An educational programme featuring early music. 450 years ago, on 8 March 1566, Carlo Gesualdo was born. Today we remember him in this episode of Documento.
Giovanni de Macque (1548 – 1614)
1. Vaghe ninfe selvage
Gruppo Vocale Arsi e Tesi conducted by Tony Corradini
(Tactus TC 590003, 2013)
Carlo Gesualdo (1566 – 1613)
Uit: Madrigali libro primo (1594)
2. Come esser puo ch’io viva
3. Gelo ha Madonna il Seno
4. Son si belle le rose
Delitiae Musicae conducted by Marco Longhini
(Naxos 8.570548, 2010)
Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545 – 1607)
From: Madrigali per cantare et sonare (1601)
5. Occhi del pianto mio
Musica Secreta
(Amon Ra SAR 58, 1992 / 2011)
Carlo Gesualdo
From: Madrigali libro quarto (1596)
6. Luci serene e chiare
7. Tal’ hor sano desio
Ensemble Arte Musica conducted by Francesco Cera
(Tactus TC 560701, 1998 / 2013)
From: Madrigali libro quinto (1611)
8. O tenebroso giorno
9. Se tu fuggi, io non resto
10. T’amo mia vita, la mia cara vita
Delitiae Musicae conducted by Marco Longhini
(Naxos 8.573147-49, 2013)
From: Sacrarum Cantionum quinque vocibus liber primus (1603)
11. Peccantem me quotidie
12. Reminiscere miserationum tuarum
13. O Crux benedicta
Odhecaton and Ensemble Mare Nostrum conducted by Paolo da Col
(Ricercar RIC 343, 2014)
From: Responsoria et alia ad Officium Hebdomadae Sanctae spectantia (1611)
14. Aestimatus sum
15. Sepulto Domino
La Compagnia del Madrigale
(Glossa CGD 922803, 2014)
Addition:
Carlo Gesualdo
16. Canzon Francese
Andrea Marcon, klavecimbel
(Divox CDX 79907, 2010)
Image: Portrait of Carlo Gesualdo, Anonymus (16th century)