La Compagnia del Madrigale's subtle yet powerful advocacy of great Italian madrigals from around the turn of the 17th c. continues with a further exploration of music by Luca Marenzio - his Quinto Libro di Madrigali a sei voci from 1591 - a composer capable of dominating the entire range of emotional expressions: joy, pain, sensuality, the evocation of Nature, and so on. Previous recordings on Glossa have demonstrated an uncommon response to the genre by this Italian ensemble: A fresh approach to each miniature it essays, combined with a wide-ranging awareness of the repertory. Marenzio's Quinto Libro, dedicated to an Italian nobleman, is a "wedding album" full of the latest musical and poetical techniques - the Canzon de' baci, with words by Guarini, for example, is a marvel of it's kind. However, below the surface Polish of elegant and stylized Late Renaissance vocal music lurks a vivid and dramatic tale, conjured up by Marco Bizzarini in a booklet essay detailing crimes of honor and passion, hired assassins and feuds between powerful aristocratic families.

Tracklist:

Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Leggiadrissima Eterna Primavera
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Amatemi Ben Mio … Per Che Sdegn’il Mio Core
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Ecco Che ’l Ciel A Noi Chiar’et Sereno
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Nel Dolce Seno Della Bella Clori
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Rivi Fontane E Fiumi A L’aur’al Cielo
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Come Fuggir Per Selv'ombrosa E Folta
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Baci Soavi E Cari
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Uscite, Uscite Ninfe
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: S'a Veder Voi Non Vengo Alma Mia Luce
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Coppia Di Donne Altera
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Con La Sua Man La Mia
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Giunt'a Un Bel Font'io Trasmutato In Fiore
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Leggiadre Ninfe E Pastorelli Amanti
Candide Perle
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Vivro Dunque Lontano
Madrigals For 6 Voices, Book 5: Spiri Dolce Favonio Arabi Odori

UPC: 8424562228047
Label: Glossa
Release Date: 2.24.15
Format: CD

Marenzio / La Compagnia Del Madrigale - Quinti Libro Di Madrigali - a Sei Voci (CD)