Naxos 8.550742

"Is this great music, or is it merely weird?" - a question posed by John Milsom in the early 1980s about the music of Gesualdo. Making this CD was difficult for the singers since the emotions run uncomfortably high during these motets. But there is clearly some great music here which belies Gesualdo's fine musical craftsmanship as well as offering an insight into the tortured soul of a royal murderer.

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