by Carlo Gesualdo, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie · Harmonia Mundi · CD · EAN 0794881855322
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«Madrigals» is the madrigal album by Carlo Gesualdo performed by Les Arts Florissants and William Christie, released in 2009 by Harmonia Mundi on CD.
Madrigals for five voices composed by Carlo Gesualdo, performed by Les Arts Florissants under the direction of William Christie. These are late Renaissance works of great expressive intensity, with bold chromaticism and Italian texts about love, desire and death, traits typical of the style of the Prince of Venosa.
French reissue in digipak within Harmonia Mundi's HM Gold series, catalogue number HMG 501268.
For classical music listeners interested in Renaissance vocal repertoire and the chromatic harmonies of the Prince of Venosa.
