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Faenza - An imaginary Codex

L'Amorosa Caccia

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0608917200065

Catalog number: CC 720006
Releasedate: 07-03-25

- An extraordinary recording based on the famous middle-age manuscript Codex Faenza.
- Extraordinary for the thrilling interpretation of this often obscure and remote musical language.
- Extraordinary for its continuous and seamless capacity of captivating the listener, who never gets tired nor bored.
- Extraordinary for the quality of the sound of the oldest extant organ (Valère, Switzerland - 1435)
- This daring project owes its allure to the musicological knowledge and the musical prowess of the interpreters, of the recording engineer and producer.
- The well thought-out alternance of colours, instruments and climats (keyboards, flutes and voices) allow an enjoyable listening throughout.
- L'Amorosa Caccia is led by Fabio Antonio Falcone, already responsible for the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik recording of Sweelinck's harpsichord music (CC 72926).

The Codex Faenza is one of the most significant Ars Nova manuscripts, captivating musicians and musicologists alike. The remarkable collection features instrumental arrangements on Italian and French vocal works by renowned 14th-century composers like Francesco Landini, Guillaume de Machaut, Jacopo da Bologna, and Bartolino da Padova. Through a unique fusion of original vocal models, the version arranged from the codex and newly composed diminutions by the performer, L'Amorosa Caccia creates an immersive auditory journey, inviting listeners into a world where composition and reinterpretation unfold in a truly three-dimensional listening experience. L’Amorosa Caccia performs on copies of medieval instruments and on the organ of the Basilique de Valère (1435), the oldest playable organ still extant.

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