Terzo libro di madrigali a cinque voci, 1595

Album by Carlo Gesualdo & La Compagnia del Madrigale

Terzo libro di madrigali a cinque voci is the third book of madrigals for five voices by Carlo Gesualdo, published in 1595. The collection exemplifies late Renaissance madrigalism with advanced chromaticism, striking dissonances and text-driven contrasts, and it represents a mature phase in Gesualdo's experimentation that anticipates aspects of early Baroque expressivity.

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  1. 1.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri
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    Madrigals, Book 3: Sospirava il mio core – O mal nati messaggi
    4:34
  3. 3.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Del bel de’ bei vostri occhi
    2:49
  4. 4.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Ahi, dispietata e cruda
    3:32
  5. 5.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Deh, se già fu crudele
    2:16
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    Madrigals, Book 3: Ahi, disperata vita
    1:57
  7. 7.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Dolcissimo sospiro
    3:08
  8. 8.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Meraviglia d’Amore – Ed ardo e vivo
    3:15
  9. 9.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Voi volete ch’io mora – Moro o non moro
    3:47
  10. 10.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Se vi miro pietosa
    2:30
  11. 11.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Crudelissima doglia
    3:09
  12. 12.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Dolce spirto d’amore
    2:45
  13. 13.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Languisco e moro, ahi, cruda
    4:01
  14. 14.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Se piange, ohimè, la donna
    3:23
  15. 15.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Veggio, sí, dal mio sole
    2:42
  16. 16.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Non t’amo, o voce ingrata
    2:52
  17. 17.
    Madrigals, Book 3: Donna, se m’ancidete
    2:45
  18. 18.
    Madrigals, Book 2: Sento dentr’al cor mio
    2:39
  19. 19.
    Madrigals, Book 4: Dolorosi martir
    4:22
  20. 20.
    Madrigals, Book 2: Colei che già si bella
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