Zefiro torna (Monteverdi) - Rial & Jaroussky

Claudio Monteverdi
"Zefiro torna"
Nuria Rial (soprano)
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor)
L'Arpeggiata (direction: Christina Pluhar)

[TheGurgina]

this song makes me so happy, don't know why, but I love listening to it.

[JordiFranchParella]

When you combine the great voices of Rial & Jaroussky to play music of great composers as Monteverdi, the result is a masterpiece.

[erucolindo]

It's amazing how much a little bit of percussion makes a piece like this just come to life....

[Davidoff]

It is like honey and milk for my ears! Just utterly beautiful!

[LINDSAY]

Music that ravishes the ears and sets one's soul dancing. Utterly sublime!

[dmitrig]

I can't explain,
But I dropped tears while listening this beauty.
Peace 🌹

[banjoumane]

Probably the the greatest ever singing partnership on the contemporary renaissance and baroque scene. Really spectacular

[luismiguelfontes]

Beautiful, light, loose, mellow, sublime, so simple and spontaneous! Nuria Rial and Philippe Jarouski two timbres as clear as water that merge perfectly and make you feel the beautiful side of life. ... I listenig and almost taste the nature  freshness ...  Birds and a lost beautiful and pulsating nature!

[mozartbg]

Yes is "La primavera" (The Spring) of Sandro Botticelli (Florence 1445- 1510). The lyric is inspired to a sonetto of the great italian poet Francesco Petrarca (Arezzo 1304- Arquà 1374). The music is, obviously of Claudio Monteverdi, "il divino" (Cremona 1567- Venezia 1643). Well, sublime italian art. I am proud of being italian

[Hsu]

First of all a beautiful performance. Hearing this after many years I was reminded of the absolutely gorgeous moment between 6:10 and 6:11 when first Monteverdi sets up a cadence in g minor then extends that to do the same in the home key of F major. The cross relations are so palpable. I still have the dame reaction after 30 years.

[esbaritenor]

I can't stop smiling when I listen to this :)

[kibele]

I frequently listen ''Zefira torna'' instead for a second cup of coffee in the morning.

[jazael]

La música de Monteverdi es siempre bella y sorprendente. Hay que seguir el significado de las palabras y las modulaciones de la música: palabras y música forman una unidad que quizás nadie volvió a repetir. ¡Que viva Monteverdi!

[hattifnattism]

Pure joy personified in music. This brilliant performance and beautiful piece never, ever fail to put me in a good mood.

[marinajarova]

Divine! Monteverdi+ Botticelli+Rial+Jaroussky= Another masterpiece!

[ArtemisiaTook]

Brilliant! Such a perfect marriage of technical mastery and beautiful feeling.

[theodoravankuijk]

The layering, the rhythm and continuum of the instruments and voices interlock in a magnificent and very modern masterpiece … I can listen to this piece over and over again and it still completely blows me away! Wow!

[Barreau]

the best interpretation ever of this beautiful piece

[MrKain]

Is it possible to love Monteverdi even more? My! I guess it is!

[SopranoLutju]

The best version of 'Zefiro Torna' I've heard, ever!