Philippe Herreweghe - Gesualdo:Silenzio Mio Il Quarto Libro Di Madrigali - Import CD

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Philippe Herreweghe

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Carlo Jesualdo (1566-1613):. Contents 1. luci serene e chiare with undisturbed and clear gaze 2. tall' or sano desio incessantly, by wholesome desire 3-4. 3-4. this mouth shall be closed, but in silence 5. che fai meco, mio cor ? What do you want me to do, my heart? 6. Questa crudele e pia The woman is cold and compassionate at the same time Or che in gioia, now is the time for joy 9-10. cor mio, deh, non piangete my heart, oh, do not weep 11. sparge la morte al mio Signor nel viso Death casts its shadow on the face of my Lord 12-13. moro, e mentre sospiro oh I am gone, and I sigh 14. mentre gira costei she moves with a gurgle 15. a voi, mentre il mio core now this heart of mine is beating for you 16-17. see, now I am dying! 18. my heart is burning, my heart is burning Se chiudete nel core 20-21. the sun is now shining its brightest light [Performer Collegium Vocale Ghent Philippe Herreweghe(Conductor) Recorded: December 2023 at Carmel Abbey Church, Ghent, Belgium Duration: 43 min. The composer Carlo Gesualdo was born as a nobleman in the kingdom of Naples in southern Italy, and is famous for the incident in which he seized his wife from a prominent family and had her slaughtered. He was exposed to the extremely refined court culture in Ferrara, the family home of his second marriage, and after returning to his estate, he kept his wife away and devoted himself to creating in solitude, leaving behind many atypical masterpieces that make full use of the exquisite harmonic language that strongly suggests the influence of the Ferrara court. Among his works, the fifth and sixth volumes of his Madrigale (choral works) and a collection of religious works from his later years, in which he had a printing press brought into his castle to print before his eyes because of his distrust of people, are particularly famous. The fourth and final volume of the four madrigales published in 1596, shortly after his return from Ferrara to the Kingdom of Naples, is also a remarkable collection that shows the development of his style from the early days of his career as a composer to the distinctive style of his later years.In 2017, at the age of 70, Hilleweghe said in an interview, "In the time I have left, I will only work with music that I find truly meaningful. The result is a new masterpiece with an interpretation that has been polished to the last detail. The polyphonic patterns created by the interplay of the singers' voices are not dictated by the harmonic changes characteristic of Gesualdo, but rather convey the schemes of the sound movements in an extremely convincing manner. This is an epoch-making masterpiece that will teach you the significance of familiarizing yourself with this collection of songs. (Naxos Japan)