The revolutionary works of the Seconda pratica led to a new wave of musical expression during the Renaissance. At the forefront of this radical re-imagining of poetry and music were the madrigals of Carlo Gesualdo and Claudio Monteverdi. Hundreds of years later, the haunting poetry of 16th-century master Michelangelo inspired masterpieces by Hugo Wolf and Benjamin Britten.
Benjamin Britten: 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo Op. 22
Carlo Gesualdo: Selected Madrigals
Claudio Monteverdi: Selected Madrigals
Hugo Wolf: Michelangelo Lieder
Dominic Armstrong tenor
Brian Mextorf bass-baritone
Michael Brofman piano
Variant Six:
Rebecca Myers, Jessica Beebe soprano
Elisa Sutherland mezzo-soprano
Daniel Taylor tenor
Steven Eddy baritone
Kevin Payne theorbo
Matt Zucker viola da gamba
Variant Six’s performance is made possible by the generous support of
Phil and Iliana Mindlin.
