Gesualdo: Fourth Book of Madrigals for 5 voices

Carlo Gesualdo (Composer), Francesco Cera (Conductor, Performer), Matteo Messori (Performer), Manuela Custer (Performer), Ester Castriota (Performer), Patrizia Vaccari (Performer), Alessandro Carmignani (Performer), Mirko Guadagnini (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Francesco Cera, Matteo Messori, Manuela Custer, Ester Castriota, Patrizia Vaccari, et al.
• Conductor: Francesco Cera
• Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
• Audio CD (April 1, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Brilliant Classics
• ASIN: B0013ND34S
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,945 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #13 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Sonatas > Canzones
  • #50 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Vocal Non-Opera > Songs & Lieder > Madrigals

Track Listings

1. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 1. Luci seren e chiare

2. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 2. Tal'hor sano desio

3. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 3. Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio (first part)

4. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 4. Invan dunque, o crudele (second part)

5. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 5. Che fai meco, mio cor

6. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 6. Questa crudele e pia

7. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 7. Or, che in gioia (first part)

8. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 8. O sempre crudo Amore (second part)

9. Canzon francese for keyboard, W. 10/16

10. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 9. Cor mio, deh, non piangete (first part)

11. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 10. Dunque non m'offendete (second part)

12. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 11. Sparge la morte al mio Signor

13. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 12. Moro, e mentre sospiro (first part)

14. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 13. Quando di lui la sospirata viat (second part)

15. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 14. Mentre gira costei

16. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 15. A voi, mentre il mio core

17. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 16. Ecco, morirò dunque! (first part)

18. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 17. Ahi, già mi discoloro (second part)

19. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 18. Arde il mio cor

20. Madrigals for 5 voices, book 4: 19. Se chiudete nel core

See all 22 tracks on this disc

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3.0 out of 5 stars Another Almost..., August 27, 2008

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...excellent performance. The music is extraordinary. The singers understand it stylistically. The tuning is within acceptable parameters. Nonetheless, I don't relish it. The bare voices are too harsh, and the vocal blend just doesn't swoon with erotic longing as these madrigals by the mad genius Gesualdo should. I might like the recording better, I admit, if I hadn't just listened to an incomparable CD of similar madrigals by the ensemble La Venexiana. As it is, Ensemble Arte Musica doesn't match up and this CD will find a place on a back shelf.