Marco di Gagliano
La Dafne
Recorded April 2007 in Paris
ARION 
(distribution
Abeille Musique )
Chantal Santon, soprano - Mathieu Abelli, tenor - Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano - Daphné Touchais, soprano - Benoît Porcherot, tenor - Marc Manodritta, tenor - Philippe Roche, bass - Patricia Lavail, recorder - Kattarina Wolff, David Glidden, violins - André Henrich, theorbo - Françoise Johannel, harp - Hélène Clerc-Murgier, harpsichord - Jay Bernfeld, viol and direction.
Contents...
- Sinfonia e Ballo
- Prologo
- Tra queste ombre segrete
- Odil il pianto
- Ma dovè oggi trarrem
- Ohimè ! Che veggio
- Pur giacque estinto al fine
- Almo Dio
- Che tu vadia cercando o giglio o rosa
- Chi da lacci d'amor
- Nudo Arcier
- Sinfonia
- Per queste piante ombrose
- Non si nasconde in selva
- Qual nova meraviglia
- Piangete, O Ninfe
- Un guardo, un guardo solo
- Bella Ninfa fuggitiva
Canta Napoli
400 years of Neopolitan song Recorded May 2006 in Paris
ARION (distribution
Abeille Musique )
Mathieu Abelli, tenor - Jay Bernfeld, viol and direction - Ariane Maurette, Caroline Howald, viols - André Henrich, guitar - Pierre Rigopoulos, percussion - Patricia Lavail, recorder
Contents...
- Marechiare - Francesco Paolo Tosti
- Fenesta che Lucive – Canzone antica – Anonyme
- Chi la Gagliarda - Gian Domenico da Nola
- Gagliarda Prima à 4 Il Galluccio - Giovanni Maria Trabaci
- Scherzo di Ninfe - Girolamo Montesardo
- Gagliarda Quarta - Giovanni Maria Trabaci
- Un Cavalier di Spagna – Anonyme
- Spagnoletta - Hettorre della Marra
- Vecchie Letrose - Andrea Willaert
- Mil’Anni Sono - Baldassare Donato
- Aria Seconda - Andrea Ansalone
- Aria Prima - Andrea Ansalone
- Cupido Solo Dice - Francesco Lambardi
- La Monarca - Andrea Falconieri
- Gli Occhi Toi sono due Moricolelle - Giovanthomaso Cimello
- Gagliarda del Principe di Venosa - Carlo Gesualdo
- Folias - Andrea Falconieri
- O Se Ride - Alessandro Scarlatti
- Gagliarda Falsa - Don Giovanni Maria Sabini
- Tre Giorni - Giovanni Battista Pergolese
- Sonata Pulcinella - Giovanni Battista Pergolese
- Recercada Settima - Diego Ortiz
- A Vucchella - Francesco Paolo Tosti
- Me Voglio fa ‘na Casa - Gaetano Donizetti
- Lolita - Arturo Buzzi Peccia
- Catari – Cor’ngrato - Salvatore Cardillo
- O Paese d’o Sole - Vicenzo d'Annibale
In the press...
« … Here is a delightful and very mixed tribute to four hundred years of Neapolitan song, arranged and presented by Jay Bernfeld and his group Fuoco e Cenere... Of the 27 numbers presented, 12 are instrumental, including fetching dances, and 15 are songs, sensitively or uproariously recreated by the fine young tenor Mathieu Abelli, haunting in Pergolesi's " Tre Giorni", infectiously lively in Donizetti's "Me voglio fa 'na casa"... »
Peter Branscombe, Early Music Review (December 2006 )
Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
Salmi di Davide
Psalms of David and Hebrew intonations Recorded September 2001 in Paris
ATMA Classique (distribution
Harmonia Mundi )
Rinat Shaham , mezzo-soprano - Jay Bernfeld, viol and direction - Ariane Maurette, viol - Susie Napper, cello - Françoise Johannel, harp - Mike Fentross, theorbo - Skip Sempé, harpsichord
Contents...
- Salmo XVII (extrait) "O Immaculata e Pura"
- Sonata a tre n°2 en do mineur
- Salmo XV "Signor, d'all' Empia Gente"
- Sonata a tre n°5 en si bémol majeur
- Salmo XXI "Volgi mio Dio, Deh Volgi"
In the press...
