Leonor de Lera, Nacho Laguna and Pablo FitzGerald - Arcadia (2024)

Leonor de Lera has chosen the "Arcadia" described in Greek mythology as a transfigured place in idyllic nature as the title for her new CD. The genre of the pastorale, the Arcadian pastoral idyll, enjoyed incredible popularity during the
Renaissance and all the great poets of the time wrote poems that were in turn set to madrigals by the great composers. Leonor de Lera plays a selection of such pastorals on her violin - accompanied by lute and guitar. She does this, as was customary for Renaissance and early Baroque instrumentalists, by not playing the melodies true to the notes, but by embellishing them with so-called "diminutions". There were many schools and styles for these, which are described in treatises of the time, and the virtuoso also demonstrated his skills with his art of diminution. The violinist now applies the different styles to the various pieces she has chosen for this programme, which are by Monteverdi, Caccini, Falconieri, Trombocino, Willaert and many others. The result is a stylistically diverse, highly virtuosic CD that is also a comprehensive compendium of the art of diminution in Italy around 1600.
Tracklist
1. In una verde piaggia (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (2:26)
2. La mantovana (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (2:10)
3. Madrigali a 5 voci, Book 11: No. 1, Ah dolente partita (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (2:38)
4. E vivere e morire (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (2:23)
5. Lamento della Ninfa, SV 163 (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (4:52)
6. Selva de varii passaggi, Book 2: No. 3, Vestiva i colli passeggiato 'Modo difficile' (After Palestrina)[Arr. for Baroque Violin, (3:45)
7. Trist' Amarilli mia (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (3:53)
8. Al fonte, al prato (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (1:22)
9. Begli occhi lucenti (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (1:48)
10. Zephyro spira e il bel tempo rimena (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (3:50)
11. Un Gay bergier (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (3:31)
12. Pastorella ove t'ascondi (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (3:41)
13. Madrigali a 5 voci, Book 1: No. 14, Liete piante, verdi erbe, limpide acque (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitar (3:58)
14. Canzone villanesche alla napolitana: No. 5, Vecchie letrose (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (2:52)
15. Il primo libro de madrigali: No. 7, Igno soave ove'l mio foco (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous (2:50)
16. Dolcissimo uscignolo, SV 161 (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (3:32)
17. Su su prendi la cetra o Pastore (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (3:30)
18. Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti, SV 251 (Arr. for Baroque Violin, Theorbo, Archlute & 2 Guitars by Anonymous) (7:17)