by The Hilliard Ensemble · EMI · CD · EAN 0724356167124
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«English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals» is the compilation by The Hilliard Ensemble, released in 2000 on EMI, as a double CD.
It brings together a selection of Italian and English Renaissance madrigals performed by The Hilliard Ensemble. It alternates pieces by composers such as Arcadelt, Marenzio and Cipriano da Rore with works by Morley, Weelkes and Wilbye, and includes «Il bianco e dolce cigno», «April Is in My Mistress' Face» and «The Silver Swan».
It includes 26 Italian and 22 English madrigals (48 tracks in total). The cover reproduces a painting by Alesso Baldovinetti.
For fans of classical and Renaissance music, especially vocal polyphony and the madrigal.
