MONTEVERDI: "Longe, mi Jesu" | Consort of Musicke

PERFORMERS: Simon Grant (Bass), Gabriele Micheli (Organ), Joseph Cornwell (Tenor), Andrew King (Tenor)
ENSEMBLE: Consort of Musicke / Anthony Rooley, dir.
Composed in 1619 (?) by Claudio Monteverdi. Latin text by Aquilino Coppini. This selection is contrafactum to "Parlo, miser', o taccio?" (Settimo Libro de Madrigali). Download text (PDF) here: bit.ly/esoVFo
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[@taiwanelisa]

Gorgeous. The mixing of 2 tenors, bass and organ is like embroidery.

[@saintben2008]

i really felt this. thank you so much for posting this.