Meda: Lacrime Amare, Motets

Cappella Artemisia;
Smith, Candace

95736

The revival on record of forgotten music by a Benedictine nun: a valuable discovery for fans of the early Baroque. Even in the extensive library of little-known composers whose music has found a niche on Brilliant Classics, the name of Bianca Maria Meda (1661?–1732/33) counts as obscure. Little is known about Meda other than the scant details printed on the title page of the edition of these motets, printed in 1691: her name; her title: donna (indicating her position as professa in a Benedictine convent); and the name of the monastery where she lived: San Martino del Leano, in Pavia. She probably took holy orders as a teenager, and she was followed by several other members of her family.

Works:

• Meda: Anime belle
• Meda: In foco ardentissime
• Meda: Jesu mi clementissime
• Meda: No non tentate
• Meda: O lacrime amare
• Meda: O quante contra me
• Meda: Spirate vos zeffiri
• Meda: Vibrate
• Meda: Volo vivere

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Brilliant Classics

13-11-2019

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