Fin de 16th siècle

Available for 29 days

Kate Molleson follows Monteverdi to Mantua, where court life offers new opportunities and new pressures. As he settles into the Gonzaga court, his music becomes more daring, with madrigals that test the limits of harmony and expression. The programme traces his growing confidence as a composer and performer, alongside the influences of travel, patronage and court culture. There are also early stirrings of opera… Sinfonia for two violins and viola da brazzo Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini, director Vattene pur, crudel 6 Chordae Consort of Viols John Dornenburg, director Ch’io non t’ami, cor mio? Delitiae Musicae Marco Longhini, director L’Orfeo (extracts) Natalie Dessay, soprano (La Musica / Eurydice) Ian Bostridge, tenor (Orfeo) Patrizia Ciofi, soprano Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano Sonia Prina, contralto Mario Luperi, bass Véronique Gens, soprano Lorenzo Regazzo, bass Christopher Maltman, baritone Paul Agnew, tenor Pascal Bertin, countertenor Richard Burkhard, baritone Carolyn Sampson, soprano Le Concert d’Astrée Emmanuelle Haïm, conductor Madrigali amorosi (excerpts) Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini, director Cruda Amarilli; Anima mia perdona; Che se tu se’il cor mio Concerto Italiano Rinaldo Alessandrini, director Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales and West