Gesualdo: Terzo Libro di Madrigali

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La Compagnia’s customary alertness to the meaning of particular words as well as the narrative is much in evidence … The five voices are joined by a sixth in Donna, se m’ancidete and the larger... — BBC Music Magazine, January 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 7th Oct 2016
Catalogue No: GCD922806
Label: Glossa
Length: 63 minutes

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Gesualdo: Madrigals, Book 3

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Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri

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Sospirava il mio core - O mal nati messaggi

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Del bel de'bei vostri occhi

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Ahi, dispietata e cruda

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Deh, se gia fu crudele al mio

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Ahi, disperata vita

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Dolcissimo sospiro

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Meraviglia d'Amore - Ed ardo e vivo, Dolce aura gradita

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Voi volete ch'io mora - Moro o non moro, omai non mi negate

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Se vi miro pietosa

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Crudelissima doglia

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Dolce spirto d'amore

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Languisco e moro

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Se piange, ohimè

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Veggio, sí, dal mio sole

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Non t'amo, o voce ingrata

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Donna, se m'ancidete

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Stella, S: Madrigals, Book 2

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Madrigals for 4 Voices, Book 2: Sento dentr’al cor mio

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Luzzaschi: Madrigals, Book 4

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Madrigals, Book 4: Dolorosi martir

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Alfonso Fontanelli: Madrigals, Book 2

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Madrigals, Book 2: Colei che già si bella

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With Carlo Gesualdo’s 'Third Book of madrigals', La Compagnia del Madrigale continue their dynamic view of late Renaissance Italian repertory, which has seen the vocal ensemble garlanded with critical praises and prizes since the time of its initial Glossa release – Gesualdo’s Sixth Book – three years ago. Although Gesualdo’s Third Book came out but one year after his first two books, it manifests a transitional style that led into the 'late style' of the Fifth and Sixth Books. In his essay Marco Bizzarini develops this idea and points to the darkening of Gesualdo’s psychological profile at the time, which is mirrored in the melancholic nature of the madrigals in the Third Book.

In the texts, joy and grief are frequently intermingled - yet each time freshly considered -and although there are named writers such as Battista Guarini present, many of the texts are anonymous; the inference being that Gesualdo himself might have been their author. Musically, the development is signalled especially by a greater use of violent dissonance than before, and demonstrating that Gesualdo could creatively reflect highly-charged emotions in music through counterpoint: no need for monody for him.

In these exposed and unaccompanied madrigals, La Compagnia del Madrigale blends its trademark expertise and vocal freshness to take the listener on a fascinating sound journey.

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January 2017

La Compagnia’s customary alertness to the meaning of particular words as well as the narrative is much in evidence … The five voices are joined by a sixth in Donna, se m’ancidete and the larger group continues to maintain the same clarity of texture and articulation, as well as excellent tuning.

December 2016

With its striking initial gesture this is a riveting opener, and these singers are especially good at such key moments, where the composer takes the lead, as it were…La Compagnia bring out a greater degree of lyricism than their rivals, and many will prefer these readings for that reason alone

Early Music Today December 2016

their account of Gesulado’s sixth book rightly won plaudits…for the skill and ease with which they polished off some of the composer’s most tortured writing, and this new release of the third book is no less stunning … performances I cannot imagine being bettered

Classical Ear 7th June 2017

The Italian vocal ensemble La Compagnia del Madrigale finds an ideal balance…giving the piquant dissonances their due, but without exaggerating the strangeness. The singing is one to a part and is captured in a modestly sized church acoustic. The results are vibrant and engaging, the tone bright but warm, and with valuable clarity of texture

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