Claudio Monteverdi (contributor)
A symbol of the transition from Renaissance to Baroque, Claudio Monteverdi's
attention to the musical expression of the human soul left a legacy of major
works, dominated by his books of madrigals, the Vespers to the Virgin, and
several seminal operas, including L'Orfeo and The Coronation of Poppea. The son
of a Cremonese doctor, he was baptized on May 15, 1547, and grew up with his
younger brother Giulio Cesare, who was also to become a musician. He studied
singing and music theory from an early age with the choirmaster Marc'Antonio
Ingegneri, who guided him in his mastery of po...
Si Ch'io Vorrei MorireEpiphany Singers, Marion Standefer, Danielle Molan (contribut, Yuri Keiny Raff (contributor), Rufus Standefer (contributor) and Claudio Monteverdi (contributor)
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Cantate DominoQuire Voices, Rob Kelly, Claudio Monteverdi (contributor), Sean Bui, Kirsty Bui, Tim Hurrell and Harriet Hurrel
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