(2018) ZEFIRO SPIRA - Italian Renaissance Frottole & Improvisations
Category(ies): Ancient music Debut Oper vocal Rarities
Instrument(s): Lute
Vocal(s):
Main Composer: Philippe Verdelot
CD set: 1
Catalog N°:
CD 1803
Release: 24.08.2018
EAN/UPC: 7619931180328
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ZEFIRO SPIRA - ITALIAN RENAISSANCE FROTTOLE & IMPROVISATIONS
This CD was born from the pleasure and desire to highlight the rarity and delicacy of madrigals and frottole by Philippe Verdelot and Bartolomeo Tromboncino. The beauty and “cantabile” character of this music seduced both Paul Kieffer and myself. Our musical collaboration began in 2012, during our Masters studies at the Schola Cantorum in Basel in the medieval-Renaissance department, in the classes of Crawford Young and Dominique Vellard. We immediately chose to dedicate ourselves to this magnificent repertoire.
On this CD, you will also find improvisations. This manner of expression, genuine creations of the moment, is an integral part of my life as a performer. Since 2000, I experimented and grew this musical practice with my family. My brother, father and I tried out the acoustics of the churches of France and elsewhere in Europe. From these joyful and rich sonorous adventures, the vocal trio Var’s Musica was born in 2003, with the encouragement of the King’s Singers and the advice of their first countertenor at the time, David Hurley. This trio, where I still sing and which is under my leadership, specializes in improvisations and keeps this artistic genre as the highlight of our concerts.
Thus, from the beginning of this recording project, I suggested to Paul that we include improvisations and his response was enthusiastic. They are elaborated by faithfully following the prosody of Italian poetic texts. I chose, among other things, to improvise reflecting the frottole of Verdelot, while at the same time looking for present day colours and sensations.
These improvised creations spring from spontaneous moments, without any editing or cutting, keepingas close as possible to theemphases flowing from the poetic texts. The contemporary aspect of these improvisations is present not only in the continuity but also in the disruptions made in these madrigals composed for a single voice by Verdelot and Tromboncino. Petrarque’s sonnet “Voi ch’ascoltate” is an illustration of this. You will also discover, mirrored and repeated, three poems: Madonna, per voi ardo, Quanto sia liet’il giorno, Vita della mia vita.
In the very last minutes of our recording session, we experienced a timeless moment, “a bocca chiusa” in a creation we entitled “Zefiro spira” in tribute to a poem by Chiara Matraini (1514-1597). It was the exhilarating and extemporaneous birth of a new creation. We would like to share it with you, as an invitation to explore!
Gabriel Jublin
Français
Ce disque est né du plaisir et du désir de mettre en lumière la rareté et la finesse des madrigaux et frottoles de Philippe Verdelot et Bartolomeo Tromboncino. La beauté et le caractère “cantabile” de cette musique nous ont séduits, Paul Kieffer et moi-même. Notre collaboration musicale a débuté en 2012, lors de nos études en Master à la Schola Cantorum de Bâle, dans le département médiéval- Renaissance, dans les classes de Crawford Young et Dominique Vellard. Nous avons immédiatement choisi de nous consacrer à ce magnifique répertoire.
Dans ce CD, vous découvrirez également des improvisations. Ce mode d’expression, véritable création de l’instant, fait partie intégrante de ma vie d’artiste. J’ai développé cette pratique musicale dès les années 2000 en famille. Nous testions alors les acoustiques des églises de France et ailleurs en Europe avec mon frère et mon père. De ces joyeuses et riches aventures sonores est né le trio vocal Var’s Musica en 2003, sous l’impulsion des King’s Singers et des conseils de David Hurley. Ce trio, dans lequel je chante toujours et assure la direction artistique, s’est spécialisé dans les improvisations et met en lumière ce genre musical lors de tous nos concerts.
Ainsi, dès le début du projet de cet enregistrement, j’ai proposé à Paul d’inclure des improvisations et sa réponse a été enthousiaste. Elles sont élaborées en suivant fidèlement la prosodie des textes poétiques italiens. J’ai choisi, entre autres, d’improviser en écho à Verdelot, tout en étant à la recherche de couleurs et de sensations d’aujourd’hui.
Ces créations improvisées sont le fruit de moments jaillissants, sans aucun montage ni coupure, au plus près des inflexions de ces textes poétiques. L’aspect contemporain de ces improvisations se place à la fois dans la continuité et tout autant dans la rupture de ces madrigaux à voix seule de Verdelot et Tromboncino. Le sonnet de Petrarque “Voi ch’ascoltate” en est l’illustration. Vous découvrirez aussi, en miroir, trois poèmes aussi, en miroir, trois poèmes Madonna, per voi ardo, Quanto sia liet’il giorno, Vita della mia vita.
Dans les toutes dernières minutes de notre session d’enregistrement, nous avons vécu un moment intemporel, “a bocca chiusa” dans cet espace que nous avons intitulé “Zefiro spira” en hommage au poème de Chiara Matraini (1514-1597). C’était la volonté enivrante et impromptue d’une nouvelle création ! Nous avons souhaité vous l’offrir, telle une invitation au voyage !
Gabriel Jublin
Gabriel Jublin, countertenor
In 2017, Olyrix, with regards to his performance in Alcione, reported “Countertenor Gabriel Jublin sings the role of Phosphore in his pure and powerful voice.” And “The luminous countertenor Gabriel Jublin descending from heaven on a globe to announce the reunion of Alcione and Ceix.” Connessi all’Opera, about “La Susanna”, emphasizes that he has a “warmand round voice” and that “he sings with great taste and style all passages of his role, even the most difficult ones, like the recitatives at the beginning of the second part in which the low register is repeatedly solicited, particularly difficult for a voice of this type.”
