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Monteverdi: Heaven and Earth - Carolyn Sampson (soprano); Charles Daniels (tenor); Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano); James Gilchrist (tenor); John Bowen (tenor);...
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  1. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318: Toccata
  2. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318: Prologue. Ritornello & Dal mio permesso
  3. Zefiro Torna, madrigal for 2 tenors and continuo (from Book 9 & Scherzi musicali), SV 251
  4. Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben?, madrigal in 4 parts for 2 sopranos (from Book 7), SV 140
  5. Chiome d'oro, bel thesoro, madrigal for 2 sopranos, 2 violins and lute/harpsichord (from Book 7), SV 143
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  1. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318: Toccata
  2. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318: Prologue. Ritornello & Dal mio permesso
  3. Zefiro Torna, madrigal for 2 tenors and continuo (from Book 9 & Scherzi musicali), SV 251
  4. Ohimè, dov'è il mio ben?, madrigal in 4 parts for 2 sopranos (from Book 7), SV 140
  5. Chiome d'oro, bel thesoro, madrigal for 2 sopranos, 2 violins and lute/harpsichord (from Book 7), SV 143
  6. L'incoronazione di Poppea, opera in 3 acts, SV 308: Act 3. A Dio, Roma
  7. A Dio, Florida bella, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 6), SV 110
  8. Interrotte speranze, madrigal for 2 voices (from Book 7), SV 132
  9. Lamento d'Arianna, madrigal in 4 sections for 5 voices (from Book 6), SV 107: Lasciatemi morire
  10. La favola d'Orfeo, opera, SV 318: Act 3. Possente spirto
  11. O come sei gentile, caro augellino, madrigal for 2 sopranos (from Book 7), SV 120
  12. Lamento Della Ninfa, madrigal in 3 sections for 1-4 voices (from Book 8), SV 163
  13. Cruda Amarilli, madrigal for 5 voices (from Book 5), SV 94
  14. Hor ch'el ciel e la terra e'l vento tace, madrigal for 6 voices and 2 violins (from Book 8), SV 147
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Monteverdi: Heaven and Earth was recorded in 2002 and released in 2013 by the Vivat label. Nothing in the packaging indicates the reason for the delay, but the ingenious quality of this little release is shown by the fact that it still sounds fresh more than a decade later. The Heaven and Earth title refers to love, which afflicts gods and humans alike, and the booklet presents the program as a collection of Monteverdi love songs. So it is, but most of Monteverdi's music refers to love in one way or another, and some of the ...

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