« … a disc that will stand the test of time, absolutely recommended. »
J.Buch, Res musica
« … Rinat Shaham sings with flesh-tingling emotion – viols, lute and harp weave a fine harmonic web around her, simmering and fragile … »
S. Gregory, Classica Répertoire
« … the music flows refreshingly, natural and serene – the caressing voice of Rinat Shaham unencumbered … »
J.L. Macia, Diapason
« … The intensely personal nature of Marcello's psalm settings, which viola da gambist Jay Bernfeld, leader of the terrific ensemble, points to in his booklet notes, has been captured here with great success, making this an especially memorable and lovely disc. »
P. Margles, Whole Note
Petrarca e la musica
Gentil Mia Donna
Petrarch’s Love Poetry set to music by Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Machaut, Landini, Dufay.
A musical voyage from the XIIIth to the XVIIth centuries
Recorded April 2004 in Paris
ARION (distribution
Abeille Musique )
Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano – Jay Bernfeld, viol and direction – Lucas Guimaraes Peres, viol – Caroline Howald, viol – Ariane Maurette, viol – Patricia Lavail, recorder – Françoise Johannel, harp – Rémi Cassaine, lute and theorbo – Michèle Claude, percussion – Emily Elias, soprano – Blandine Folio, alto - Benoît Porcherot, tenor – Philippe Roche, bass – Marc Manodritta, tenor
Contents...
- Voi c’ascoltate - Giovanni Gabrieli
- Epérance - Guillaume de Machaut
- Lasso di Donna - Francesco Landini
- Non al Suo Amante - Jacopo da Bologna
- Morte m’a Sciolta - Andrea Stefani
- Aquila Altera - Jacopo / Codex Faenza
- La Fiera Testa - Bartolino da Padova
- Vergene Bella - Guillaume Dufay
- S’i ‘l Dissi Mai - Bartolomeo Tromboncino
- O Tempo O Ciel/Alta - Poalo Scoto / F. de la Torre
- Pavan Amor - Bernardo Pisano
- Su l’herba Frescha - Anonyme
- Si Amour - Adriano Willaert
- Allez Soupirs - Claudin de Sermisy
- When laura Smiles - Philipp Rosseter
- Ite Caldi Sospiri - Robert Jones
- La Vita Fugge - Alonso Mudarra
- Ysabel - Alonso Mudarra
- O Passi Sparsi - Sebastiano Festa
- Amor Quando Fioriva - Gian Pierluigi Palestrina
- Vestiva i Colli - Palestrina / F. Rognoni
- Tutto il di Piango - Giulio Caccini
- Hor Che’l Ciel - Claudio Monteverdi
In the press ...
« … a waking dream, in which love burns like a flame in the midst of winter. Tutto il di piango is seven minutes suspended in time... »
Vincent Borel,
Opéra International « … a constellation of remarkable musicians and singers – a most agreable manner to celebrate poetry… »
François Camper, Classica
« … the message of Petrarch’s poetic works -sung with extraordinary sensivity by the excellent Guillemette Laurens and warmly accompanied by Jay Bernfeld and Fuoco e Cenere- is an amorous ardor that defies the centuries and continues to fascinate the modern listener… »
Novità
George Gershwin – Henry Purcell
Fantasy in Blue
Recorded August 2000 in Québec
ATMA Classique (distribution
Harmonia Mundi )
Rinat Shaham , mezzo-soprano – Jay Bernfeld, viol and direction – Carol Lewis, viol – Margaret Little, viol – Susie Napper, viol – Patricia Lavail, recorder
Contents...
- Summertime - George Gerhwin (1898-1937)
- "Cold Song" - Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
- Hornpipe - Henry Purcell*
- Bess, you is my woman - George Gerhwin *
- Someone to watch over me - George Gerhwin
- Fantasy 5 - Henry Purcell*
- Prelude I - George Gerhwin*
- Strike the Viol - Henry Purcell
- Round-O - Henry Purcell*
- Embraceable you - George Gerhwin
- How blest are shepherds - Henry Purcell*
- But Not For Me - George Gerhwin
- Ground - William Croft (1678-1727)*
- Oft she visits - Henry Purcell
- Sweet and low down- George Gerhwin*
- A foggy day - George Gerhwin
- Impromptu - George Gerhwin*
- Chaconny - Henry Purcell*
- Three Waltzes in C - George Gerhwin*
- My man's gone now - George Gerhwin
- Prelude II - George Gerhwin*
- Dido's Lament - Henry Purcell
* Instrumental, arrangements : Jay Bernfeld
In the press...
