META(M)ORPHEUS
- Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)
Morpheus was the Greek god of dreams. His father Hypnos was the god of sleep. Morpheus was able to transform himself into the likeness of any human being and most often appeared in dreams as the sleeper’s beloved.
Orpheus was another Greek mythological figure and was one of the most renowned of the singers and poets of Antiquity; he was also regarded as one of the gods of music. The powers that his literally magical voice possessed were so great that he could not only bring his rough and ready contemporaries closer to civilisation but also tame the wild beasts in the forest; he could even breathe life into and then enrapture inanimate Nature herself.
Girolamo Frescobaldi brought his two volumes of Arie Musicali to publication in Florence in 1630 and distanced himself from Caccini’s purely narrative madrigals by so doing. Frescobaldi brought together secular sonnets, sacred madrigals, recitatives, arias and ensembles in every possible style; it is this immense variety above all else that makes a recording of the complete Arie Musicali so exciting and challenging.
Meta(M)Orfose: improvisations by Maurice Clement that are far removed from such fatal desires and the 17th century aesthetic. New timbres on the organ that provide a highly individual commentary on Frescobaldi’s Arie Musicali… desire, search for and missing the beloved… times have not changed.

Track listing
1 | Canto in stile recitativo - Oscure selve | 03:14 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
2 | Aria - Ai miei pianti | 01:39 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
3 | Canzona - Oh dolore | 03:33 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
4 | Canto in stile recitativo - Ben veggio donna homai | 05:45 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
5 | Souffle - organ improvisations | 01:51 | |
artists: 'Maurice Clement' composers: | |||
6 | Aria - Son ferito | 01:55 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
7 | Aria di Ruggieri - Ti lascio, anima mia | 03:10 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
8 | Aria - Voi partite mio sole | 02:23 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
9 | Aria a due voci - Non vi partite | 02:00 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
10 | Complainte - organ improvisations | 07:19 | |
artists: 'Maurice Clement' composers: | |||
11 | Canzona a due voci - Gioite, oh selve | 02:11 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
12 | Madrigale - Bella tiranna | 01:50 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
13 | Aria - O mio cor | 02:37 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
14 | Canzona - Deh volate | 02:47 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
15 | Ceccona - Deh vien da me | 02:24 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
16 | éveils - organ improvisations | 01:46 | |
artists: 'Maurice Clement' composers: | |||
17 | Madrigale - Quanto più sorda sete | 01:08 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
18 | Canzona - Soffrir non posso | 01:50 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
19 | Aria - La mia pallida faccia | 02:22 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
20 | ça - organ improvisations | 05:50 | |
artists: 'Maurice Clement' composers: | |||
21 | Sonetto spirituale - Dove sparir | 02:19 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
22 | Sonetto spirituale in stile recitativo - Ohime che fur | 02:11 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
23 | Canzona - Doloroso mio core | 01:45 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' | |||
24 | appel - organ improvisations | 05:59 | |
artists: 'Maurice Clement' composers: | |||
25 | Canto in stile recitativo - Vanne, o carta amorosa | 02:58 | |
artists: 'Frank Agsteribbe' ' cantoLX' composers: 'Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1642)' |