MONTEVERDI
Flaming Heart
CHANDOS / CHACONNE / 2006
The first of 3 Monteverdi CDs for Chandos. Each offers a wide selection of his works from a capella to grander works with continuo and strings from Book III-VIII, demonstrating both the extraordinary compass of his art and his unprecedented depth and subtlety of response to a text.
FEATURING:
Five-part madrigals
Tempro la cetra (tenor & 5 strings)
Con che soavità (voice & 7 strings)
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REVIEWS
EDITOR’S CHOICE
“Do not miss this wide-ranging survey on any account.”
GRAMOPHONE
“The performances are as beautiful as they are careful and stylish. This release guarantees both immediate and lasting satisfaction. It belongs in any decent Monteverdi collection.”
AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE
“Put together with imagination, wit and profound admiration for the expressive power of Monteverdi’s word setting.”
THE GUARDIAN
“This superbly sung programme of madrigals… ecstatic tenderness… the fiercely passionate climaxes of Anima mia, perdona come to life with overwhelming intensity.”
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
