Naxos Blog » Carlo Gesualdo http://blog.naxos.com Insights on music from the world's leading classical music label Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:48:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Podcast: Carlo Gesualdo, composer, murderer http://blog.naxos.com/2009/10/28/podcast-carlo-gesualdo-composer-murderer/ http://blog.naxos.com/2009/10/28/podcast-carlo-gesualdo-composer-murderer/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:23 +0000 Raymond http://blog.naxos.com/?p=3917 GESUALDO, C.: O dolorosa gioia, Madrigals album coverCarlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, was one of the more colorful characters among Italian Renaissance composers. He wrote unusual and highly emotional music, and he was a murderer. This podcast looks at both his personal life (sometimes gruesome) as well as his music. Music by Gesualdo’s fellow composers Pomponio Nenna and Luzzasco Luzzaschi is also included. The featured artists in this podcast, and on the CD are Concerto Italiano conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini.

Album details…
Catalogue No.: Naive OP30486

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