Carlo Gesualdo

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Born
30 March 1566
Born In
Venosa, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
Died
8 September 1613 (aged 47)
Carlo Gesualdo, known as Gesualdo da Venosa (?8 March 1560 – 8 September 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, lutenist, nobleman, and notorious murderer from the late Renaissance. He is famous for his intensely expressive madrigals, which use a chromatic language not heard again until the 19th century; and he is also famous for committing what are possibly the most famous murders in musical history, of his first wife and her lover. The evidence that Gesualdo was tortured by guilt for the remainder of his life is considerable, and he may have given exp… read more
Carlo Gesualdo, known as Gesualdo da Venosa (?8 March 1560 – 8 September 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, lutenist, nobleman, and notorious murderer from the late Renaissance. He is famous for his intensely expressive madrigals, which use a chromatic langua… read more
Carlo Gesualdo, known as Gesualdo da Venosa (?8 March 1560 – 8 September 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, lutenist, nobleman, and notorious murderer from the late Renaissance. He is famous for his intensely expressive madrigals, which use a chromatic language not heard again until the 19th century; and he is also famous for com… read more

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1 Play track Gesualdo: Sacrarum cantionum Illumina faciem tuam
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2 Play track Tenebrae Responsories, Feria quinta: II. Tristis est anima mea Tenebrae Responsories, Feria quinta: II. Tristis est anima mea
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3 Play track Madrigals of Madness Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
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4 Play track Gesualdo: Sacrarum cantionum O vos omnes
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5 Gesualdo, C.: Madrigals, Book 5 (La Venexiana) Qual fora, donna, un dolce Ohime
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6 Play track Gesualdo, C.: Madrigals, Book 5 (La Venexiana) Gioite voi col canto
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7 Io parto e non piu dissi Io parto e non piu dissi
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8 Gesualdo, C.: Madrigals, Book 5 (La Venexiana) S'io non miro non moro
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9 Gesualdo, C.: Madrigals, Book 5 (La Venexiana) Itene, o miei sospiri
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10 Play track Gesualdo, C.: Madrigals, Book 5 (La Venexiana) O dolorosa gioia
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Albums

  1. 6,136 listeners

    24 Sep 2013 · 29 tracks

    Gesualdo: Responsoria 1611
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  2. 5,296 listeners

    11 Nov 1993 · 19 tracks

    GESUALDO: Sacred Music for Five Voices (Complete)
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  3. 4,917 listeners

    7 May 2013 · 44 tracks

    Gesualdo: Madrigals, Books 5 & 6
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  4. 1,655 listeners

    30 Sep 2016 · 17 tracks

    Gesualdo: O Dolorosa Gioia
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