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Gesualdo: Silenzio mio - Il quarto libro di madrigali

Renaissance Dark Dramatic Melancholic Exotic
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Details

Composer
Carlo Gesualdo
Artist
Collegium Vocale Gent, Hannah Ely, Barbora Kabatkova, Melodie Ruvio, Benedict Hymas, Tore Tom Denys
Format
CD
Label
PHI
Released
Sep 20, 2024
Catalog #
LPH043
UPC
5400439000438

About

Collegium Vocale Gent and it's founder Philippe Herreweghe continue their recordings of the works of Carlo Gesualdo with 'Silenzio Mio', which contains the Fourth Book of Madrigals, published in 1596. Regarded as one of the most eccentric composers of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, but also one of the most creative, he experiments here with new melodic and harmonic effects that enthralled listeners of the time. These innovations are applied to poems by Alessandro Guarini and several anonymous writers, all of which focus on the expression of personal feelings, particularly a 'pathos' new on the literary scene. A veritable historical testimony to the artistic turning point that occurred at the court of Ferrara in the early seventeenth century, this fourth book takes it's place in the long-term recording project of Collegium Vocale, hailed by critics for it's 'homogeneity, contrapuntal transparency and luminosity, strikingly evident even in the most tormented pieces' (Diapason).

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 Luci serene e chiare 03:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    Luci serene e chiare
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  2. 2 Tall' or sano desio 02:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    Tall' or sano desio
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  3. 3 Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio, Part I: Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio 02:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio, Part I: Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  4. 4 Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio, Part II: Invan dunque, o crudele 02:14
    Track
    4
    Title
    Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio, Part II: Invan dunque, o crudele
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  5. 5 Che fai meco, mio cor? 02:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Che fai meco, mio cor?
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  6. 6 Questa crudele e pia 02:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Questa crudele e pia
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  7. 7 Or che in gioia, Part I: Or che in gioia 01:00
    Track
    7
    Title
    Or che in gioia, Part I: Or che in gioia
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  8. 8 Or che in gioia, Part II: O sempre crudo Amore 01:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    Or che in gioia, Part II: O sempre crudo Amore
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  9. 9 Cor mio, deh, non piangete, Part I: Cor mio, deh, non piangete 01:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    Cor mio, deh, non piangete, Part I: Cor mio, deh, non piangete
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  10. 10 Cor mio, deh, non piangete, Part II: Dunque non m'offendete 02:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    Cor mio, deh, non piangete, Part II: Dunque non m'offendete
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  11. 11 Sparge la morte al mio Signor nel viso 04:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sparge la morte al mio Signor nel viso
    Duration
    04:05
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  12. 12 Moro, e mentre sospiro, Part I: Moro, e mentre sospiro 01:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Moro, e mentre sospiro, Part I: Moro, e mentre sospiro
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  13. 13 Moro, e mentre sospiro, Part II: Quando di lui la sospirata vita 01:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    Moro, e mentre sospiro, Part II: Quando di lui la sospirata vita
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  14. 14 Mentre gira costei 02:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Mentre gira costei
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  15. 15 A voi, mentre il mio core 02:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    A voi, mentre il mio core
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  16. 16 Ecco, morirò dunque!, Part I: Ecco, morirò dunque! 01:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    Ecco, morirò dunque!, Part I: Ecco, morirò dunque!
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  17. 17 Ecco, morirò dunque!, Part II: Ahi! già mi discoloro 01:48
    Track
    17
    Title
    Ecco, morirò dunque!, Part II: Ahi! già mi discoloro
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  18. 18 Arde 'l mio cor, ed è sì dolce il foco 02:17
    Track
    18
    Title
    Arde 'l mio cor, ed è sì dolce il foco
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  19. 19 Se chiudete nel core 02:02
    Track
    19
    Title
    Se chiudete nel core
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  20. 20 Il sol, qual or più splende, Part I: Il sol, qual or più splende 00:59
    Track
    20
    Title
    Il sol, qual or più splende, Part I: Il sol, qual or più splende
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe
  21. 21 Il sol, qual or più splende, Part II: Volgi, mia luce 02:01
    Track
    21
    Title
    Il sol, qual or più splende, Part II: Volgi, mia luce
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Carlo Gesualdo
    Ensemble
    Collegium Vocale Gent
    Conductor
    Philippe Herreweghe