Marc Mauillon & Angelique Mauillon – Li Due Orfei (2016) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Florence, 1600: Giulio Caccini and Jacopo Peri, two virtuoso singers and rival composers. Striving to rediscover the expressive powers of ancient Greek tragedy, they revolutionized the art of singing and created a new style, which eventually would give birth to opera. In reaction to Renaissance polyphony, these monodies were intended to be sung with the simple accompaniment of a plucked instrument in order to express the full range of human passions. Peri and Caccini would often accompany themselves but they would also perform with certain family members. Thus brother and sister in this duo follow most naurally a tradition passed on by those great musicians.

Tracklist:
Giulio Caccini (1551-1618)
01. Dolcissimo sospiro
02. A quei sospiri ardenti
03. Mentre che fra doglie e pene
04. Vedrò ‘l mio sol
05. Toccata del quarto tono
06. Tu dormi e ‘l dolce sonno
07. Tra le donne onde s’onora
08. Le nuove musiche: Amarilli mia bella
09. Tutto ‘l dì piango
10. Odi, Euterpe, il dolce canto
11. Movetevi à pietà del mio tormento
12. Torna, deh torna, pargoletto mio
13. Intavolatura di liuto, et di chitarrone, Book 1: Aria di sarabanda in varie partite (Arr. for Harp)
14. Un dì, soletto
15. Perfidissimo volto
16. Non ha ‘l ciel cotanti lumi
17. Tutto ‘l dì piango e poi la notte quando
18. Al fonte, al prato
19. Canzona
20. Pien d’amoroso affeto