Claudio Monteverdi

Claudio Monteverdi
6th book of madrigals
PROGRAMME
Lamento d'Arianna
Zefiro torna
Cruda Amarilli
Sestina - Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata
Cappella Mariana
Claudio Monteverdi’s madrigals occupy a unique place in the
history of music. The recurrent theme is (not surprisingly) that of
tragic love. Starting with his Sixth Book of Madrigals, the author
turned to stile concertato which employs instrumental accompaniment with elements of dramatic action. The work can thus be
perceived as an imaginary borderline between Renaissance and
Early Baroque in music. Monteverdi produced several musical
versions of Rinuccini’s Lamento d’Arianna; this programme features
the madrigal one. According to period accounts the composition
often moved listeners to tears.
Hana Blažíková – soprano
Barbora Sojková – soprano
Vojtěch Semerád – tenor, artistic director
Tomáš Král – baritone
Jaromír Nosek – bass
&
Jan Čižmář – theorbo