A Second Marriage
Two years after slaughtering his first wife, Carlo Gesualdo is preparing to take a new bride and to enjoy the musical wonders of the Este court at Ferrara.
Donald Macleod looks at the extraordinary life and music of Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa.
A mere two years after murdering his first wife, the beautiful Donna Maria d'Avalos, Gesualdo is betrothed to marry another eligible woman - Leonora d'Este. He sets out for the Este court at Ferrara and, among the 300 items of luggage he transports there, takes care to pack his books of madrigals. The experience of Ferrara's wondrous musical culture will profoundly influence his own compositions. As to the second marriage - it was barely happier than Gesualdo's first.
Felice primavera; Danzan le Ninfe; Tirsi morir volea
Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam
Harry Van Der Kamp, director
Io tacero
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, director
Gagliarda del Principe di Venosa
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini, director
Come vivi cor mio; All'ombra degli allori
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini, director
Languisco e moro; Dolcissimo sospiro
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini, director
Luci serene e chiare; Arde il mio cor
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie, director
Sparge la morte al mio Signor
Delitiae Musicae
Marco Longhini, director.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Tirsi Morir Volea
Choir: Amsterdam Gesualdo Consort. Director: Harry van der Kamp.- CPO : 777-138-2.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Io Tacero
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.- Harmonia Mundi 901268.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Gagliarda del Principe di Venosa
Ensemble: Deliti忙 Music忙. Conductor: Marco Longhini.- Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 2.
- Opus.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Languisco e Moro
Ensemble: Deliti忙 Music忙.- Naxos.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Dolcissimo Sospiro
Ensemble: Deliti忙 Music忙.- Naxos.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Luci Serene E Chiare
Performer: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC-901268.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Arde Il Mio Cor
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC-901268.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Sparge La Morte Al Mio Signor
Ensemble: Deliti忙 Music忙. Conductor: Marco Longhini.- N/A.
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