The Gesualdo Six – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2021-01-26 19:30:00 in United Kingdom
Flower of the Italian Madrigal. Trace the evolution of the madrigal from Claudio Monteverdi to György Ligeti in this entrancing programme.
Monteverdi led the way in a new expressive style of composition, emphasising words just as much as harmonies – and breaking the rules as he went. Palestrina, Gesualdo and Marenzio feature alongside several works of the Il Trionfo di Dori, a collection of madrigals composed in honour of the wife of a Venetian nobleman.
Ligeti’s Nonsense Madrigals parody earlier madrigals by using old compositional techniques as vehicles for humorous portrayals of texts from children’s literature by Lewis Carroll and William Brighty Rands.
‘The sheer beauty of the group’s sound… is spellbinding.’ (The Daily Telegraph)
Part of Choral at Cadogan 2020-21.
at Cadogan Hall 5 Sloane Terrace Knightsbridge United Kingdom – Add your South African Event here.
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