Love, desire and death – these are the three themes that pervade the musical poetry of Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, which has become a byword for tortured emotion. These madrigals are the clearest depiction in his output of the torments of the soul, offering a faithful musical image of the ‘sweet poison’ which eats into lovers’ hearts . . .
This title was released for the first time in 1988.
CARLO GESUALDO [1561-1613] · Ahi, disperata vita (1'21) · Sospirava il mio core (1'35) · O malnati messaggi (2'05) · Non t'amo, o voce ingrata (3'29) · Canzon francese del Principe (6'00) · Luci serene e chiare (3'14) · Sparge la morte al mio Signor (4'12) · Arde il mio cor (2'09) · Io tacerò - Invan dunque (4'12) · Occhi del mio cor vita (3'25) · Mercè grido piangendo (4'11) · Asciugate i begli occhi (3'05) · Correte, amanti (2'49) · Se la mia morte brami (3'01) · Io parto (2'52) · Ardita zanzaretta (3'06) · Ardo per te, mio bene (3'04)
