Claudio Monteverdi - Madrigals Book II: performance by Les Arts Florissants

Paul Agnew pays a sonorous tribute to the fundamental body of work by Monteverdi. For Monteverdi, this means half a century of music and experimentation. (Starts at 0:58) Les Arts Florissants: Paul Agnew - tenor Maud Gnidzaz - soprano Hannah Morrison - soprano Marie Gautrot - contralto Sean Clayton - tenor Callum Thorpe - bass Claudio Monteverdi - Madrigals (Book II) 0:00 Non si levav’ancor l’alba novella 5:22 E dicea l’una l’una sospirando allora 9:50 Bevea Fillide mia 12:30 Dolcissimi legami di parole amorose 15:29 Non giacinti o narcisi 18:17 Interno à due vermiglie e vaghe labra 21:20 Non sono in queste rive 23:42 Tutte le bocche belle 26:15 Donna, nel mio ritorno il mio pensiero 30:50 Quell’ombr’esser vorrei 33:37 S’andasse Amor à caccia 35:10 Mentr’io miravo fiso 38:34 Se tu mi lassi, perfida, tuo dano 40:37 Ecco mormorar l’onde 45:13 La bocc’onde l’asprissime parole 47:30 Dolcemente dormiva la mia Clori 51:04 Crudel, perché mi fuggi 53:40 Questo specchio ti dono 56:37 Non m’è grave il morire 1:00:22 Ti spontò l’ali, Amor, la donna mia 1:03:20 Cantai un tempo, e se fu dolce il canto Click here to watch the Claudio Monteverdi's Madrigals Books I, III & IV: https://goo.gl/8u7wQr Subscribe to wocomoMUSIC: https://goo.gl/ahZRzC Follow us on Facebook:   / wocomo   The nine madrigals of Monteverdi occupy a prominent position in the composer's production and represent the culmination of the madrigal genre. Throughout these books, it is possible to appreciate the evolution of Monteverdi's music, from the polyphonic style of Renaissance music to the use of monody accompanied by the characteristic Baroque. The first four books of madrigals are located within the "prima prattica" (first practice), the traditional polyphonic style, although Monteverdi uses an increasingly innovative harmonic language, with bolder dissonances as the series progresses. They are composed for 5 a cappella voices. © Licensed by Lukarn #wocomoBAROQUE #wocomoVOCAL