Gesualdo: Madrigals - Book 3 (Op. 3)

Description

Carlo Gesualdo's choral works were unique for the time around 1600, and it takes only a few measures to identify their distinct style. No other composer advanced the interpretation of the text in such a varied manner as Gesualdo, and none wrote harmonies that are so daring and of such incomparable freedom in all of music history. Beyond his musical contributions, Gesualdo's life itself reads like an adventure novel – another singular feature among composers of that era.

1. Ahi, disperata vita
2. Ahi, dispietata e cruda
3. Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri
4. Crudelissima doglia
5. Deh, se già fu crudele
6. Del bel de'bei vostri occhi
7. Dolce spirto d'amore
8. Dolcissimo sospiro
9. Donna, se m'ancidente (six voices)
10. Languisco e moro, ahi, cruda
11. Meraviglia d'Amore
12. Non t'amo, o voce ingrata
13. Se piange, aime, la donna del mio core
14. Se vi miro pietosa
15. Voi volete ch'io mora
16. Sospirava il mio core
17. Veggio sí, dal mio sole