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Carlo Gesualdo - Madrigaux - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie / Harmonia Mundi France Audio CD 1988 / HMC 901268
UPC 3149025010759
Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa (c. 30 March 1566 – 8 September 1613) was Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza. As a composer he is known for writing madrigals and pieces of sacred music that use a chromatic language not heard again until the late 19th century. He is also known for killing his first wife and her aristocratic lover upon finding them in flagrante delicto.
| Label: | Harmonia Mundi France – HMC 901268 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | France |
| Released: |
1988 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Renaissance |
Tracklist:
| Madrigaux À 5 Voix | |||
| 1 | Ahi, Disperata Vita (Livre III, N° 3) | 1:21 | |
| 2 | Sospirava Il Mio Core (Livre III, N° 8 : Prima Parte) | 1:35 | |
| 3 | O Malnati Messaggi (Livre III, N° 9 : Seconda Parte) | 2:05 | |
| 4 | Non T'Amo, O Voce Ingrata (Livre III, N° 11) | 3:29 | |
| 5 | Canzon Francese Del Principe (Harpe) | 6:00 | |
| 6 | Luci Serene E Chiare (Livre IV, N° 1) | 3:14 | |
| 7 | Sparge La Morte Al Mio Signor (Livre IV, N° 11) | 4:12 | |
| 8 | Arde Il Mio Cor (Livre IV, N° 18) | 2:09 | |
| 9 | Io Tacerò - Invan Dunque (Livre IV, N° 3 & 4) (Harpe Et Lyrone) |
4:12 | |
| 10 | Occhi Del Mio Cor Vita (Livre V, N° 9) | 3:25 | |
| 11 |
Mercè Grido Piangendo (Livre V, N° 11) | 4:11 | |
| 12 | Asciugate I Begli Occhi (Livre V, N° 14) | 3:05 | |
| 13 | Correte, Amanti (Livre V, N° 3) (Harpe Et Théorbe) | 2:49 | |
| 14 | Se La Mia Morte Brami (Livre VI, N° 1) | 3:01 | |
| 15 | Io Parto (Livre VI, N° 6) | 2:52 | |
| 16 | Ardita Zanzaretta (Livre VI, N° 13) | 3:06 | |
| 17 | Ardo Per Te, Mio Bene (Livre VI, N° 14) | 3:04 |
- Alto Vocals – Nathalie Stutzmann
- Baritone Vocals – Michel Laplénie
- Bass Vocals – Simon Grant (4)
- Composed By – Carlo Gesualdo
- Conductor – William Christie
- Countertenor Vocals – Gérard Lesne
- Ensemble –Les Arts Florissants
- Harp – Andrew Lawrence-King
- Layout – Relations
- Liner Notes – Carlo Piccardi
- Liner Notes [Translation] – Almut Lenz, Derek Yeld, Jean-Pierre Darmon, Liesel Sayre, Michel Noiray
- Painting [Cover Painting] – Botticelli
- Producer [Direction Artistique] – Arend Prohmann
- Recorded By – Jean-François Pontefract
- Soprano Vocals – Arlette Steyer, Monique Zanetti
- Tenor Vocals – Jean-Paul Fouchécourt
- Theorbo – Eric Bellocq
- Viol [Lyrone] – Erin Headley
