Name: Latest Madrigals Book 4
Brand: Delitiae Musicae
SKU: SK0044532-US20260105-083122
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1. Luci Serene E Chiare

2. Tal'hor Sano Desio

3. Io Tacero, Ma Nel Silenzio Mio

4. Io Tacero, Ma Nel Silenzio Mio: Invan, Dunque, O Crudele

5. Che Fai Meco, Mio Cor

6. Questa Crudele E Pia

7. Hor Che In Gioia

8. Hor Che In Gioia: O Sempre Crudo Amore

9. Cor Mio, Deh, Non Piangete

10. Cor Mio, Deh, Non Piangete: Dunque Non M'offendete

11. Toccata Del Quarto Tono

12. Sparge La Morte Al Mio Signor

13. Moro, E Mentre Sospiro

14. Moro, E Mentre Sospiro: Quando Di Lui La Sospirata Vita

15. Mentre Gira Costei

16. A Voi, Mentre Il Mio Core

17. Ecco, Moriro Dunque

18. Ecco, Moriro Dunque: Ahi, Gia Mi Discoloro

19. Arde Il Mio Cor

20. Se Chiudete Nel Core

21. Il Sol Qual Or Piu Splende

22. Il Sol Qual Or Piu Splende: Volgi Mia Luce

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Gesualdo’s Fourth Book of Madrigals contains some of the most inspired and anguished vocal works in the entire madrigal repertoire, written while the composer was tormented by remorse after the murder of his wife and her lover. This collection is filled with technical innovation and extremes of expressiveness in it’s setting of highly dramatic texts. Unexpected dissonance, harmonic twists and elusive asymmetries all serve to dismantle the compositional rules of the period. Previous volumes in this series have been widely acclaimed. The Guardian described Book 2 (8.570549) as having “great beauty and lyrical force”. The unconventional yet impassioned interpretations by DelitiMusic and Marco Longhini are seen as an important element in the regeneration of Italian Renaissance and Baroque music. The ensemble is under exclusive contract to Naxos for the fourteen-CD collection of the Complete Madrigals by Monteverdi and now for the six-CD collection of Complete Madrigals by Gesualdo.