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There are two current complete works of Carlo Gesualdo’s Madrigals. Begun in 2013, the work by La Compagnia del Madrigale brings together the voices of the finest Italian Baroque singers, as well as those of Rossana Bertini, Giuseppe Maletto and Daniele Carnovich (the trio who founded La Compagnia del Madrigale in 2008). All of them were originally members of the ensemble La Venexiana.
The harmonic complexity of Gesualdo's work is a musical mountain and it’s difficult to climb. After the first two highly acclaimed volumes devoted to Book 3 and Book 6, here is the First Book. It was composed in 1594 during his stay in Ferrara with the composer Luzzasco Luzzaschi and the renowned women’s ensemble Concerto delle Donne. Luzzaschi was already cultivating the poignant chromatism that Gesualdo, an extravagante native of Naples, would go on to include in his own compositions.
After the dissonance and dizzying harmonic shifts in the first two volumes, this First Book of Madrigals for five a capella voices feels more classical, especially as our madrigalists know exactly how to make the rich polyphony pop: with fluidity, purity and softness. It’s impossible not to admire the vocal quality, the intensity of expression and supple melismas contained within this incredible music. © François Hudry/Qobuz
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Madrigals, Libro 1 (Carlo Gesualdo)
Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Gagliarda del principe di Venosa, W. 10.22 (Carlo Gesualdo)
Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Chimera, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Madrigals, Libro 8 (Excerpts) (Carlo Gesualdo)
Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Carlo Gesualdo, Composer - La Compagnia del Madrigale, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Album review
There are two current complete works of Carlo Gesualdo’s Madrigals. Begun in 2013, the work by La Compagnia del Madrigale brings together the voices of the finest Italian Baroque singers, as well as those of Rossana Bertini, Giuseppe Maletto and Daniele Carnovich (the trio who founded La Compagnia del Madrigale in 2008). All of them were originally members of the ensemble La Venexiana.
The harmonic complexity of Gesualdo's work is a musical mountain and it’s difficult to climb. After the first two highly acclaimed volumes devoted to Book 3 and Book 6, here is the First Book. It was composed in 1594 during his stay in Ferrara with the composer Luzzasco Luzzaschi and the renowned women’s ensemble Concerto delle Donne. Luzzaschi was already cultivating the poignant chromatism that Gesualdo, an extravagante native of Naples, would go on to include in his own compositions.
After the dissonance and dizzying harmonic shifts in the first two volumes, this First Book of Madrigals for five a capella voices feels more classical, especially as our madrigalists know exactly how to make the rich polyphony pop: with fluidity, purity and softness. It’s impossible not to admire the vocal quality, the intensity of expression and supple melismas contained within this incredible music. © François Hudry/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:22
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: La Compagnia del Madrigale La Chimera
- Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
- Label: Glossa
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred)
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