Michelangelo's Madrigal - Soprano & Lute

Kate Macoboy (soprano) & Robert Meunier (lute)

Componisten als Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Marchetto Cara en Francesco da Milano zullen voor de meeste muziekliefhebbers geen household names zijn. Toch waren zij de singer-songwriters van de eerste helft van de Italiaanse zestiende eeuw. In dienst van het hof zongen zij hun liederen en begeleidden ze zichzelf op de luit. Ze waren goed genoeg voor de grote kunstenaar Michelangelo om met Come harò donque ardire een prachtige tekst te leveren. Sopraan Kate Macoboy en luitist Robert Meunier zingen deze liederen in hun mooiste en intiemste vorm. ‘Een schitterende plaat die schreeuwt om aandachtig luisteren’, schreef musicweb-international.com.

Cara:
 Liber Fui Un Tempo In Foco
 Mal un muta per effecto

Dall'aquila:
 Ricercar No. 15 (senza canto)
 Recercar 16
 Recercar 28

Dalza:
 Tastar de corde 3
 Tastar de corde 4

Milano:
 Fantasia (App2) (e Phrygian)
 Fantasia 40
 Fantasia 42 (e Phrygian)
 Ricercar 2

Pesenti:
 Aime, Ch'io Moro

Sannazaro:
 Se Mai Per Maraveglia Alzando ‘l Viso

Scotto:
 O Tempo, O Ciel Volubil, Che Fuggendo

Tromboncino:
Ben mi credea passar mio tempo homai
Zephiro spira e il bel te
Mia Ventura Al Venir Se Fa Piu Tarda
Per dolor me bagno il viso

Michelangelo Buonarroti/Bartolomeo Tromboncino
 Come harò donque ardire

"Macoboy and Meunier shine a valuable light on songs by 15th- and 16th-century Italian composers setting a variety of poets. There’s a beautiful sense of intimacy here."
BBC Music Magazine - November 2018 ****

"Robert Meunier proves an able accompanist and an accomplished soloist in the works for lute alone, while Kate Macoboy has a pleasant well-focused soprano voice...Macoboy introduces an appropriate level of dramatization into her performances, and this along with the accumulation of ornamentation prevents the often rather simple melodies outliving their welcome."
Early Music Review - January 2019

"It’s a very well-constructed programme…the conception is so sympathetic…Kate Macoboy’s timbre is most attractive.
Gramophone Magazine - February 2019

"The text is in the centre, and both Kate Macoboy and Robert Meunier aim for a personal treatment of the text. This is a very intimate recital: one has the feeling of being close to the artists, who sing and play specially for you…This is a wonderful disc which requires attentive listening. Only then can the depth of these songs be fully appreciated."
MusicWeb International - January 2019