Claudio MONTEVERDI (1567 - 1643) CHANDOS CHACONNE CHAN 0760 [79 mins] A superb Monteverdi/I Fagiolini disc, received in conjunction with their Lufthansa Festival concert which climaxed with the extensive scena Ballo delle Ingrate, which is also the chief item on this disc, dominated by the sonorous bass of Jonathan Sells. I Fagiolini emphasise the dramatic possibilities inherent in Monteverdi's madrigals, and this compilation is a roler-coaster of intense emotions. Compelling from beginning to end, it makes a good companion the the more sober series from Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini - e.g. their Il sesto libro which has a couple of duplicates here. Riches galore for those who may not have come under the spell of this music yet! Peter Grahame Woolf
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