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Classic Central

New Music

Performers:

  • Labyrinthine Ingenious Works

Label:

  • Passacaglia
  • Release date:  06/02/2026

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In "Le Nuove Musiche," the expressive voice of Furio Zanasi and the masterful theoretical framework of Xavier Díaz-Latorre bring new depth to the groundbreaking music of Giulio Caccini and Heinrich Kapsberger. Caccini's radical aesthetic—placing the intelligibility of the text at the center, giving melody expressive meaning, and reducing accompaniment to a discreet yet powerful basso continuo—emerges here with remarkable clarity. Zanasi and Díaz-Latorre demonstrate just how revolutionary Caccini's "nobile sprezzatura di canto" truly was: a free, articulate, rhetorically shaped manner of singing in which the emotional force of the text directly drives musical expression. In their hands, poetry and melody fuse into an artistic unity, precisely as Caccini and the Florentine Camerata had envisioned. Each piece draws the listener into a vivid soundworld where the timeless beauty and bold innovation of the early Baroque come alive, offering a fresh and deeply felt perspective on a crucial moment in music history—a compelling listening experience for all lovers of early music.

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