Catalogue

Summary:

New York’s leading early music ensemble TENET Vocal Artists presents The Secret Lover, a programme that celebrates music by, for, and about women and pays tribute to the 17th century Concerto delle donne, a trio of extraordinarily gifted professional female singers who were renowned for their performances in the courts of the late Italian Renaissance. Three of TENET’s own leading ladies – sopranos Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn, and mezzo-soprano Virginia Warnken – honor the spirit of these pioneering women with a recording featuring solos and trios that weave a story thread to create a musical portrayal of three women and their complex emotional lives. As a 21st century tribute, TENET has commissioned a new work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw, which they perform alongside music by Caccini, Rossi, Strozzi and others.

Tracklist:

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580–1651)
1. Kapsberger (2:53)

Barbara Strozzi (1619–1677)
2. Le tre grazie a Venere (3:06)

Francesca Caccini (1587–after 1641)
3. Dispiegata guancie amate (3:27)

Diego Ortiz (c.1510–1570)
4. Ricercar (1:38)

Barbara Strozzi
5. Amor dormiglione (2:26)

Anonymous
6. Passacaglia della vita (3:31)

Michelangelo Rossi (1601/2–1656)
7. Toccata (3:47)

Sigismondo d’India (c.1582–1629)
8. Piangono al pianger mio (4:43)

Francesca Caccini
9. Nube gentil (3:44)

Luigi Rossi (c.1597–1653)
10. Fan battaglia (3:18)

Barbara Strozzi
11. Amor non si fugge (3:33)
12. L’Eraclito amoroso (Udite amanti) (6:18)

Caroline Shaw (b. 1982)
13. Dolce cantavi (2:42)
world-premiere recording, commissioned by TENET

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
14. Toccata (3:45)

Luigi Rossi
15. Disperate speranze (5:49)

Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger
16. Capona (1:07)
Domenico Mazzocchi (1592-1665)
17. Fortuna sul volto (2:16)

Barbara Strozzi
18. L’Amante segreto (7:04)

TENET Vocal Artists

Jolle Greenleaf, Molly Quinn sopranos
Virginia Warnken Kelsey mezzo-soprano

Recorded April 20-22, 2015 at Trinity Wall Street, New York City