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Gesualdo's Fourth Book of Madrigals contains some of the most inspired and anguished vocal works in the entire madrigal repertoire, written while the composer was tormented by remorse after the murder of his wife and her lover. This collection is filled with technical innovation and extremes of expressiveness in it's setting of highly dramatic texts. Unexpected dissonance, harmonic twists and elusive asymmetries all serve to dismantle the compositional rules of the period. Previous volumes in this series have been widely acclaimed. The Guardian described Book 2 (8.570549) as having Inchgreat beauty and lyrical forceInch. The unconventional yet impassioned interpretations by Deliti Music and Marco Longhini are seen as an important element in the regeneration of Italian Renaissance and Baroque music. The ensemble is under exclusive contract to Naxos for the fourteen-CD collection of the Complete Madrigals by Monteverdi and now for the six-CD collection of Complete Madrigals by Gesualdo. Album Tracks 1. Luci Serene E Chiare 2. Tal'hor Sano Desio 3. Io Tacero, Ma Nel Silenzio Mio 4. Invan, Dunque, O Crudele 5. Che Fai Meco, Mio Cor 6. Questa Crudele E Pia 7. Hor Che in Gioia 8. O Sempre Crudo Amore 9. Cor Mio, Deh, Non Piangete 10. Dunque Non M'offendete 11. Toccata Del Quarto Tono 12. Sparge la Morte Al Mio Signor 13. Moro, E Mentre Sospiro 14. Quando Di Lui la Sospirata Vita 15. Mentre Gira Costei 16. A Voi, Mentre Il Mio Core 17. Ecco, Moriro Dunque 18. Ahi, Gia Mi Discoloro 19. Arde Il Mio Cor 20. Se Chiudete Nel Core 21. Il Sol, Qual or Piu Splende 22. Volgi Mia Luce
