Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responsories

CD1

1. In Monte Oliveri
2. Tristis Est Anima Mea
3. Ecce Vidimus Eum
4. Amicus Meus
5. Juda Mercator Pessimus
6. Unus Ex Discipulis Meis
7. Eram Quasi Agnus Innocens
8. Una Hora Non Potuistis
9. Seniores Populi
10. Miserere (Psalm 50)
11. Omnes Amici Mei
12. Velum Templi Scissum Est
13. Vinea Mea Electa

CD2

1. Tanquam Ad Latronem
2. Tenebrae Factae Sunt
3. Animam Meam Dilectam
4. Tradiderunt Me
5. Jesum Tradidit Impius
6. Caligaverunt Oculi Mei
7. Benedictus (Lobgesang Des Zacharias)
8. Sicut Ovis Ad Occisionem
9. Jerusalem, Surge
10. Plange Quasi Virgo
11. Recessit Pastor Noster
12. O Vos Omnes
13. Ecce Quomodo Moritur Justus
14. Astiterunt Reges Terrae
15. Aestimatus Sum
16. Sepulto Domino

Gesualdo is now known to have composed some of the most intensely expressive music ever written – and is also known for the lurid details of his private life. The French ensemble A Sei Voci has rich-toned voices which illuminate this extraordinary music; this release is among the ‘second generation’ of Gesualdo recordings following the pioneering work of the Deller Consort in the 1970s. Their success paved the way for a wider recognition of Gesualdo’s genius in the 1990s.