Carlo Gesualdo was undoubtedly a colourful figure in the history of music. His life was a mixture of honour killings and adulterous love affairs, religiosity and witchcraft, aristocracy and transgression. While he may have turned into a myth, Gesualdo was above all one of the greatest madrigalists of his time, pushing polyphonic art to its extremes, an art that is still astonishing to the ears of today’s listener. For its return to Liège, La Compagnia del Madrigale proposes to examine his career as well as the musical heritage that influenced other composers of his time.
Programme
Program
Gesualdo - T’amo mia vita (V Libro, 1611)
Luzzaschi - Cor mio benché lontana (IV Libro, 1596)
d’India - Deh, poi ch’era nei fati (IV Libro, 1616)
Nenna - Mercè grido (V Libro a 5, 1605)
Palazzotto - Io mi sento morir (II Libro, 1620)
Maletto / Gesualdo - Pietà Signor, pietade (Quinto, Madrigali a sei voci… 1626 – prima esecuzione)
de Macque - La mia doglia s’avanza (VI Libro, 1613)
Nenna - Sospir, baci e parole (VII Libro a 5, 1609)
Gesualdo - Io tacerò (IV Libro, 1596)
d’India - Ecco morirò dunque (VII Libro, 1624)
Galante / Gesualdo - « Madrigale del Principe » Quale spada guerriera (1626 – prima esecuzione)
de Macque - Tu ti lagni al mio pianto (VI Libro, 1613)
Nenna - Ecco, o dolce, o gradita (VI Libro a 5, 1607)
Giuseppe Palazzotto - Ancidetemi cruda (II Libro, 1620)
Nenna - Io moro (V Libro a 5, 1605)
d’India - Deh, chi mi fa languire (III Libro, 1615)
Gesualdo - O dolorosa gioia (V Libro, 1611)
Informations pratiques
Practical information
15/10€
