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Carlo Gesualdo
MADRIGALI

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For fans of renaissance and classical vocal music, lovers of madrigals, and those interested in early music innovation and poetic musical expression.
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CARLO GESUALDO, THE SAME DISSONANCE IN MUSIC AS IN LIFE. FIVE-PART MADRIGALS THAT CLASH AND CREATE EDGES AND ANGLES WHERE HARMONICS GRATE. FREQUENT RHYTHMIC CONTRASTS, SHORT AND DECLAMATORY, WITH EXAGGERATED CHROMATISMS AND COUNTLESS OXYMORONS IN THE TEXT (PAINFUL JOY, HOT ICE, ETC....) THE QUINTESSENCE OF SIXTEENTH-CENTURY MADRIGAL. UNATTAINABLE POETIC-MUSICAL ART OF THE HIGHEST KIND.

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The review praises Carlo Gesualdo's Madrigali as a masterful and poetic representation of 16th-century madrigal music. It highlights the innovative use of dissonance, chromaticism, and rhythmic contrasts that create sharp musical edges and dramatic tension. The text is noted for its use of oxymorons enhancing the emotional depth. Overall, the album exemplifies the highest form of Renaissance musical art beyond reach.

Tracklist

01   Madrigali A Cinque Voci - Selections From Libro V And VI [1611] (00:00)

02   'Merce!', Grido Piangendo [V] (04:20)

03   O Dolorosa Gioia [V] (03:53)

04   Se La Mia Morte Brami [Vl] (03:26)

05   Ardita Zanzaretta [Vl] (03:45)

06   Volan Quasi Farfalle [Vl] (03:14)

07   Al Mio Gioir Il Ciel Si Fa Sereno [Vl] (02:09)

08   Dolcissima Mia Vita [V] (02:43)

09   Tu Piangi, O Filli Mia [VI] (03:07)

10   Moro, Lasso, Al Mio Duolo [VI] (03:44)

11   Languisce Al Fin Chi Da La Vita Parte [V] (04:24)

12   Io Pur Respiro In Così Gran Dolore [Vl] (03:00)

13   Itene, O Miei Sospiri [V] (02:57)

14   Gioite Voi Col Canto [V] (03:13)

15   'Io Parto' E Non Più Dissi [Vl] (03:20)

16   S'io Non Miro Non Moro [V] (02:54)

17   Deh, Come Invan Sospiro [Vl] (03:26)

18   Mille Volte Il Dì Moro [Vl] (03:09)

19   Asciugate I Begli Occhi [V] (04:00)

Carlo Gesualdo

Carlo Gesualdo (1566–1613), Italian late-Renaissance composer and nobleman (Prince of Venosa), celebrated for highly chromatic madrigals and expressive sacred music; historically noted for murdering his wife and her lover in 1590.
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