Gesualdo - Ave, Dulcissima Maria
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Those expecting the composer's trademark chromaticisms in his motets will be largely disappointed, but these more conservative pieces dispel the idea that Gesualdo's eccentricity was any mask... —
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The exotic harmonies in both expose the family resemblance between the styles of the two composers (though Gesualdo is even more experimental in his secular music) and the Monteverdi Choir is... —
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Special offer. Gesualdo - Maione Tribulationem
Motetti, Madrigali e Capricci
Jean-Marc Aymes (harpsichord) & Mara Galassi (harp)
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the six-part vocal consort is virtuosic enough to adapt smoothly from the chill dissonances of Peccentem me quotidie to the hot, tumbling urgency of Ardita zanzaretta. —
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Transcendental Voices: The Most Beautiful Choral Music Ever
John Harper (chorusdirector), Rupert Gough (organ), Trinity Baroque (chamberensemble), Kate Hamilton (alto), Simon Turnill (baritone), Rachel Elliott (soprano), Rupert Jennings (tenor), Thomas Guthrie (tenor), Boris Christoff (bassguitar), Martin Baker (organ), David Halls (organ), Tempe Nell (soprano),...
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Monteverdi & Gesualdo: Motets & Madrigals
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (director), Sir Andrew Davis (organ), Christopher van Kampen (cello), Simon Carrington (double bass), Monteverdi Choir
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Another considerable feather in the already well-bedecked caps of both Oxford Camerata and Naxos... deeply expressive performances. —
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Ave Maria - Les Plus Beaux Ave Maria Et Chants A La Vierge (The Most Beautiful Ave Marias and Songs To the Virgin)
Ingrid Kertesi (soprano), Alexandra Berving-Wassen (piano), Rosmarie Kalin (soprano), Matthew Morley (organ), Elena Filipova (soprano), Gloria Scalchi (mezzo-soprano), Cesar Hernandez (tenor), Carlo Colombara (bass), Paolo Crivellaro (organ), Antonella Balducci (soprano), Iestyn Davies (alto), James...
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Highly-charged dissonances, strange harmonic progressions paint words that implore and plead and cry out for mercy. Though they are as dramatic as Gesualdo’s madrigals, these sacred works inhabit... —
