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The Second Book of 'Flower' Madrigals : for 5-7 voices / Giaches de Wert on poems by Francesco Petrarca; transcribed and edited by Cees Wagemakers
Other authors:
Petrarca, Francesco
(Text writer/Librettist)
Wagemakers, Cees
(Editor)
Wert, Giaches de
(Composer)
Contains:
Qual dopi il giorni (2’15”)
Amor, io fallo - Però, s’ oltra suo stil’ ella s’ aventa (3’30”)
Quand’ io mi volgo indietro - Io mi riscuot’ e trovo sì nudo (6’15”)
Accenda i cor a l’ arme - Che nel mezzo del fum’ al ferr’ al foco (4’)
Il Triunfo d’ Amore, Capitolo Iº:
Nel tempo che rinov’ i miei sospiri - Vago d’ udir (13’20”)
Voi ch’ ascoltat’ in rime - Ma ben veggi’ hor (4’15”)
Giunto m’ ha Amor - Nulla posso levar io (4’30”)
Far potess’ io vendetta - L’ alma, cui morte (4’45”)
Dura legge d’ Amor - So come sta tra fior’ ascoso l’ angue (4’15”)
Superbi colli e voi sacre ruine - Così, se bel col tempo (4’)
Cantai, hor piango - Tengan dunque ver me l’ usato stile (5’)
I’ vo piangendo - Si che, s’ io vissi in guerr’ et in tempesta (4’15”)
Lasso che mal accorto fui - Da hora innanzi (3’45”)
Description:
The Secondo Libro de Madrigali del Fiore contains 11 madrigals for 5 voices, one for 6, and one for 7 voices. This last one is the first chapter of a monumental poem (Il Triunfo d’ Amore) by Francesco Petrarca , who is the author for all the other poems - mostly sonnets - in this book. De Wert left out the middle part of this poem. Even so, it is nearly 14 minutes long, and mostly homophonic. It breathes a lulling and hypnotizing atmosphere, unlike all the other madrigals in this album. A fascinating piece of music indeed.
Cees Wagemakers, 2018