The Gramophone Award-winning ensemble Arcangelo presents a selection from Monteverdi's last three books of madrigals. These ardent and passionate works are microcosms of Monteverdi's great operas and among his most celebrated music. The eighth book of madrigals introduces the genere concitato - (agitated style) that Monteverdi devised to convey the emotions of war, whether physical or psychological. Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda sets an extended passage from Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata. Tasso's text, set in the time of the first crusade, tells of the combat between the Christian knight Tancredi and the Saracen maiden Clorinda. Most of the action is conveyed by a narrator, sung here by celebrated tenor James Gilchrist.
11 Sestina Lagrime Damante Al Sepolcro Dellamata SV111 Ditelo, O Fiumi, E Voi Chudiste Glauco [1'49]
12 Sestina Lagrime Damante Al Sepolcro Dellamata SV111 Darà la Notte Il Sol Lume Alla Terra [2'19]
13 Sestina Lagrime Damante Al Sepolcro Dellamata SV111 Ma Te Raccoglie, O Ninfa, in Grembo L Cielo [2'55]
14 Sestina Lagrime Damante Al Sepolcro Dellamata SV111 O Chiome Dor, Neve Gentil Del Seno [2'26]
15 Sestina Lagrime Damante Al Sepolcro Dellamata SV111 Dunque, Amate Reliquie, Un Mar Di Pianto [3'38]
The Gramophone Award-winning ensemble Arcangelo presents a selection from Monteverdi's last three books of madrigals. These ardent and passionate works are microcosms of Monteverdi's great operas and among his most celebrated music. The eighth book of madrigals introduces the genere concitato - (agitated style) that Monteverdi devised to convey the emotions of war, whether physical or psychological. Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda sets an extended passage from Tasso's epic poem Gerusalemme liberata. Tasso's text, set in the time of the first crusade, tells of the combat between the Christian knight Tancredi and the Saracen maiden Clorinda. Most of the action is conveyed by a narrator, sung here by celebrated tenor James Gilchrist.
