Vincent Dumestre - Monteverdi: Testamento - Vespro della Madonna 1643 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

At his arrival in Venice in 1613, Monteverdi, ever the tireless worker, finally found a challenge that suited him he would compose every day, both sacred and secular music, for the glory of God or his patrons. In the twilight of his life, he gathered his works into a corpus, intended to inspire musicians during the celebration of religious services. This recording is a musical testament to his carefully preserved life's work. Vincent Dumestre and Le Poeme Harmonique pay tribute to the brilliant composer who set the tone for all 17th-century sacred music.