Gesualdo: Tenebræ Responsoria, Feria Quinta
Les Arts Florissants (early music ensemble), Paul Agnew (tenor), Edward Grint, Sean Clayton
The six members of the ensemble furnish lovely singing, warmly surrounded by the marvelous acoustics of Ambronay abbey. When Agnew completes the other two discs in this set, it will certainly...
Gesualdo: Tenebræ Responsoria, Feria Quinta
Les Arts Florissants (early music ensemble), Paul Agnew (tenor), Edward Grint, Sean Clayton
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The six members of the ensemble furnish lovely singing, warmly surrounded by the marvelous acoustics of Ambronay abbey. When Agnew completes the other two discs in this set, it will certainly...
About
With their bold harmonies, their counterpoint of unequalled refinement and their raw emotion, the Tenebrae Responsories are the sacred counterpart to Gesualdo’s last two books of madrigals, published the same year (1611).
Paul Agnew and Les Arts Florissants here prolong their critically acclaimed exploration of those six increasingly venomous collections.
Their interpretation of the Responsories for Maundry Thursday subtly shifts towards the conscious dolorism of the late works of the Prince of Venosa.
Contents and tracklist
- Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew, Edward Grint, Sean Clayton
Awards and reviews
July/August 2023
The six members of the ensemble furnish lovely singing, warmly surrounded by the marvelous acoustics of Ambronay abbey. When Agnew completes the other two discs in this set, it will certainly be the choice presentation of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae music. Don’t forgo this masterly disc, worth adding to any previous acquisition.
