Monteverdi / Longhini / Delitiae Musicae Madrigals Book 3 CD1. La Giovinetta Pianta 2. O Come E Gran Martire 3. Sovra Tenere Erbette E Bianchi Fiori 4. O Dolce Anima Mia, Dunque E Pur Vero 5...
The madrigal, written for courts and patrons, was the ultimate secular song. The genre reached it's zenith with the works of Claudio Monteverdi in successive books that trace his technical and...
The 'Concerto' was published five years after the Sixth Book had appeared. It represents a clear break with Monteverdi' earlier publications: here the madrigal is transformed or, perhaps, it would be...
Monteverdi's Ninth Book of Madrigals, published posthumously, and the 1632 Scherzi musicali ('Musical Jokes') are thematically linked by the recurring theme of war for the sake of love. Prefaced with...
Monteverdi / Le Nuove Musiche / Koetsveld Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals Book Viii CD1. Altri Canti D'amor, SV146 2. Or Che 'l Ciel E la Terra E 'l Vento Tace, SV147 3. Cos? Sol D'una Chiara Fonte...