Lamentationes Hieremiae Prophetae

Description

Cavalieri is known for his decisive role in the invention of accompanied monody: the recitative. He replaces the somewhat medieval polyphonic singing with a style closer to human expression. This does not mean that his Lamentations presented here lack astonishing harmonic inventions. With appoggiaturas, sustained notes, chromaticism, or pedal notes, he often writes dissonances of barely imaginable modernity. The only liturgical work that has come down to us, these Lamentations can be considered the first Baroque Lessons of Darkness. Another composer represented is Paolo Quagliati, whose Ricercar XIX overflows with imagination. Who would believe that this is music written in the 16th century? The six singers and nine instrumentalists of the ensemble Le Poème Harmonique present these wonders with great care and a constant musicality, never indulging in the sometimes exaggerated styles of so-called ancient singing, which allows for an even better appreciation of the sounds. © Abeille Musique