Transcending the barriers of time, two 20-th century composers dialogue with a genius who lived centuries earlier. An immense painter, sculptor, architect, Michelangelo (1475-1564) wrote poetry expressing turmoil, restlessness, personal and professional anger, written in an energetic and passionate language. Both Dimitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten found inspiration in his texts, and by setting them to music they show their own feelings in a highly personal and characteristic way.
- This new recording presents the "7 Sonnets Op. 22" by Benjamin Britten, and the Michelangelo Suite Op. 145 by Dimitri Shostakovich, both intensely expressive and dramatic, each in his own unique musical language.
- Sung by Mark Milhofer and Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra is their piano partner. Mark Milhofer's recording of the Folk Songs by Britten for Brilliant Classics received many excellent reviews, including a "Recommended Recording of the Month" on Musicweb.
1 Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 for tenor and piano~Sonetto XVI: Sì come nella penna - Tempo giusto
2 Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 for tenor and piano~Sonetto XXXI: A che più debb'io mai - Con moto appassionato
3 Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 for tenor and piano~Sonetto XXX: Veggio co'bei vostri occhi - Andante tranquillo
4 Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 for tenor and piano~Sonetto LV: Tu sa' ch'io so - Poco preto ed agitato
5 Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 for tenor and piano~Sonetto XXXVIII: Rendete a gli occhi miei - Allegretto quasi una serenata
6 Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 for tenor and piano~Sonetto XXXII: S'un casto amor - Vivace
7 Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22 for tenor and piano~Sonetto XXIV: Spirto ben nato - Largo
8 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Verità (Sonetto IIOI per il papa Giulio II) - Adagio
9 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Mattino (Sonetto XX) - Allegretto
10 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Amore (Sonetto XXV) - Allegretto
11 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Separazione (Madrigale) - Moderato
12 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Rabbia (Sonetto IV su Roma durante il pontificato di Giulio II) - Allegro non troppo
13 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Dante (Sonetto I su Dante Alighieri) - Moderato
14 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~All'esiliato (Sonetto II su Dante Alighieri) - Largo
15 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Creazione (Sonetto LXI sulla morte di Vittoria Colonna) - Moderato
16 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Notte (Dialogo tra Giovanni Strozzi e lo Scultore) - Andante
17 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Morte (Sonetto LXIX) - Adagio
18 Suite su versi di Michelangelo Buonarroti Op. 145 for bass and piano~Immortalità (Epitaffio per Cecchino Bracci Fiorentino) - Allegretto
Transcending the barriers of time, two 20-th century composers dialogue with a genius who lived centuries earlier. An immense painter, sculptor, architect, Michelangelo (1475-1564) wrote poetry expressing turmoil, restlessness, personal and professional anger, written in an energetic and passionate language. Both Dimitri Shostakovich and Benjamin Britten found inspiration in his texts, and by setting them to music they show their own feelings in a highly personal and characteristic way.
- This new recording presents the "7 Sonnets Op. 22" by Benjamin Britten, and the Michelangelo Suite Op. 145 by Dimitri Shostakovich, both intensely expressive and dramatic, each in his own unique musical language.
- Sung by Mark Milhofer and Mirco Palazzi, Marco Scolastra is their piano partner. Mark Milhofer's recording of the Folk Songs by Britten for Brilliant Classics received many excellent reviews, including a "Recommended Recording of the Month" on Musicweb.