« ... The encounter between Purcell and Gershwin as improbable as it seems is a veritable knock-out. The viols are all perfectly swinging suppleness and the splendid voice of Rinat Shaham is equally mind shattering in Purcell's "Cold Song" as in Gershwin's "Summertime"... » Renaud Machard,
Le Monde «… Bernfeld’s elegant embellishments of the melodic line were an easy bridge between Baroque and blues […] A recorder bends notes naturally and Patricia Lavail caught just the right mournful tone for the middle section of the Prelude No.2. [Shaham is] a very persuasive singer, with a gorgeous amber tone and a voice both powerful and flexible. The thrilling passion she brought to "My Man's Gone" from Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" and Dido's Lament from Purcell's opera "Dido' and Aeneas" really did demonstrate kindred spirits across the centuries… »
Mark Sweed, Los Angeles Time
Louis de Caix d'Hervelois
Pièces de viole
Recorded April 2005 in Paris
ARION (distribution
Abeille Musique )
Jay Bernfeld, viol and direction – Ariane Maurette, viol – André Henrich, guitar and theorbo – Hélène Clerc Murgier, harpsichord
Contents...
- Tourterelle (LIVRE II - 1719)
Suitte en Mi (LIVRE V - 1748)
- Prélude, La Joly
- Courante
- Menuets 3 & 2
- Gigue Cor de Chasse
- La Badine
- La Guitare "vivement"
Suitte en Ré (LIVRE II - 1719)
- Prélude "Lentement"
- Seconde Muzète
- Allemande "Gravement"
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Gigue
- La Sejournant "vivement"
- La serie "Lentement"
- La Magnifique "tendrement et marqué"
Pièces en Sol
- La Russienne "Pesamment" (LIVRE V – 1748)
- La Couprin "Gracieusement" (LIVRE II – 1719)
- La Quinson (LIVRE IV – 1740)
Suite imaginaire en Ré
- Prélude "Première Suitte Grave et marqué" (LIVRE V – 1748)
- Le Rondeau Varié " grave et marqué" (LIVRE V – 1748)
- Sarabande "Dernière Suitte IIe Sonate à deux violes" (LIVRE V – 1748)
- La Monpezat "vif et marqué" (LIVRE V – 1748)
- Caprisse "lentement" & Fantaisie "légèrement" (LIVRE II – 1719)
- L'Italien (LIVRE III – 1731) & La Florentine (LIVRE II – 1719)
Pièces en La
- La D'Aubigné "Vivement et marqué" (LIVRE IV – 1740)
- Muzète (LIVRE IV – 1740)
- Le Papillon (LIVRE II – 1719)
In the press ...
« ... Jay Bernfeld and friends embrace all aspects of Caix’s music. The spirit of chamber music predominates and a keen understanding of each piece helps the listener to enter the poetic universe of France’s last composer-viol player... »
Frank Langlois, Le Monde de la Musique
« ... It makes very enjoyable listening, as the music, full of contrast, is brilliantly played. Jay Bernfeld takes risks, sometimes choosing very exciting breakneck speeds, almost (but not) going off the rails... The sound is glorious, the music a succession of delights - highly recommended... »
Robert Olivier, Early Music Review
Joseph Bodin de Boimortier
Suites, Sonatas and Concerto
Recorded Octobre 2001 IRCAM Paris
Disques OGAM
Jay Bernfeld, viola da gamba ,
Ensemble Fuoco e Cenere, direction Jay Bernfeld
Contents...
1-6 Pièces de violes in D. la, ré
7-9 Sixième Sonate à deux violes
10-12 Pièces de violes in A. mi, la
13-15 Sonate II à 3, Flauto, Viola e Basso
16-21 Pièces de violes in G. ré, sol
22-25 Première Sonate à deux violes
26-28 Concerto pour Basse de viole et Cordes
