It’s summertime, so that means literature hunting, right?
I’m taking a YouTube journey through the Monteverdi madrigals and posting whatever looks interesting.
At present, I’m exploring Monteverdi’s Book IV madrigals and here are the results so far:
1. Ah, dolente partita! An incredible video, featured here in Monday’s blog posting.
2. Cor mio, mentre vi miro – I found this adventure in strangeness.
3. Cor mio, non mori? e mori!
For the two “Cor mio” madrigals I downloaded an inexpensive recording on iTunes that had all of Book IV and V for 11.99. A bargain!
4. “Sfogava con le stelle” – Another spectacular madrigal-drama on YouTube, this time to Monteverdi’s “Sfogava con le stelle.”
It is fascinating to see modern film techniques combined with Monteverdi’s powerful harmonies:
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