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Songs of Orpheus
I. I Love You...
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
arr. J. Sorrell
1.
Si dolce è 'l tormento
3:35
from Quarto scherzo
2.
Vi ricorda o bosch' ombrosi, from L'Orfeo, 1607
2:32
3.
Rosa del ciel, from L'Orfeo
2:31
GIULIO CACCINI
4.
Dolcissimo sospiro
2:55
from Le nuove musiche, 1602
II. ...To Hell...
DARIO CASTELLO
5.
Sonata no.2 in D Minor
5:28
from Sonate concertate in stil moderno, Libro II, 1629 - Julie Andrijeski, violin
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
6.
Tu se' morta • Sinfonia, from L'Orfeo
4:04
GIULIO CACCINI
arr. J. Sorrell
7.
Funeste piaggie, from L'Euridice, 1602
4:39
GIOVANNI PAOLO CIMA
8.
Sonata No.1 in G Minor
4:56
for Violin & Continuo - Johanna Novom, violin
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
9.
Qual honor di te sia degno • Sinfonia, from L'Orfeo
5:00
III. ...And Back
DARIO CASTELLO
10.
Sonata concertata XV, a Quattro voci
5:04
SIGISMONDO D`INDIA
11.
Piangono al pianger mio
4:47
from Le musiche da cantar solo, Milan 1609
STEFANO LANDI
arr. J. Sorrell
12.
Canta la cicaletta
4:37
from Quinto libro di arie da cantarsi ad una voce, 1637
arr. J Sorrell
13.
T'amai gran tempo
6:22
from Secondo libro di arie da cantarsi ad una voce, 1627
arr. R. Schiffer
ANTONIO BRUNELLI
14.
Non havea Febo ancora
2:43
from Aris, scherzi, canzonette e madrigali a cantare e suonare, 1613
TARQUINIO MERULA
arr. by J. Sorrell & R. Schigger
15.
Folle è ben che si crede
3:58
from Curtio precipitato et altri capricii, 1638
Total time: 63:11
Solo:Karim Sulayman tenor
Orchestra: Apollo's Fire
Conductor:Jeanette Sorrell
Notes
I Love You To Hell And Back. Lebanese-American tenor Karim Sulayman’s neat encapsulation of the Orpheus myth infuses his solo recording debut, Songs of Orpheus. Orpheus, the greatest singer of all time, famously followed his deceased beloved Eurydice to the gates of Hades in an attempt to bring her back to life. He was thwarted by the gods who forbade him to gaze at her during their journey back to earth. He could not resist, and the tale has been told in numerous musical interpretations including those of Monteverdi and his 17th-century compatriots who are represented on this imaginative album, performed with leading baroque interpreters Jeannette Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire.
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Reviews
"...This very fine program is tenor Karim Sulayman's solo recording debut. All aspects of this release are well thought out and beautifully executed..."
Catherine Moore - American Record Guide - July/Aug 2018
Winner of Best Classical Solo Album 2019
61st Grammy Award 2019
Performance **** Recording ****
"...Sulayman's approach tends more towards the lyrical than the rhetorical - his lucid, velvety tenor and pop-star charisma bestsuited to melodious arias tather than the text-driven stile recitativo... Under the spirited direction of Jeanette Sorrell, Appollo's Fire provides slick and stylish continuo realisations while their hot-blooded accounts of violin sonatas by Castello and Cima convey the devil-may-care virtuosity of the Italian stylus fantasticus..."
Kate Bolton-Porciatti - BBC Music magazine - July 2018
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