Madrigali - volume 3 : Venezia
Claudio MONTEVERDI
Direction musicale
Paul Agnew
Ensemble
Les Arts Florissants
Cast
Miriam ALLAN, soprano
Mhairi LAWSON, soprano
Hannah MORRISON, soprano
Lucile RICHARDOT, contralto
Paul AGNEW, tenor
Zachary WILDER, tenor
Sean CLAYTON, tenor
Lisandro ABADIE, bass
Cyril COSTANZO, bass
Spectacles(s) lié(s)
- Septième Livre (2013/2014)
- Huitième Livre - Madrigali Guerrieri (2014/2015)
- Huitième Livre - Madrigali Amorosi (2014/2015)
- Madrigaux de Monteverdi (2017/2018)
The last step of the trip into the Monteverdi Madrigals
Recorded at the Cité de la Musique during the complete cycle of Monteverdi madrigals mounted in partnership with the Philharmonie de Paris and the Théâtre de Caen, the last volume in our trilogy probably contains the best-loved gems of a composer who had become maestro di cappella at St Mark’s in Venice, and finally entered the priesthood.
Alongside the great operas that have survived from this period, the final madrigals methodically explore the multiple possibilities offered by the rapidly developing practice of basso continuo and by an unprecedented exploitation of solo voices. And, in that respect, the celebrated Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda forms a spectacular finale to our Monteverdian adventure!
Pau Agnew