Lamento d'Arianna

Album by Claudio Monteverdi & Severo Bonini & Francesco Antonio Costa & Antonio Il Verso & Anthony Rooley & The Consort of Musicke

Lamento d'Arianna is the surviving lament from Claudio Monteverdi's lost opera L'Arianna, first performed in 1608. Originally written for solo voice with continuo and also disseminated as a five-voice madrigal, the piece exemplifies early Baroque monodic expression and expressive word-painting, illustrating Monteverdi's shift from Renaissance polyphony towards a more dramatic, solo-centred vocal style in his career.
First released: 1995

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Lamento d'Arianna a voce sola
    9:52
  2. 2.
    Lamento d'Arianna a 5
    12:34
  3. 3.
    Lamento d'Arianna in stile recitativo
    31:24
  4. 4.
    Pianto d'Arianna a voce sola
    7:27
  5. 5.
    Lasciatemi morire a 5
    2:28
  6. 6.
    Pianto della Madonna a voce sola
    9:20

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