Gesualdo / Exaudi Vocal Ensemble - Madrigali - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Second Book of Madrigals of Carlo Gesualdo provides the focal point for the latest in La Compagnia del Madrigale's stunning reappraisals of the glories of the Italian madrigal on Glossa. Probably written by Gesualdo between the time of the double honour killing of his first wife and her lover and his subsequent remarriage, the second book presents a sophisticated compositional mastery quite in keeping with the later books, albeit offering a calmer and gentler approach compared to the more tortured and twisted musical and psychological turns found in the last books. Notwithstanding, much is required from the singers on the Secondo libro di madrigali a cinque voci and La Compagnia del Madrigale bring their much- praised sensitivity to the text, balance of ensemble and dynamic control. In the booklet, both Marco Bizzarini and Giuseppe Maletto investigate the state of mind of this fascinating composer, over four centuries since his death. The substantial second part to this recording offers a set of contrasts with Book 2 nine tracks devoted to madrigalists inspired by Gesualdo's style, from contemporaries in Nenna, Macque and Palazzotto Tagliavia to the later Sigismondo d'India. A veritable bonus! Album Tracks 1. Secondo Libro Di Madrigali a Cinque Voci, 1594 2. Se Per Lieve Ferita 3. Non Mi Toglia Il Ben Mio 4. Se Così Dolce È Il Duolo 5. Se Taccio, Il Duol S'avanza 6. Caro Amoroso Neo 7. Candida Man Qual Neve 8. Non È Questa la Mano 9. Dalle Odorate Spoglie 10. In Più Leggiadro Velo 11. All'apparir Di Quelle Luci 12. Hai Rotto E Sciolto 13. O Come È Gran Martire 14. Sento Che Nel Partire 15. Non Mai, Non Cangerò 16. Additional Tracks 17. Mercè, Grido Piangendo [V Libro a 5, 1605] 18. Tu Ti Lagni Al Mio Pianto [Vi Libro, 1613] 19. Oimè Mi Scacci [V Libro a 5,1605] 20. Sospir, Baci E Parole [Vii Libro a 5, 1609] 21. La Mi

Album Tracks 1. Ancidetemi Pur, Grievi Martiri 2. Sospirava Il Mio Core 3. Del Bel de Bei Vostri Occhi 4. Ahi, Dispietata E Cruda 5. Deh, Se Già Fu Crudele 6. Ahi, Disperata Vita 7. Dolcissimo Sospiro 8. Meraviglia D Amore 9. Voi Volete CH Io Mora 10. Se VI Miro Pietosa 11. Crudelissima Doglia 12. Dolce Spirto D Amore 13. Languisco E Moro, Ahi, Cruda 14. Se Piange, Ohimè, la Donna 15. Veggio, SÌ, Dal Mio Sole 16. Non T Amo, O Voce Ingrata 17. Donna, Se M Ancidete 18. Scipione Stella Sento Dentr Al Cor Mio 19. Luzzasco Luzzaschi Dolorosi Martir 20. Alfonso Fontanelli Colei Che Già Si Bella

Chromatics is a word derived from the Greek noun meaning color. During the Renaissance, new music was composed in the Western world, opening up a palette of (timbral) colors for the first time. Before the Renaissance, music (in Gregorian chant) existed only to convey the word, not to make an appearance itself; this changed completely after the 15th century. Music, like painting, exploded into new forms and colors, and the era of the modern age was ushered in.Strange harmonies, mysterious voices - tones of passion and desire, of terror and fear, of the confusion of the sublime or of divine apparition... This is the world of musical colors that opened up in the age of the Chromatic Renaissance, giving rise to a music that is daring, adventurous and timelessly modern.