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Gesualdo Da Venosa, Carlo Gesualdo, Claudio Cavina
Gesualdo: Quarto libro de Madrigali
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (19) - Disc #1
1. Luci serene e chiare, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/13
2. Talor sano desio, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/18
3. Work(s): Io tacerò ma nel silentio / In van dunque o crudele (seconda parte)
4. Che fai meco, mio cor, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/27
5. Sento che nel partire, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 2), W. 2/37
6. Questa crudele e pia, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/30
7. Work(s): Or che in gioia / O sempre crudo Amore (seconda parte)
8. Cor mio deh non piangete, madrigal (Book 4). W. 4/37
9. Canzon francese for keyboard, W. 10/16
10. Sparge la morte al mio Signor, sacred madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/42
11. Moro, e mentre sospiro, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/46
12. Mentre gira costei, madrigal (Book 4), W. 4/51
13. A voi, mentre il mio core, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/55
14. Work(s): Ecco, morirò dunque / Ahi, già mi discoloro (seconda parte)
15. Se taccio il duol s'avanza, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 2), W. 2/33
16. Arde il mio cor, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/62
17. Se chiudete nel core, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 4), W. 4/65
18. Il sol, qualor più splende, madrigal for 6 voices (Book 4), W. 4/69
19. Mercè grido piangendo, madrigal for 5 voices (Book 5), W. 5/49

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All Artists: Gesualdo Da Venosa, Carlo Gesualdo, Claudio Cavina, La Venexiana, Franco Pavan, Gabriele Palomba
Title: Gesualdo: Quarto libro de Madrigali
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Glossa
Release Date: 1/24/2006
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Sonatas, Suites, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Early Music
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 675754276423

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CD Reviews

Embarrassment of Riches!

Giordano Bruno | Wherever I am, I am. | 06/09/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are now TWO superb performances of Gesualdo's "Quarto Libro de Madrigali" available on CDs, by La Venexiana and by The Kassiopeia Quintet. I've spent a good part of the morning trying to decide which I prefer, and I can't. La Venexiana is lighter and more "Petrarchan" in affect; Kassiopeia is darker and more "Tasso-esque". Morning and evening ragas, if you will.

The CD notes by singer Tido Vasser of Kassiopeia assert that all six of Gesualdo's books of madrigals were written within a single decade, though the publication of V & VI was long delayed. Vasser maintains that the first three books were Gesualdo's apprenticeship in madrigalism; I certainly agree that books I & II are 'generic' in comparison to IV, V, & VI, but I find Book III too exciting to denigrate it in any way. To my ears, Gesualdo's stature as one of the supreme composers of his age has never been fully demonstrated until these performances by La Venexiana and Kassiopeia. I've recently reviewed the latter ensemble's recording of Libro VI. It's a musical miracle."