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Radio 3,08 Jun 2026,59 mins

Series Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

The Courtless Musician

Composer of the Week

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Kate Molleson begins with Monteverdi鈥檚 early years in Cremona, where he emerged as a precocious and ambitious young composer. The programme traces his first publications, from sacred music to madrigals, and the training that grounded him in the traditions of Renaissance polyphony. As his writing grows bolder and he learns to break the rules, Monteverdi experiments with madrigals. Scherzi musicali a tre voci 鈥 Damigella tutta bella Philippe Jaroussky, countertenor Nuria Rial, soprano Jan van Elsacker, tenor Cyril Auvity, tenor Nicolas Achten, baritone Jo茫o Fernandes, bass L鈥橝rpeggiata Christina Pluhar, director Sacrae cantiunculae (excerpts) Gy枚r Girls鈥 Choir Jeunesses Musicales Chorus Il primo libro de madrigali (Nos. 1-6) Consort of Musicke Anthony Rooley, director Canzonette a tre voci (Nos. 1-3) Armoniosoincanto Franco Radicchia, director Madrigals, Book 2 (excerpts) Consort of Musicke Anthony Rooley, director Produced by Ellie Ajao for 麻豆社 Audio Wales and West

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Damigella tutta bella, SV. 235
    Damigella tutta bella, SV. 235
    Claudio Monteverdi
  3. 2.
    Sacrae cantiunculae, Book 1 (selection)
    Sacrae cantiunculae, Book 1 (selection)
    Claudio Monteverdi
  4. 3.
    Madrigals, Book 1 (selection)
    Madrigals, Book 1 (selection)
    Claudio Monteverdi
  5. 4.
    Canzonette a tre voci (Nos. 1-3)
    Canzonette a tre voci (Nos. 1-3)
    Claudio Monteverdi
  6. 5.
    Madrigals, Books 2 (selection)
    Madrigals, Books 2 (selection)
    Claudio Monteverdi