Luca Casagrande – “Piu\u0300 lieto il guardo” da “Arie de diversi” – (1634) – Claudio Monteverdi (1567 – 1643).<\/p>\n
Centaurus Music Int. Studio Recording – “Affetti Amorosi” – \u2117 1994
\nSecond remastered edition \u2117 2009. No more available.<\/p>\n
Luca Casagrande Bari-Tenor
\nCello Gabriele Garofano
\nChitarra spagnola Andrea Cerati
\nHarpsichord Lucio Nanni.<\/p>\n
Artistic Director M. Lucio Nanni
\nProducer Luca Casagrande.<\/p>\n
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NOTE: In 1634 Monteverdi contributed “with two songs for soprano and continuo (‘Pi\u00f9 lieto il guardo’ and ‘Perch\u00e9, se m’odiavi’) to the ‘Arie de diversi’ (Venice, Alessandro Vincenti) curated by the same publisher and, according to the ‘frontespizio’, ‘comfortable to sing with the harpsichord, the guitar and so on, with the letters of the alphabet for the Spanish guitar ‘. ‘Pi\u00f9 lieto il guardo’ (also equipped with a three-instrumental refrain to play before every stanza except the last one) opposes to a first part in continuous ternary rhythm and with periodic schemes, a second freely ‘recited’ episode on a wide values ‘basso’.” (Paolo Fabbri – “Monteverdi”).
\nThe artistic direction of this recording has chosen to perform the “a tre” refrain with the cello and the harpsichord, which also realizes the third part. In addition, the “recited” episode is entered only once after the first strophe and not after each strophe or at the end of the aria, after the four strophes (as according to the printed score).
\nThe notes in the form relative to this “aria”, kept at the Accademia di S. Cecilia, Rome, Italy, show the following description: “The aria is accompanied with abbreviations for the Spanish guitar; it consists of a strophic first part (1. Pi\u00f9 lieto il guardo; 2. Io vidi acceso di fiamme il viso; 3. Per mille segni son fatt’accorto; 4. Non pi\u00f9 rammenta ch’in pianto amaro) and of a final recited part (called ‘Recitato’). An instrumental following part is introduced by the sentence: ‘This refrain should be played before every strophe except the last one’.”
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“Pi\u00f9 lieto il guardo”
\nLyrics by Anonimous (?) – Music by Claudio Monteverdi<\/p>\n
Pi\u00f9 lieto il guardo ver me non giri
\nNinfa ritrosa n\u00e9 so perch\u00e9
\nTanto respiri quanto sospiri
\nN\u00e9 pi\u00f9 ti curi della mia f\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Ahi che la speme fallace e lieve
\nRapidamente a me spar\u00ec
\nAhi bene vero ch’in tempo breve
\nAppena nasce che more il d\u00ec.<\/p>\n
Io vidi acceso di fiamm’il viso
\nCh’in pallidezza poi si cangi\u00f2
\nE appena sciolsi dai labri un riso
\nCh’un duol ascoso lo raffren\u00f2.<\/p>\n
Per mille segni son fatt’accorto
\nChe novo affetto nel cor ti sta
\nGelosa cura lasso m’ha scorto
\nChi altri m’involi tua grand’belt\u00e0.<\/p>\n
Non pi\u00f9 ramenta ch’in pianto amaro
\nSperi i bei anni di giovent\u00f9
\nN\u00e9 che ‘l mio cor ti fu s\u00ec caro
\nN\u00e9 che quest’alma senza te fu.<\/p>\n
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