Like many Englishmen I had sung madrigals for pleasure - usually late at night with friends, after several glasses of wine. While these madrigals have their charm, and many are extremely beautiful, I found through embarking on an extended exploration of the madrigal as a creative venture that the richest source lies in the Italian Renaissance. Follow...
5 madrigals from the first book
00:00 - no 7: she'd buy things
01:52 - no 8: all the homely arts and crafts
03:31 - no 9: in april
05:45 - no 10: who's the more to blame
07:45 - no 12: my pomegranate
Gavin Bryars: 'Marconi's madrigal' for 6 voices, on text by Francesco Petrarca for six voices (2002). Commissioned by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the centenary of Marconi's
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