L'Orfeo has become enough of a standard that it's no longer treated as a museum piece requiring reverential sobriety in its presentation, but even by modern standards, Naïve's recording must qualify as one of most uninhibited and vivacious on disc. This quality is not merely a matter of tempo, even though this version is overall somewhat faster than the average. Rinaldo Alessandrini, director of Concerto Italiano, cites extensive theoretical writings by Monteverdi and his contemporaries concerning the necessity of extreme ...
Read More
L'Orfeo has become enough of a standard that it's no longer treated as a museum piece requiring reverential sobriety in its presentation, but even by modern standards, Naïve's recording must qualify as one of most uninhibited and vivacious on disc. This quality is not merely a matter of tempo, even though this version is overall somewhat faster than the average. Rinaldo Alessandrini, director of Concerto Italiano, cites extensive theoretical writings by Monteverdi and his contemporaries concerning the necessity of extreme rhythmic flexibility, particularly in the recitatives, to allow them to follow the natural rhythms of speech as closely as possible. A contemporary, Aquilino Coppini, wrote that Monteverdi's music requires " a beat that is not always regular: sometimes you must press ahead or abandon yourself to a slackening of speed, then hasten on once more," and Monteverdi encouraged the use of sprezzatura (studied carelessness) in regard to rhythmic notation. Most modern performers put...
Read Less
Add this copy of Monteverdi: L'Orfeo to cart. $10.20, poor condition, Sold by Movie Surplus rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mobile, AL, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Naïve.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Claudio Monteverdi. Poor. Used-Acceptable, Withdrawn library disc(s). Disc(s) should play great, without any playback issues. Product may contain library markings like stickers, protective label covers, and writing. Discs are sometimes repackaged in library style casing. Lin...
Add this copy of L'Orfeo to cart. $10.70, good condition, Sold by HPB-Red rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carrollton, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Naive.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Cases may show some wear. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of L'Orfeo to cart. $10.88, very good condition, Sold by beneton rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Millsboro, DE, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by Naive.
Add this copy of Monteverdi: L'Orfeo to cart. $20.37, very good condition, Sold by worldofbooks rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Goring-By-Sea, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Naïve.Shipping outside the U.K.? see Shipping Alert details
Add this copy of Monteverdi-L'Orfeo (+Book) to cart. $68.72, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by NAIVE.Shipping outside the U.K.? see Shipping Alert details
Portions of content provided by Rovi Corporation. © 2023 Rovi Corporation.