"Judging this release on its own, one might report modified rapture, in WS Gilbert's phrase. Book 1 was published in 1587 when Monteverdi was not yet 20. Representing his first ventures into the established idiom of the five-voice madrigal, it shows him with a sharp eye for worthy texts and an accomplished skill in setting them...As the only current recording of Book 1, this release will appeal to the earnest Monteverdi collector."
American Record Guide
Label: Naxos
Range: Naxos Early Music
Catalogue Number: 8555307
Barcode: 747313530724
Release Date: 1st Feb 2003
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Recording Location: Chiesa Di Novaglie, Verona, Italy