Details

Trace the evolution of the madrigal from Claudio Monteverdi to Gyorgy 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.

Creatives/Company

Director: Owain Park

The Gesualdo Six - Flower of the Italian Madrigal

The Gesualdo Six - Flower of the Italian Madrigal (Concert) production archive for QTIX code T1396843125. Details of all The Gesualdo Six - Flower of the Italian Madrigal archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S01714536591

Archive Listings

26 Jan 21

Cadogan Hall
Inner London, Greater London
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