Gesualdo: Terzo libro di madrigali La Compagnia del Madrigale

• Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613): Madrigals, Book 3:
• 1Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri03:40
• 2Sospirava il mio core - O mal nati messaggi04:34
• 3Del bel debei vostri occhi02:49
• 4Ahi, dispietata e cruda03:32
• 5Deh, se gia fu crudele al mio02:16
• 6Ahi, disperata vita01:57
• 7Dolcissimo sospiro03:08
• 8Meraviglia dAmore - Ed ardo e vivo, Dolce aura gradita03:15
• 9Voi volete chio mora - Moro o non moro, omai non mi negate03:47
• 10Se vi miro pietosa02:30
• 11Crudelissima doglia03:09
• 12Dolce spirto damore02:45
• 13Languisco e moro04:01
• 14Se piange, ohime03:23
• 15Veggio, si, dal mio sole02:42
• 16Non tamo, o voce ingrata02:52
• 17Donna, se mancidete02:45
• Scipione Stella (1558-1622): Madrigals for 4 Voices, Book 2:
• 18Sento dentral cor mio02:39
• Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545-1607): Madrigals, Book 4:
• 19Dolorosi martir04:22
• Alfonso Fontanelli (1557-1622): Madrigals, Book 2:
• 20Colei che gia si bella03:13
• Total Runtime01:03:19

Info for Gesualdo: Terzo libro di madrigali

With Carlo Gesualdo’s Third Book of madrigals, La Compagnia del Madrigale continue their dynamic new 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.

La Compagnia del Madrigale:
Rossana Bertini, soprano
Francesca Cassinari, soprano
Elena Carzaniga, alto
Giuseppe Maletto, tenor
Raffaele Giordani, tenor
Daniele Carnovich, bass
Guests:
Laura Fabris, soprano
Annalisa Mazzoni, alto

Recorded September, October and November 2015 in Roletto (Chiesa al Colletto), Italy
Engineered by Giuseppe Maletto
Produced by La Compagnia del Madrigale

La Compagnia del Madrigale
is the most accredited madrigal ensemble of today’s international early music scene.

The group was founded in 2008 on the initiative of Rossana Bertini, Giuseppe Maletto and Daniele Carnovich: after singing madrigals and sacred polyphony together for over 20 years, they decide to self-manage their own activity without a musical director and integrate into the group Francesca Cassinari, Elena Carzaniga, Raffaele Giordani and Marco Scavazza.

The founding members of the group, Rossana Bertini, Giuseppe Maletto, and Daniele Carnovich, while cultivating prestigious individual careers, have worked side by side for over 20 years, and their collective experience as madrigalists has played a fundamental role in bringing an undisputed high level of artistry to La Compagnia del Madrigale.

Their voices can be heard on dozens of award-winning recordings (Diapason d’or de l’année, Grammophone Award, Premio Cini etc.) and have been critically and publicly acclaimed for innumerable performances in the most prestigious international music festivals of Italy, Europe, United States, Canada, Israel, Russia, Japan, and Latin America.

La Compagnia del Madrigale undertook an important collaboration with the RSI Radio-TV of Italian Switzerland, under the direction of Diego Fasolis, and with the prestigious instrumental group I Barocchisti. The first phase of this collaboration was a production of a video dedicated to the “Amfiparnaso” by Orazio Vecchi. This was followed by a recording of the Secondo Libro dei madrigali a 4 voci of Palestrina, part of a larger recording project dedicated to the complete works of this composer, with the musicological consultation of Francesco Luisi.

The record production of La Compagnia del Madrigale started in 2011, when the label Arcana published a CD of madrigals based upon the text of “Orlando Furioso” by Ludovico Ariosto, which was enthusiastically acclaimed by both public and critic. The label Glossa released the Sesto Libro dei Madrigali a 5 voci followed by the Responsoria by Carlo Gesualdo - both CDs have been highly acclaimed by the press and awarded several prizes. Recently, Glossa has published the Primo Libro dei Madrigali a 5 voci and the Quinto Libro dei Madrigali a 6 voci by Luca Marenzio, which have also been very successful: Diapason d’Or, Gramophone Editor’s Choice, Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik! A new recording entitled “Pianto della Madonna” is dedicated to Monteverdi’s Sacred Works and has just been released and awarded a Diapason d’Or!

In addition to the hundreds of madrigals which have always represented the heart of their artistic production, the artists of the ensemble are today particularly involved in programs devoted to Petrarca’s “Canzoniere”, “Gerusalemme Liberata” of Tasso, Monteverdi’s “Selva Morale” and the Vespro della Beata Vergine, which they have recently performed.

Recently, La Compagnia del Madrigale debuted in Cologne (Philharmonie), Paris (Musée d’Orsay), Geneva (Victoria Hall), Zurich, Venice, Torino, Rome and at the festivals in Schwetzingen and Rhein Vokal. Upcoming concerts will take place in Essen, Cologne, Regensburg, and London (Wigmore Hall).

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