Composer: Claudio Monteverdi
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants
Conductor: Paul Agnew
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release: 2017
Size: 700 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Madrigals, Book 7, SV 117-145: Sinfonia. Tempro la cetra, SV 117 (Live)
02. Madrigals, Book 7, SV 117-145: Al lume de le stelle, SV 138 (Live)
03. Madrigals, Book 7, SV 117-145: Con che soavità, SV 139 (Live)
04. Madrigals, Book 7, SV 117-145: Chiome d’oro, SV 143 (Live)
05. Madrigals, Book 7, SV 117-145: Interrotte speranze, SV 132 (Live)
06. Madrigals, Book 7, SV 117-145: Lettera amorosa, SV 141 (Live)
07. Madrigals, Book 7, SV 117-145: Ballo: Tirsi e Clori, SV 145 (Live)
08. Madrigals, Book 8, SV 146-167 “Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”: Altri canti d’Amor, SV146 (Live)
09. Madrigals, Book 8, SV 146-167 “Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”: Dolcissimo usignolo, SV 161 (Live)
10. Madrigals, Book 8, SV 146-167 “Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”: Lamento de la ninfa, SV 163 (Live)
11. Madrigals, Book 8, SV 146-167 “Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”: Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153 (Live)
Recorded at the Cité de la Musique during the complete cycle of Monteverdi madrigals mounted in partnership with the Philharmonie de Paris and the Théâtre de Caen, the last volume in our trilogy probably contains the best-loved gems of a composer who had become maestro di cappella at St Mark’s in Venice, and finally entered the priesthood. Alongside the great operas that have survived from this period, the final madrigals methodically explore the multiple possibilities offered by the rapidly developing practice of basso continuo and by an unprecedented exploitation of solo voices. And, in that respect, the celebrated ‘Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda’ forms a spectacular finale to our Monteverdian adventure!