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Cristofano Malvezzi
12+ albums
renaissanceClassicalitalian16th centuryrinascimento italiano
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Cristofano Malvezzi (baptised June 28, 1547 – January 22, 1599) was an Italian organist and composer of the late Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers in the city of Florence during a time of transition to the Baroque style. Malevezzi was born in Lucca. From 1551 he lived in Florence, serving the Medicis from 1562. He held a number of organist posts in the city, and also taught pupils, among them Jacopo Peri, who is often regarded as the inventor of opera. From 1573 he held the double post of maestro di cappella at the cathedral as well as at S Giovanni Battista, which was the highest position for a musician in the city. Among his works are three books of madrigals, a book of ricercars, but only two sacred compositions--a curious omission for a composer so closely connected with the church. Because of his activity in Florence, the numerous intermedi that he wrote for the Medici and other members of the aristocracy, his dedication of a book of ricercars to Count Giovanni de' Bardi, and the dedication of a book of madrigals to Emilio de' Cavalieri, it is often speculated that he was a member of the Florentine Camerata, the group of progressive musicians and poets who, in attempting to recreate the music of ancient Greece, created the first monody and ultimately the first opera. Whether or not he was part of the intimate group, his music was among the best known in Florence. One of the grandest compositions of the time, a colossal setting of O fortunato giorno w
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All'imperio d'Amore: 2. O fortunato giorno a 30 "La Pellegrina"
1572La Favolla d'Apollo: 19. Sinfonia a 6 "La Pellegrina"
1193Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 35. A voi reali amanti a 15 "La Pellegrina"
1084La Favolla d'Apollo: 11. Dal vago e bel sereno a 6 "La Pellegrina"
1025Sinfonia, a 6
936La Favolla d'Apollo: 12. O qual risplende a 6 "La Pellegrina"
857Malvezzi: La Pellegrina, Pt. 2, Intermedio VI: O qual risplende nube
588Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 34. Dolcissime sirene a 6 "La Pellegrina"
499Il Ballo degli reali Amanti: 36. Coppia gentil a 6 "La Pellegrina"
4710Noi, che cantando, a 8
47albums
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Stravaganza d'Amore! The Birth of Opera at the Medici Court
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La Pellegrina - Intermedii 1589
Malvezzi: Madrigali a 5 e 6 voci
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La Pellegrina
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El Fuego: Renaissance Music from Italy and Spain
Firenze 1616
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La Pellegrina - Musik zur Medici-Hochzeit 1589 [Remastered] (Remastered Version)
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Music For A Renaissance Faire
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harmonia mundi spring-summer 2017
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Canto Mediterraneo
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Canto Mediterraneo (Guillemette Laurens)
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Belli, Caccini, Malvezzi & Saracini: Firenze 1616