Maria, Dolce Maria

Giovanni Felice Sances is another littleknown composer represented here, but whose 1636 Stabat mater is touched by rich and affective dissonance. It makes a fine complement to the plainer declamation of the Sancta mater by the GermanItalian lutenist Girolamo Kapsberger. Composer:, Artists: Wendy Roobol (soprano), Krijn Koetsveld (organ and harpsichord), Arjen Verhage (theorbo), Cassandra Luckhardt (cello and viola da gamba) What touches and appeals to me most in the music of Monteverdi is the ultimate symbiosis between music and text, says the Dutch soprano Wendy Roobol. He unites the two in such a way that the outcome is more than the sum of the parts. As a result, his music has enormous sincerity, richness and drama. As a central member of the vocal consort Le nuove musiche directed by Krijn Koetsveld, the harpsichordist on this album, Wendy Roobol has performed the complete madrigals of Monteverdi in critically acclaimed recordings for Brilliant Classics. Her first solo album