Giaches de Wert lived from 1535 to 1596, from the high point of Renaissance polyphony to the beginning of the great changes to come, and his life was devoted to music: he was sent to Italy as a singer when he was young, and as a composer he circulated among the noble families whose patronage stimulated new developments in Italian music. His life was an eventful one -- not as eventful as that of Carlo Gesualdo, but in the same league -- and was arguably reflected in his highly expressive madrigals, which are his best-known ...
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Giaches de Wert lived from 1535 to 1596, from the high point of Renaissance polyphony to the beginning of the great changes to come, and his life was devoted to music: he was sent to Italy as a singer when he was young, and as a composer he circulated among the noble families whose patronage stimulated new developments in Italian music. His life was an eventful one -- not as eventful as that of Carlo Gesualdo, but in the same league -- and was arguably reflected in his highly expressive madrigals, which are his best-known works. The a cappella sacred motets recorded here are staples of university Renaissance courses, but have not received attention, until now, from top-notch performers. They are not dark and penitent like Gesualdo's sacred works, but are skillful fusions of High Renaissance polyphony with expressive, madrigalesque devices of various kinds, present in varying degrees. For a taste of confidently handled chromaticism, sample Vox in Rama audita est, and for sheer pictorialism of a...
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Giaches de Wert. Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
