liveliness and stylish ornamentation perfectly capture the spirit of some beautiful and inventive music, ideally suited to its very specific purpose."
Elizabeth Roche, The Daily Telegraph, January 2006
"Donna Deam, Faye Newton and Gill Ross sing beautifully, with support from six other sopranos in chorally reinforced sections. Ross's accompaniments and solos are exemplary - as one might expect from an experienced keyboard player who has been the backbone of several English Baroque bands. The church's wonderful acoustic is reverberant yet modest, and is perfect for enabling the singers to project effortlessly."
David Vickers, The Gramophone, October 2006
PiangeteCantatas & motets by Giacomo CarissimiConcerto delle Donne's debut CD, also released by Signum RecordsSignum Classics SIGCD040, £12.00 |
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