Performer: Amanda Forsythe, Amanda Crider, Amanda Powell, Apollo’s Fire
Conductor: Jeannette Sorrell
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Avie
Catalogue: AV2544
Release: 2025
Size: 1.04 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. trad.: El Cant dels Ocells
02. Landi: Passacaglia della Vita
03. Falconieri: Il primo libro di Canzone, Sinfonie, Fantasie, Capricci, Brandi, Correnti, Gagliarde, Alemane, Volte: Ciaccona in G Major
04. Luzzaschi: Toccata del Quarto Tono
05. Luzzaschi: 12 Madrigali per cantare e sonare: No. 8, O dolcezz’ amarissime d’amore
06. Piccinini: Toccata in G Minor
07. Marini: Passacalio, Op. 22: No. 25
08. Capricornus: Theatrum Musicium: No. 7, O Felix Jucunditas
09. Ferrari: Amanti, io so vi dire in G Mixolydian mode
10. Marini: Sonata sopra Fuggi dolente core, Op. 22: No. 21
11. Luzzaschi: 12 Madrigali per cantare e sonare: No. 9, Troppo ben può questo tiranno Amore
12. Strozzi: Arie, Op. 8: No. 6, Che si puó fare
13. Monteverdi: Scherzi Musicali, SV 247: No. 2, Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
14. Mazzocchi: Cantates italiennes de différents auteurs, Tome 1: No. 22, Sdegno, campion audace
15. Ortiz: Trattado de Glosas: Recercada sesta sobre la “Romanesca”
16. Aranés: Trattado de Glosas: Recercada segunda sobre el “passamezzo” moderno
17. Aranés: Un Sarao de la Chacona
Their names were Laura, Livia, and Anna. Together, they were known in the late 1500’s as the Tre Donne di Ferrara – the three ladies of Ferrara. Their ensemble was praised by contemporary poets and won highest renown throughout Italy and Germany.
However, women were not supposed to become famous for their professional achievements. And so, one of them was murdered by her husband – a count – who went unpunished. Thus, this is a tale of revolutionary women ahead of their time, living in an era when women had no protections.
In this album, it has been my pleasure to collaborate with three extraordinary ladies of today – named Amanda, Amanda, and Amanda. The Amandas and I are proud to offer this homage to the unstoppable Italian women who broke the glass ceiling in 1580. We hope that their brilliance and boldness resound through this recording.
