The Complete Madrigals

Album by Carlo Gesualdo

Released September 2013

Tracklist

  • CD 1: The First Book of Madrigals, 1594
  • 1
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Baci soavi e cari” (part 1)
    3:33
  • 2
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Quanto ha di dolce amore” (part 2)
    3:19
  • 3
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Madonna, io ben vorrei”
    3:35
  • 4
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Come esser può ch'io viva?”
    2:40
  • 5
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Gelo ha madonna il seno”
    2:39
  • 6
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Mentre madonna” (part 1)
    2:34
  • 7
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Ahi, troppo saggia” (part 2)
    2:59
  • 8
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Se da sì nobil mano”
    2:24
  • 9
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Amor, pace non chero”
    2:03
  • 10
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Sì gioioso mi fanno i dolor miei”
    3:31
  • 11
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “O dolce mio martire”
    2:39
  • 12
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Tirsi morir volea” (part 1)
    3:16
  • 13
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Frenò Tirsi il desio” (part 2)
    2:51
  • 14
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Mentre, mia stella, miri”
    2:54
  • 15
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Non mirar, non mirare”
    3:08
  • 16
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Questi leggiadri odorosetti fiori”
    3:37
  • 17
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Felice primavera!” (part 1)
    2:05
  • 18
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Danzan le ninfe” (part 2)
    1:37
  • 19
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Son sì belle le rose”
    2:31
  • 20
    The First Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Bella angioletta”
    2:08
  • CD 2: The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594
  • 1
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Caro amoroso neo” (part 1)
    2:09
  • 2
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Ma se tale ha costei” (part 2)
    2:03
  • 3
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Hai rotto e sciolto”
    3:17
  • 4
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Se per lieve ferita” (part 1)
    2:03
  • 5
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Che sentir deve il petto” (part 2)
    2:50
  • 6
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “In più leggiadro velo”
    2:05
  • 7
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Se cosi dolce è il duolo” (part 1)
    1:20
  • 8
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Ma se avverrà ch'io moia” (part 2)
    2:43
  • 9
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Se taccio, il duol s'avanza”
    2:30
  • 10
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “O come è gran martire” (part 1)
    1:57
  • 11
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “O mio soave ardore” (part 2)
    1:27
  • 12
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Sento che nel partire”
    4:12
  • 13
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Non è questa la mano” (part 1)
    1:23
  • 14
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Nè tien face o saetta” (part 2)
    2:48
  • 15
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Candida man qual neve”
    3:35
  • 16
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Dalle odorate spoglie” (part 1)
    1:15
  • 17
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “E quell'arpa felice” (part 2)
    1:46
  • 18
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Non mai cangerò stato”
    2:54
  • 19
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “All'apparir di quelle luci”
    2:40
  • 20
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: “Non mi toglia il ben mio”
    2:06
  • 21
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: Canzon francese del Principe
    6:24
  • 22
    The Second Book of Madrigals, 1594: Gagliarda del Principe di Venosa
    3:32
  • CD 3: The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595
  • 1
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Voi volete ch'io mora” (part 1)
    1:32
  • 2
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Moro o non moro” (part 2)
    3:05
  • 3
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Ahi, disperata vita”
    2:13
  • 4
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Languisco e moro”
    4:55
  • 5
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Del bel de' bei vostri occhi”
    2:35
  • 6
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Ahi, dispietata e cruda”
    3:34
  • 7
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Dolce spirto d'amore”
    3:33
  • 8
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Sospirava il mio core” (part 1)
    2:45
  • 9
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “O mal nati messaggi” (part 2)
    3:17
  • 10
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Veggio, sì, dal mio sole”
    2:37
  • 11
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Non t'amo, o voce ingrata”
    2:49
  • 12
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Meraviglia d'amore” (part 1)
    1:16
  • 13
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Ed ardo e vivo” (part 2)
    2:00
  • 14
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Crudelissima doglia”
    3:34
  • 15
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Se piange, chimè, la donna del mio core”
    3:55
  • 16
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri”
    3:54
  • 17
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Se vi miro pietosa”
    2:40
  • 18
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Deh, se già fu crudele”
    2:40
  • 19
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Dolcissimo sospiro”
    3:52
  • 20
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Donna se m'ancidete” (a sei voci)
    3:00
  • 21
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “Come vivi cor mio” (canzonetta)
    4:36
  • 22
    The Third Book of Madrigals, 1595: “All'ombra degli allori” (canzonetta)
    4:02
  • CD 4: The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596
  • 1
