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Il Cembalo Di Partenope: A Renaissance Harpsichord Tale
Catalina Vicens (harpsichord)
The stability and brilliance of the instrument produces, under Catalina Vicens’ fingers, a seductive radiance. Throughout, her playing offers variation in articulation and sound quality, through...
Il Cembalo Di Partenope: A Renaissance Harpsichord Tale
Catalina Vicens (harpsichord)
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The stability and brilliance of the instrument produces, under Catalina Vicens’ fingers, a seductive radiance. Throughout, her playing offers variation in articulation and sound quality, through...
About
This new album of harpsichordist Catalina Vicens is a unique, multifaceted musical and poetic project. First, it features music from Naples, Italy from around 1525, the year when the instrument that she plays was actually built in Naples. Secondly, Ms Vicens conceived an imaginary tale of the life and story of that very instrument, partly based on historical facts, partly on poetic inspiration emerging from her encounter with this priceless treasure of a historical harpsichord. The CD comes with a free audiobook download of that same story, narrated by Ms Vicens herself and accompanied with original music from the CD.
Contents and tracklist
Work length6:38
This work is only available as an album download.
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Work length3:56
This work is only available as an album download.
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Tromboncino:
Amor quando fioriva mia speme
Work length2:04
This work is only available as an album download.
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Ranier Ranier:
Me lassera tu mo
Work length1:07
This work is only available as an album download.
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Work length3:26
This work is only available as an album download.
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Fogliano:
Ricerchare de Jacobo fogliano
Work length1:25
This work is only available as an album download.
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
- Catalina Vicens (soloist)
- Recorded: May 2015
- Recording Venue: National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota, United States
Awards and reviews
FonoForum July 2017
The stability and brilliance of the instrument produces, under Catalina Vicens’ fingers, a seductive radiance. Throughout, her playing offers variation in articulation and sound quality, through an elegant balance between freedom and rhythmic discipline, lyricism and lively keywork.
