La Venexiana, Claudio Cavina - Luzzaschi: Concerto Delle Dame (2011)
XLD | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:42 | 264 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GCD920919
XLD | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:42 | 264 MB
Genre: Classical, Vocal | Label: Glossa | Catalog: GCD920919
The Concerti delle Dame, or Concerts of the Ladies, were secret events held by the Duke of Ferrara, using a consort of sopranos at his court. The organizer was the duke's court composer, the melodiously named Luzzasco Luzzaschi, who also composed chromatic madrigals in a language approaching that of Gesualdo. But these works experimented with the declamatory, chordal, highly ornamented style that became known as the seconda pratica.