An attractive debut disc for the soprano Tone Wik, Dolcissimo sospiro offers a program of early Baroque solo songs, accompanied by a small ensemble. Several have texts by Ottavio Rinuccini, the Florentine poet closely associated with the beginnings of opera, while others date from a few decades later. In addition, there is a set of seven new settings of Rinuccini texts by the American-born Dutch composer Ron Ford. Wik is from Norway, not a country generally known as a performance center for repertoires of earlier eras. She ...
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An attractive debut disc for the soprano Tone Wik, Dolcissimo sospiro offers a program of early Baroque solo songs, accompanied by a small ensemble. Several have texts by Ottavio Rinuccini, the Florentine poet closely associated with the beginnings of opera, while others date from a few decades later. In addition, there is a set of seven new settings of Rinuccini texts by the American-born Dutch composer Ron Ford. Wik is from Norway, not a country generally known as a performance center for repertoires of earlier eras. She studied voice in Oslo and became interested in singing early music, with (in the words of the liner notes) its "almost instrumental clarity of sound." As one might guess from that characterization, Wik's interpretations are on the cool side. Her voice is light, agile, and elegant, and she's especially effective on several of the slightly later pieces on the disc, those that feature Baroque tunefulness in full flower. On Hor ch'è tempo di dormire, a remarkable "canzonetta spirituale"...
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Biagio Marini; Claudio Monteverdi; Giulio Caccini; Paolo Quagliati; Ron Ford; Sigismondo d'India; Tarquinio Merula. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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