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Luci serene e chiare”
    5:00
  • 2
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Tal'hor sano desio”
    3:51
  • 3
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Io tacerò, ma nel silenzio mio” (part 1)
    3:57
  • 4
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Invan, dunque, o crudele” (part 2)
    3:44
  • 5
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Che fai meco, mio cor”
    2:40
  • 6
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Questa crudele e pia”
    4:44
  • 7
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Hor che in gioia” (part 1)
    1:14
  • 8
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “O sempre crudo amore” (part 2)
    3:41
  • 9
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Cor mio, deh, non piangete” (part 1)
    2:06
  • 10
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Dunque non m'offendete” (part 2)
    2:39
  • 11
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: (Luzzasco Luzzaschi: Toccata del IV tono)
    Luzzasco Luzzaschi
    2:43
  • 12
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Sparge la morte al mio Signor”
    7:32
  • 13
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Moro, e mentre sospiro” (part 1)
    2:02
  • 14
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Quando di lui la sospirata vita” (part 2)
    1:59
  • 15
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Mentre gira costei”
    2:35
  • 16
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “A voi, mentre il mio core”
    3:02
  • 17
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Ecco, morirò dunque” (part 1)
    2:00
  • 18
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Ahi, già mi discoloro” (part 2)
    3:10
  • 19
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Arde il mio cor”
    3:52
  • 20
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Se chiudete nel core”
    2:21
  • 21
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Il sol qual or più splende” (a sei voci - part 1)
    1:21
  • 22
    The Fourth Book of Madrigals, 1596: “Volgi mia luce” (a sei voci - part 2)
    2:32
  • CD 5: The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611
  • 1
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Gioite voi col canto”
    4:23
  • 2
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “S'io non miro non moro”
    4:17
  • 3
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Itene, o miei sospiri”
    4:19
  • 4
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Dolcissima mia vita”
    3:43
  • 5
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “O dolorosa gioia”
    4:47
  • 6
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Qual fora, donna”
    2:58
  • 7
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Felicissimo sonno”
    4:15
  • 8
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Se vi duol il mio duolo”
    4:46
  • 9
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Occhi del mio cor vita”
    3:34
  • 10
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Languisce al fin”
    5:01
  • 11
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Mercè, grido piangendo”
    6:13
  • 12
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “O voi troppo felici”
    2:34
  • 13
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Correte, amanti, a prova”
    3:41
  • 14
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Asciugate i begli occhi”
    5:16
  • 15
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Tu m'uccudi, o crudele”
    4:50
  • 16
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Deh, coprite il bel seno”
    3:21
  • 17
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Poichè l'avida sete” (part 1)
    2:24
  • 18
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Ma tu cagion” (part 2)
    3:39
  • CD 6: The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611 / The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611
  • 1
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “O tenebroso giorno”
    3:11
  • 2
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Se tu fuggi, io non resto”
    2:21
  • 3
    The Fifth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “T'amo mia vita”
    3:09
  • 4
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Se la mia morte brami”
    6:41
  • 5
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Beltà, poi che t'assenti”
    5:17
  • 6
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Tu piangi, o Filli mia”
    5:19
  • 7
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Resta di darmi noia”
    5:21
  • 8
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Chiaro risplender suole”
    6:07
  • 9
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Io parto e più non dissi”
    4:30
  • 10
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Mille volte il di, moro”
    5:20
  • 11
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “O dolce mio tesoro”
    4:22
  • 12
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Deh, come invan, sospiro”
    5:10
  • 13
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Io pur respiro”
    4:41
  • 14
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Alme d'amor rubelle”
    2:27
  • 15
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Candido e verde fiore”
    3:04
  • CD 7: The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611
  • 1
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Ardita zanzaretta”
    4:45
  • 2
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Ardo per te, mio bene”
    4:10
  • 3
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Ancide sol la morte”
    3:43
  • 4
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Quel no crudel”
    3:02
  • 5
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Moro, lasso, al mio duolo”
    5:42
  • 6
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Volan quasi farfalle”
    3:16
  • 7
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Al mio gioir il ciel si fa sereno”
    2:43
  • 8
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Tu segui, o bella Clori”
    3:29
  • 9
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Ancor che per amarti”
    4:17
  • 10
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Già piansi nel dolore”
    3:15
  • 11
    The Sixth Book of Madrigals, 1611: “Quanto ridente e bella”
    2:52

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