A noble genre inherited from the Renaissance, the madrigal
became with Monteverdi a veritable experimental laboratory. It
accompanied the composer throughout his long life, as is
demonstrated by this three-disc anthology of his finest
madrigali. From Cremona to Venice by way of Mantua, Paul
Agnew and Les Arts Florissants invite us to relive with them
this major revolution in musical thought, the heir to a lofty
humanism, which found its natural culmination in the nascent
Baroque movement of the early seventeenth century.
CD 1
1 Cremona
Primo Libro, Secondo Libro & Terzo Libro 59'40
CD 2
2 Mantova
Quatro Libro, Quinto Libro & Sesto Libro 74'03
CD 3
3 Venezia
Settimo Libro & Ottavo Libro 74'44 |
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