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Enregistré au Temple de l’Église Protestante Unie de France de Saint-Raphaël, Var (France), avril et mai 2016
(2018) ZEFIRO SPIRA - Italian Renaissance Frottole & Improvisations - CD 1803
This CD was born from the pleasure and desire to highlight the rarity and delicacy of madrigals and frottole by Philippe Verdelot and Bartolomeo Tromboncino. The beauty and “cantabile” character of this music seduced both Paul Kieffer and myself. Our musical collaboration began in 2012, during our Masters studies at the Schola Cantorum in Basel in the medieval-Renaissance department, in the classes of Crawford Young and Dominique Vellard. We immediately chose to dedicate ourselves to this magnificent repertoire.
On this CD, you will also find improvisations. This manner of expression, genuine creations of the moment, is an integral part of my life as a performer. Since 2000, I experimented and grew this musical practice with my family. My brother, father and I tried out the acoustics of the churches of France and elsewhere in Europe. From these joyful and rich sonorous adventures, the vocal trio Var’s Musica was born in 2003, with the encouragement of the King’s Singers and the advice of their first countertenor at the time, David Hurley. This trio, where I still sing and which is under my leadership, specializes in improvisations and keeps this artistic genre as the highlight of our concerts.
Thus, from the beginning of this recording project, I suggested to Paul that we include improvisations and his response was enthusiastic. They are elaborated by faithfully following the prosody of Italian poetic texts. I chose, among other things, to improvise reflecting the frottole of Verdelot, while at the same time looking for present day colours and sensations.
These improvised creations spring from spontaneous moments, without any editing or cutting, keepingas close as possible to theemphases flowing from the poetic texts. The contemporary aspect of these improvisations is present not only in the continuity but also in the disruptions made in these madrigals composed for a single voice by Verdelot and Tromboncino. Petrarque’s sonnet “Voi ch’ascoltate” is an illustration of this. You will also discover, mirrored and repeated, three poems: Madonna, per voi ardo, Quanto sia liet’il giorno, Vita della mia vita.
In the very last minutes of our recording session, we experienced a timeless moment, “a bocca chiusa” in a creation we entitled “Zefiro spira” in tribute to a poem by Chiara Matraini (1514-1597). It was the exhilarating and extemporaneous birth of a new creation. We would like to share it with you, as an invitation to explore!
Gabriel Jublin
Français
Ce disque est né du plaisir et du désir de mettre en lumière la rareté et la finesse des madrigaux et frottoles de Philippe Verdelot et Bartolomeo Tromboncino. La beauté et le caractère “cantabile” de cette musique nous ont séduits, Paul Kieffer et moi-même. Notre collaboration musicale a débuté en 2012, lors de nos études en Master à la Schola Cantorum de Bâle, dans le département médiéval- Renaissance, dans les classes de Crawford Young et Dominique Vellard. Nous avons immédiatement choisi de nous consacrer à ce magnifique répertoire.
Dans ce CD, vous découvrirez également des improvisations. Ce mode d’expression, véritable création de l’instant, fait partie intégrante de ma vie d’artiste. J’ai développé cette pratique musicale dès les années 2000 en famille. Nous testions alors les acoustiques des églises de France et ailleurs en Europe avec mon frère et mon père. De ces joyeuses et riches aventures sonores est né le trio vocal Var’s Musica en 2003, sous l’impulsion des King’s Singers et des conseils de David Hurley. Ce trio, dans lequel je chante toujours et assure la direction artistique, s’est spécialisé dans les improvisations et met en lumière ce genre musical lors de tous nos concerts.
Ainsi, dès le début du projet de cet enregistrement, j’ai proposé à Paul d’inclure des improvisations et sa réponse a été enthousiaste. Elles sont élaborées en suivant fidèlement la prosodie des textes poétiques italiens. J’ai choisi, entre autres, d’improviser en écho à Verdelot, tout en étant à la recherche de couleurs et de sensations d’aujourd’hui.
Ces créations improvisées sont le fruit de moments jaillissants, sans aucun montage ni coupure, au plus près des inflexions de ces textes poétiques. L’aspect contemporain de ces improvisations se place à la fois dans la continuité et tout autant dans la rupture de ces madrigaux à voix seule de Verdelot et Tromboncino. Le sonnet de Petrarque “Voi ch’ascoltate” en est l’illustration. Vous découvrirez aussi, en miroir, trois poèmes aussi, en miroir, trois poèmes Madonna, per voi ardo, Quanto sia liet’il giorno, Vita della mia vita.
Dans les toutes dernières minutes de notre session d’enregistrement, nous avons vécu un moment intemporel, “a bocca chiusa” dans cet espace que nous avons intitulé “Zefiro spira” en hommage au poème de Chiara Matraini (1514-1597). C’était la volonté enivrante et impromptue d’une nouvelle création ! Nous avons souhaité vous l’offrir, telle une invitation au voyage !
Gabriel Jublin
Gabriel Jublin, countertenor
In 2017, Olyrix, with regards to his performance in Alcione, reported “Countertenor Gabriel Jublin sings the role of Phosphore in his pure and powerful voice.” And “The luminous countertenor Gabriel Jublin descending from heaven on a globe to announce the reunion of Alcione and Ceix.” Connessi all’Opera, about “La Susanna”, emphasizes that he has a “warmand round voice” and that “he sings with great taste and style all passages of his role, even the most difficult ones, like the recitatives at the beginning of the second part in which the low register is repeatedly solicited, particularly difficult for a voice of this type.”
***
Enregistré au Temple de l’Église Protestante Unie de France de Saint-Raphaël, Var (France), avril et mai 2016
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