La Compagnia del Madrigale - Giaches de Wert, Nono libro de madrigali (2026) [Hi-Res]

The Fleming Giaches de Wert spent almost his entire life in Italy at the Gonzaga court in Mantua. He was one of those great composers who are able to transcend fashions and create art that is destined to remain "constant and eternal". The Ninth Book of Madrigals, published in 1588 at a time of personal hardship and pain over his thwarted love for the poetess Tarquinia Molza, marks a high point of artistry and pathos. Wert explores Petrarch's Canzoniere alongside verses by Torquato Tasso, Jacopo Sannazaro and Battista Guarini. He alternates between luminous courtly homages and an innovative lyricism that anticipates the style of Carlo Gesualdo.