Vocal & instrumental music from 16th century Venice.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Mark Levy ("Titian & music") inserted in container.

Recorded July 3-5, 2002, at St. John's Church, Loughton, Essex.

Vocal selections sung in Italian.

Sempre mi ride sta [song] / Willaert (1:14)

Ecco Vinegia bella [madrigal] / Andrea Gabrieli (3:58)

La zambeccara [consort] / Merulo (2:24)

Occhio non fu giamai [song] (1:51) ; Qual dolcezza giamai [madrigal] (4:03) / Willaert

Ricercar del settimo tono [keyboard] / A. Gabrieli (3:49)

Dolce mio ben [song] / Baldassare Donato (2:11)

Ricercare no. 3 [keyboard] / Silvestro Ganassi (1:21)

La bella netta ignuda [madrigal] / Cipriano de Rore (2:59)

Canzon ariosa [keyboard] (2:47) ; Tirsi morir volea [madrigal] (4:25) / A. Gabrieli

Ricercare no. 1 [instru.] / Ganassi (1:10)

Vecchie letrose [song] / Willaert (1:35)

Arosez vos violettes [instr. variations] / Giovanni Bassano (5:04)

Ahi miserelle [dialogue madrigal] / Donato (2:06)

Ricercar del primo tono [keyboard] / A. Gabrieli (6:51)

O dio se vede chiaro [song] / Francesco Silvestrino (2:27)

A quando havea [song] (3:10) ; Liete e pensose [madrigal; text by Petrarca, from Musica nova, 1559] (3:53) ; Ricercar [instr.] (2:01) ; Quando nascesti, amor [madrigal] (2:57) / Willaert

Recercada secunda [instr.] / Diego Ortiz (1:52)

Canzona no. 14 [instr.] / Merulo (1:45)

Italia mia [madrigal] (3:38) ; Madonna qual certezza [madrigal] (2:45) / Philippe Verdelot

O felici occhi miei [instr. vars.] / Ortiz (1:54).

Music > Italy > Venice > 16th century.