Katalógové číslo:
8.501505
Autori:
Claudio Monteverdi
Interpreti:
Delitiae Musicae, Marco Longhini
Vydavateľ:
NAXOS, NAXOS Early Music
Monteverdi: Complete Madrigals (15CD)
Monteverdi: Il primo libro de madrigali, 1587
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il secondo libro de madrigali, 1590
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il terzo libro de madrigali, 1592
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il quarto libro de madrigali, 1603
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il quinto libro de madrigali, 1605
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de madrigali, 1614
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il settimo libro de madrigali, 1619 'Concerto'
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 'Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi'
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
Monteverdi: Il nono libro de madrigali, 1651
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini
The madrigal, written for courts and patrons, was the ultimate secular song. The genre reached its zenith with the works of Claudio Monteverdi in successive books that trace his technical and expressive innovations. In them, Monteverdi explored themes such as the vicissitudes and pleasures of love, as well as the art of war, and the pain of loss. The editions used in these recordings are the most authentic and uncut, and, in keeping with 17th-century practice, employ male voices only. Praised as ‘compelling, simultaneously controlled and imaginative’ (American Record Guide) the collection also includes pieces never before recorded.