The baroque spirit in all his musical shapes. A double episode this time, with modern works, inspired by early music. Part 1: ‘Solve et Coagula’ by Guido Morini and Marco Beasley.
The contemporary opera ‘Solve et Coagula’ by Accordone leader Guido Morini, and on the libretto of tenor Marco Beasley, is based on the quirky 18th-century Neapolitan poet, freemason and alchemist Raimondo di Sangro.
First, part of another work by Guido Morini: Vivifice Spiritus Vitae Vis.
Guido Morini (1959-)
1. From’Vivifice Spiritus Vitae Vis’ (2006):
– Intermedio (Florete flores/ Spiritus ubi vult spirat)
– Pars II (Est enim/ Et requiescet)
– Pars III (Dedi spiritum meum/ Et erit post haec: effundam)
Accordone: Marco Beasley, tenor. Elisabetta de Mircovich, soprano. Claudia Caffagni, alto. Karen Peeters, harp. Jaap Kruithof, cello. Edwin Derde, bassoon. Guido Morini, piano and organ. Helicon and Euterpe Choirs conducted by Geert Hendrix
(CYP 1656, 2008)
Guido Morini / lyrics: Marco Beasley (1957)
2. ‘Solve et Coagula’, part 1:
I. Sinfonia
II. La Porta
III. La Pudicizia
IV. Il Disinganno
V. L’Occhio del Male
VI. Site vuje..?
VII. Aria di Don Raimondo
VIII. Sol
IX. Luna
X. Tarantella Tapanella
Marco Beasley, tenor. Accordone conducted by. Guido Morini, harpsichord: Elisa Citterio en Rossella Croce, violin. Gianni Maraldi, viola. Marco Frezzato, violoncello. Vanni Moretto, double bass. Franco Pavan, theorbo
(CD Solve et Coagula. ALPHA 537, 2014)
Part 2 of Solve et Coagula can be heard in the following hour of L’Esprit Baroque.
