Canti Nel Chiostro

Giulio Cesare Arresti (Composer), Adriano Banchieri (Composer), Giovanni Banci (Composer), Giovanni Battista Cesena (Composer), Gregorian Chant (Composer), Gabriele Fattorini (Composer), Romano Micheli (Composer), Giacinto Quintanilla (Composer), Fra Sisto Reina (Composer), Ascanio Trombetti (Composer), Ottavio Vernizzi (Composer), Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana (Composer), Artemisia Capella (Performer), Miranda Aureli (Performer), Patrizia Vaccari (Performer), Alessandra Fiori (Performer), Angela Albanese (Performer), Antonella Lalli (Performer), Candace Smith (Performer), Frida Forlani (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Artemisia Capella, Miranda Aureli, Patrizia Vaccari, Alessandra Fiori, Angela Albanese, et al.
• Composer: Giulio Cesare Arresti, Adriano Banchieri, Giovanni Banci, Giovanni Battista Cesena, Gregorian Chant, et al.
• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Tactus Records
• ASIN: B000004571
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #505,547 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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The medieval abbess Hildegard von Bingen has gotten plenty of attention in recent years, but more generally the phenomenon of music composed for (and sometimes by) nuns in convents has remained unexplored. In 17th-century Italy, for example, there were several convents that were quite well-known for singing and instrumental playing. Candace Smith has formed the marvelous ensemble Cappella Artemisia specifically to explore this repertory. Their disc Canti nel chiostro explores music dedicated to the nuns in 17th-century Bologna--florid solo motets and rich choral pieces by celebrated composers such as Adriano Banchieri as well as cloistered nuns such as Sister Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana. --Matthew Westphal