Music / renæssance -> 1600

Primo libro di madrigali : a cinque voci (1594)


Reviews (11)


Presto classical

2022

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2022

"With this album, the members of La Compagnia del Madrigale complete the project which was initiated more than 20 years ago, by then under the name of La Venexiana: the recording of all six books of madrigals of Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, for Glossa. Thanks to their deep knowledge of the music and the poetry of the time, their beautiful voices and precise tuning, and their exquisite mastery in expressing the affetti contained in these pieces, they have definitely set a reference for this demanding repertoire".


Fono Forum

2022 September

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Reinmar Emans

2022 September

"Die Compagnia del Madrigale ist inzwischen wahrlich mit dem Werk Gesualdos vertraut; sie fand schon bei ihren Aufnahmen der anderen Madrigalbücher zu feinsinnigen Interpretationen ... Das ist hier nicht anders: Man merkt auf Schritt und Tritt, zu welchen Steigerungen klanglicher Affektdarstellung das Ensemble in der Lage sein könnte ... Geradezu ein Wunder ist, wie schön die sehr individuell klingenden Stimmen an einigen Stellen miteinander verschmelzen können. So entsteht eine durchweg elegante und doch die Affekte tief auslotende Lesart dieser wohl ein wenig unterschätzen Stücke".


Diapason

2020 janvier

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Sophie Roughol

2020 janvier


BBC music magazine

2020 January

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Anthony Pryer

2020 January

"Usually recordings of Gesualdo's madrigals concentrate on the later books ... This by contrast is a welcome attempt to record the early books and glimpse for once the basis of Gesualdo's style in the basic skills common to most madrigal writers ... The Arts Florissants group is framed by a distinct soprano at the top and sonorous bass - but they are not always centred enough on the pitch to make the best of this music ... Some of the pieces have been transposed to make the singers more comfortable, and this has produced some pleasingly controlled, widely dynamic contrasts".


Fono Forum

2020 April

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Reinmar Emans

2020 April

"Pünktlich zum 40. Jubiläum starten Les Arts Florissants ihre Gesamteinspielung der Madrigale Carlo Gesualdos ... Die Sänger setzen ihre üblichen Vorzüge um: Spritzigkeit und Ideenreichtum".


Diapason

2006 février

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Denis Morrier

2006 février

"L'interprétation vocale est admirable, quoique empreinte de tradition nordique : les timbres sont clairs, quelque peu éthérés, manquant parfois de chair, et le diapason est souvent trop aigu ... Cette version apporte un complément bienvenu aux réalisations de La Venexiana".


Diapason

2005 octobre

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Denis Morrier

2005 octobre

"L'ensemble bolonais de Sergio Vartolo offre au Premier Livre une interprétation engagée, moderne et séduisante à la fois".


Klassisk

2006, nr. 1

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Bo Holten

2006, nr. 1


Opus

2020, nr. 99

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Carl-Henric Malmgren

2020, nr. 99

"Gesualdos madrigaler var banbrytande när de skrevs runt sekelskiftet 1600 ... Paul Agnew leder här sina fem sångare i de tidiga madrigalerna från bok I och II. Inga spår finns av den plågade renässansfursten, snarare är det skönheten och precisionen som är behållningen".


The gramophone

2019 December

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Edward Breen

2019 December

"Editor's choice: Throughout this recording the unaccompanied voiced underplay Gesualdo's quirks, consigning actions and emotions tu subtler, less frenetic planes than others have before, and maintain flowing, conversational tempos ... The sheer inquisitive delight that these singers bring to Gesualdo's extraordinary world indicates a very exciting series ahead".


The gramophone

2006 February

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Fabrice Fitch

2006 February

"This must rank among the most important recent additions to the madrigal discography, and a landmark in that of Gesualdo ... The singing is superb, with few slips to speak of ... Harry van der Kamp and his singers have achieved something rather special".