Album

Andrea Gabrieli is a composer who has been greatly overshadowed by his nephew, Giovanni, but is given a chance here to take the spotlight by himself (well, mostly by himself) with I Fagiolini and the English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble in this sampler of his madrigals. Most of Andrea's madrigals are rarely performed, much less recorded, but are important for their use of more pastoral and lighter texts than earlier ones and their use of both homorhythmic and polyphonic devices. The madrigals for eight or more voices are extremely colorful; there are particularly striking battle signals in Sento un rumor ch'al ciel si estolle. The performances are clear, precise, but also dynamic, bringing the works vibrantly to life, particularly when the voices are joined by the instrumental ensemble. There are examples of madrigals performed by the cornetts and sackbuts alone, which sound just as appropriate as the vocal versions. In Amami, vita mia, ch'io t'amo anchora, the instruments sing the echoes just as gently as the voices do. Overall the sound of the performances is warm and luminous, but in the few instances where a single theorbo, harpsichord, or organ accompanies the madrigal, the instrument is barely heard, making you wonder why they bothered. A couple of Giovanni's glowing works are tossed in, only because when Giovanni prepared Andrea's works for publication, he also threw in a few of his own.

© Patsy Morita, All Music Guide

CD 1
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Del gran tuonante la sorella e moglie (a10) Work Catherine Pierron Harpsichord, I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
1	Del gran tuonante la sorella e moglie (a10)	4:27			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Sassi, palae, sabion del Adrian lio (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
2	Sassi, palae, sabion del Adrian lio (a5)	4:54			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Felici d'Adria et dilettose rive (a8) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
3	Felici d'Adria et dilettose rive (a8)	2:28			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer I' vo piangendo i miei passati tempi (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
4	I' vo piangendo i miei passati tempi (a5)	4:34			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Asia felice hor ben posso chiamarmi (a4) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
5	Asia felice hor ben posso chiamarmi (a4)	3:22			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer O beltà rara, o santi modi adorni (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, Eligio Quinteiro Theorbo
6	O beltà rara, o santi modi adorni (a5)	2:43			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Laura, soave vita di mia vita (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, Eligio Quinteiro Theorbo
7	Laura, soave vita di mia vita (a5)	3:10			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer O passai sparsi (a12) Work Nicholas Mulroy Tenor, Robin Blaze Countertenor, English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
8	O passai sparsi (a12)	4:00			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Amami, vita mia, ch'io t'amo anchora (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, Eligio Quinteiro Theorbo
9	Part 1	2:45			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Lasso, Amor mi trasporta ov'io non voglio (a6) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
10	Lasso, Amor mi trasporta ov'io non voglio (a6)	3:31			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Amami, vita mia, ch'io t'amo anchora (a5) Work English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
11	Part 2	1:57			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Caro dolce ben mio, perché fuggire (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
12	Caro dolce ben mio, perché fuggire (a5)	2:24			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Hor ch'a noi torna la stagio novella (a6) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
13	Hor ch'a noi torna la stagio novella (a6)	2:36			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Sento un rumor ch'al ciel si estolle (a8) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
14	Sento un rumor ch'al ciel si estolle (a8)	4:27			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Voi non volete, donna (a6) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
15	Voi non volete, donna (a6)	2:14			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Io mi sento morir (a7) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, Eligio Quinteiro Theorbo
16	Io mi sento morir (a7)	4:32			$0.99
Giovanni Gabrieli Composer Canzon I ('La Spiritata', a4), GG.186 Work English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
17	Canzon I ('La Spiritata', a4), GG.186	2:55			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Mirami, vita mia, miram'un poco (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
18	Mirami, vita mia, miram'un poco (a5)	2:57			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Mentr'io vi miro, vorrei pur sapere (a5) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
19	Mentr'io vi miro, vorrei pur sapere (a5)	3:24			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Chi 'nde darà la bose al solfizar (a3) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
20	Chi 'nde darà la bose al solfizar (a3)	2:24			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Anchor che col partire (a3) Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble
21	Anchor che col partire (a3)	1:34			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Fuor, fuori a sì bel canto (a4) Work English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
22	Fuor, fuori a sì bel canto (a4)	1:46			$0.99
Giovanni Gabrieli Composer Sacri di Giove augei (a12), GG.119 Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, Steven Devine Organ
23	Sacri di Giove augei (a12), GG.119	2:33			$0.99
Andrea Gabrieli Composer Dunque il comun poter giungend'insieme (a4) Work English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
24	Dunque il comun poter giungend'insieme (a4)	1:19			$0.99
Giovanni Gabrieli Composer Sacri di Giove augei (a12), GG.119 Work I Fagiolini Vocal Ensemble, English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble Ensemble
25	Sacri di Giove augei (a12), GG.119 (arr. voices with cornett and sacbut ensemble)	2:48			$0.99