IDAGIO | Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, S. 160-163 - Gesualdo & Marenzio: Madrigals 4250644889813

Featuring

Ragna Schirmer
Amarcord
Franz Liszt
Carlo Gesualdo
Luca Marenzio

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Cultural Impact

Lord Byron's verse epic "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage," which inspired some of Liszt's works on this album, made its author famous and introduced the 'Byronic hero' archetype.

Historical Context

The madrigal, a polyphonic setting of secular verse, was a crucial musical form of the Renaissance and early Baroque, emerging around 1520 in Florence and Rome.

Composer Biography

Franz Liszt and Marie d'Agoult, his mistress and mother of his three children, lived in Geneva in 1835, where Liszt earned a living teaching and composing.

Cultural Impact

Homesickness, or "mal du pays," was defined in 1688 by physician Johannes Hofer; homesick Swiss mercenaries were forbidden to sing their traditional herdsman's songs, the Ranz des Vaches.

Composition History

Franz Liszt's "Années de Pèlerinage" (Years of Pilgrimage) were published between 1855 and 1883 and draw on various sources, including literary works and artists.

Composer Biography

Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613), a Prince of Venosa and accomplished composer, had his wife and her lover killed in 1590, along with a possibly illegitimate daughter.

Historical Context

The d'Este family, important Renaissance patrons of the arts, influenced composers like Luca Marenzio and Carlo Gesualdo through their vocal ensemble, Concerto delle Donne.