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The new recording project by La Compagnia del Madrigale is dedicated to the Ninth Book of Madrigals (1588) by Giaches de Wert. Wert-Flemish by birth but active for most of his life in Italy at the Gonzaga court in Mantua-embodies the figure of the great composer capable of transcending fashion to create art that, as they used to say in the sixteenth century, is destined to remain durable and eternal. The Ninth Book, published during a period of personal tribulation and heartbreak over his thwarted love for the poetess Tarquinia Molza, marks a pinnacle of artifice and pathos. Here, Wert explores the heights of Petrarch's Canzoniere, alongside verses by Torquato Tasso, Jacopo Sannazaro, and Battista Guarini, alternating luminous courtly homages with an innovative lyricism that foreshadows the style of Carlo Gesualdo. La Compagnia del Madrigale - one of the world-leading ensembles in the performance of Monteverdi, Marenzio, Gesualdo, and Rore - delivers these pages with absolute artistic excellence. Album Tracks 1. Wert Or Si Rallegri Il Cielo 2. Wert L'anima Mia Ferita 3. Wert Vago Augelletto Che Cantando Vai 4. Wert Valle Che De' Lamenti Miei Se' Piena 5. Wert Quel Rossignol, Che SÍ Soave Piagne 6. Wert Ecco Che Un'altra Volta, O Piagge Apriche 7. Wert Mia Benigna Fortuna E'l Viver Lieto 8. Wert Sovra Un Bel Cristallino E Puro Rivo 9. Wert Un Bacio Solo À Tante Pene, Hai, Cruda? 10. Wert Di Morte Già Sentìa Il Fero Ultimo Dardo 11. Wert Mesola, Il Po Da Lato, E'l Mar a Fronte 12. Wert O Come Vaneggiate, Donna 13. Wert Ha Ninfe Adorne, E Belle 14. Wert Padre Del Ciel, Dopo I Perduti Giorni
