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The frottola was the predominant Italian secular song of the late 15th and early 16th-centuries and the most important and widespread predecessor of the madrigal. The simplicity of the melodic line, usually entrusted to a soprano part and the relatively few contrapuntal lines of the other parts made this repertory for solo voices and lute a popular pastime. Due to improvements in the printing process, more than two dozen books of frottole appeared in print between 1504 and 1531, courtesy of Petrucci and his contemporaries, which contributed to this diffusion and influence. This recording showcases a variety of composers and poets, moods and instrumental combinations. In addition to frottole, we hear instrumental music and dances interspersed. The Modena Consort is one of the few ensembles to perform Renaissance polyphony on contemporary transverse flutes. The group was founded in 1998 in The Hague, and consists of soprano Ulrike Hofbauer, a four-part flute consort and a lute player. The consort has performed in various venues and festivals in Holland, Belgium, France and Switzerland. Hofbauer has been a frequent collaborator with L’arpeggiata & Cristina Pluhar.
Marchetto Cara: Io non compro piu speranza
Io non compro piu speranza
Jacob Obrecht: La tortorella e semplice uccelletto (arr. for chamber ensemble)
La tortorella e semplice uccelletto (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Franciscus Bossinensis: Recercar XII - Se mia trista e dura sorte
Recercar XII - Se mia trista e dura sorte
Surge
Surge
Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Recarcar VIII - Ochi mei, lassi
Recarcar VIII - Ochi mei, lassi
Loyset Compere: Alons fere nos barbes (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Alons fere nos barbes (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Jacob Obrecht: Rompeltier a 4
Rompeltier a 4
Heinrich Isaac: Recerchar di Benedictus - Benedictus
Recerchar di Benedictus - Benedictus
Antoine Brumel: Noe, noe, noe (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Noe, noe, noe (arr. for chamber ensemble)
La tromba sona
La tromba sona
Tente alora
Tente alora
Franciscus Bossinensis: Recercar
Recercar
Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Dolci ire, dolci sdegni
Dolci ire, dolci sdegni
Juan de Urrede: Nunca fue pena mayor (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Nunca fue pena mayor (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Stavasi Amor dormendo (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Stavasi Amor dormendo (arr. for chamber ensemble)
Marchetto Cara: Per dolor mi bagno il viso
Per dolor mi bagno il viso
Josquin des Prez: Una musca
Una musca
Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Vale diva, vale in pace
Vale diva, vale in pace
Heinrich Isaac: Benedictus
Benedictus
Johannes Hesdimois: Tucto il mundo e fantasia
Tucto il mundo e fantasia
Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Su, su, leva, alza le ciglia
Su, su, leva, alza le ciglia
Classical Music
25th February 2012
*****
“A superlatively fine disc...beautifully recorded and the Modena Consort's collaborators...are perfectly chosen. Even in tracks without Santos' subtle percussion, the rhythmic impetus is never lost in the flautists' enjoyment of their delicious sound...Intonation is impeccable throughout.”
November 2011
“they have skill, precision and a delicious warmth of colour: this is controlled and professional playing...Still, for me the real importance of the disc is in the unimaginably gentle way Ulrike Hofbauer approaches the lovely and underrated repertory of the Italian frottola: with generally slow tempi, she brings out more of the pathos and intimacy of the music than is often heard.”
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Io non compro piu speranza