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Monteverdi: Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 'Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi'
RecommendedConcerto Italiano, Rinaldo Alessandrini
This is a sublime example of the madrigalian art. The disc oozes a sense of intelligent poetic response. — More…
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Finalist - Baroque Vocal
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Amore e morte dell’amore
Duets by Monteverdi, Marcello, Handel, Scarlatti, Lotti, Durante
Roberta Invernizzi (soprano), Sonia Prina (contralto) & Luca Pianca (lute, conductor)
Throughout the disc the continuo battery of Ensemble Claudiana provides colourful support...But the disc belongs to Invernizzi and Prina, who aptly cap a feast of glorious Handelian virtuosity. — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2013, Editor's Choice
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 'Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi'
RecommendedMusicke Instrumental Consort Ensemble, Anthony Rooley
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Building a Library, October 2000, First Choice
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Monteverdi: Il ottavo libro de madrigali, 1638 'Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi'
RecommendedLa Venexiana
In their Monteverdi Editions, La Venexiana bring a dramatic delivery of the words and a uniquely Italian blend of solo voices to this glorious music, unrivalled on disc. — More…
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Building a Library, May 2009, First Choice
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi
The 8th Book of Madrigals
Bernarda Fink, Maria Christina Kiehr, Antonio Abete, Victor Torres, et al.
Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs
The blurb on the jacket says, 'Indispensable', and this is hardly an exaggeration. A complete Book 8 would be enough to whet any Monteverdian's appetite; but fortunately, completeness isn't... — More…
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Special offer. Monteverdi: Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Madrigals from books 6, 7 & 8
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
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Monteverdi: Arie et Lamenti; Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi
Montserrat Figueras (soprano), with Jordi Savall, with Ton Koopman
La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Jordi Savall
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Monteverdi - Madrigali erotici
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Poppy Holdon (soprano), Paul Elliott, Andrew King (tenors), Richard Wistreich (baritone) & David Thomas (bass)
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley
Most of the madrigals on this CD come from the Seventh Book of 1619, very much a watershed in Monteverdi’s output. In many instances they are for virtuoso singers and make a break with the past... — More…
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