Schütz: Italian Madrigals (Les Arts Florissants, Paul Agnew) (CD)

After two years of study with Gabrieli in Venice, Heinrich Schütz tried his hand at composing madrigals on Italian poems. This mere ‘graduation exercise’ turned out to be a masterpiece: the young German composer demonstrated his ability to identify each nuance of the text with a different musical emotion, a refinement heightened here by the interpretation of Les Arts Florissants.

Tracklist:
1. O primavera, SWV 1 - 3:28
2. O dolcezze amarissime, SWV 2 - 2:44
3. Selve beate, SWV 3 - 3:15
4. Alma afflitta, SWV 4 - 3:19
5. Così morir debb'io, SWV 5 - 3:24
6. D'orrida selce alpina, SWV 6 - 3:18
7. Ride la primavera, SWV 7 - 3:11
8. Fuggi, fuggi, o mio core, SWV 8 - 2:22
9. Feritevi ferite, SWV 9 - 3:03
10. Fiamma ch'allaccia, SWV 10 - 2:28
11. Quella damma son io, SWV 11 - 2:42
12. Mi saluta costei, SWV 12 - 3:20
13. Io moro, ecco ch'io moro, SWV 13 - 3:47
14. Sospir, che del bel petto, SWV 14 - 3:12
15. Dunque addio, care selve, SWV 15 - 4:14
16. Tornate, o cari baci, SWV 16 - 2:44
17. Di marmo siete voi, SWV 17 - 2:58
18. Giunto è pur Lidia, SWV 18 - 3:01
19. Vasto mar, SWV 19 - 3:01