Claudio Monteverdi - Madrigals | Book II

Paul Agnew pays a sonorous tribute to the fundamental body of work by Monteverdi. For Monteverdi, this means half a century of music and experimentation. (Starts at 0:58)

Les Arts Florissants:
Paul Agnew - tenor
Maud Gnidzaz - soprano
Hannah Morrison - soprano
Marie Gautrot - contralto
Sean Clayton - tenor
Callum Thorpe - bass

Claudio Monteverdi - Madrigals (Book II)
0:00 Non si levav’ancor l’alba novella
5:22 E dicea l’una l’una sospirando allora
9:50 Bevea Fillide mia
12:30 Dolcissimi legami di parole amorose
15:29 Non giacinti o narcisi
18:17 Interno à due vermiglie e vaghe labra
21:20 Non sono in queste rive
23:42 Tutte le bocche belle
26:15 Donna, nel mio ritorno il mio pensiero
30:50 Quell’ombr’esser vorrei
33:37 S’andasse Amor à caccia
35:10 Mentr’io miravo fiso
38:34 Se tu mi lassi, perfida, tuo dano
40:37 Ecco mormorar l’onde
45:13 La bocc’onde l’asprissime parole
47:30 Dolcemente dormiva la mia Clori
51:04 Crudel, perché mi fuggi
53:40 Questo specchio ti dono
56:37 Non m’è grave il morire
1:00:22 Ti spontò l’ali, Amor, la donna mia
1:03:20 Cantai un tempo, e se fu dolce il canto

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The nine madrigals of Monteverdi occupy a prominent position in the composer's production and represent the culmination of the madrigal genre. Throughout these books, it is possible to appreciate the evolution of Monteverdi's music, from the polyphonic style of Renaissance music to the use of monody accompanied by the characteristic Baroque. The first four books of madrigals are located within the "prima prattica" (first practice), the traditional polyphonic style, although Monteverdi uses an increasingly innovative harmonic language, with bolder dissonances as the series progresses. They are composed for 5 a cappella voices.

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