Tears of a Lover - Monteverdi and Reflections - Fieri Records: FIER001TOAL - CD

The democratic, conductor-less Fieri Consort has found profound direction in this debut recording…Exquisite blend quickly emerges as a touchstone for the intense programme…The startling chromaticism... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 29th Sep 2017
Catalogue No: FIER001TOAL
Label: Fieri Records

BBC Music Magazine

April 2018

Choral & Song

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Monteverdi: Interrotte speranze

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Ingegneri: Io non hebbi giamai pace ne tregua

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Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna 'Lasciatemi morire', SV 107

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Rowarth: The Turn

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Marenzio: Se quel dolor che va inanzi al morire

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Fieri Consort has launched its debut album, Tears of a Lover, featuring madrigals by Marenzio and Monteverdi and a new work by contemporary composer Ben Rowarth.

Founded in 2012, Fieri Consort has evolved into one of the United Kingdom’s most exciting young vocal groups, offering a unique blend of technical precision and theatrical innovation.

Performing without a conductor, Fieri presents innovative and engaging programmes, and specialises in the rich and varied tradition of 16th and 17th century Italian repertoire. Performing a cappella, accompanied by early instruments, with guests and even, memorably, with members of their audiences, Fieri’s interpretations are always ingenious and informed by the collective experience and knowledge of the group.

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April 2018

The democratic, conductor-less Fieri Consort has found profound direction in this debut recording…Exquisite blend quickly emerges as a touchstone for the intense programme…The startling chromaticism and momentum of the Igegneri and Marenzio works shines through to complete this accomplished recital – a reflection not only of Monteverdi, mortality and magnitudes, but of a group that gives some of the best in the business a run for their scudi.

May 2018

Ten madrigals by Marenzio receive spacious, emotionally mature readings, but it is Ben Raworth’s Turn, a fascinating commentary on the Lamento d’Arianna in four interpolated sections, that impresses with truly madrigalian expression and depth: capturing a split-second of emotion in a brilliantly sustained, stop-frame foil to Monteverdi’s plangent masterpiece.

February 2018

Hear it and weep: this unlikely melding of 16 th and 21 st century styles works well, with Monteverdi’s harmonic inventiveness mirrored by Rowarth’s bolder language. The rich, resonant recording helps, appealing sleeve art too – a winner.

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