Monteverdi Week

Gramophone
Monday, April 24, 2017

This week on the Gramophone website we are exploring the revolutionary music of Claudio Monteverdi

Born 450 years ago, Claudio Monteverdi's genius continues to inspire musicians and audiences today. In the latest issue of Gramophone, David Vickers talks to renowned musicians about how the interpretation of the composer's music continues to evolve. And all this week on the Gramophone website we will be exploring Monteverdi's music with classic articles drawn from the Gramophone archive. To find out more about subscribing to our digital archive, please visit: gramophone.co.uk/subscribe. Monteverdi Week starts here!

My favourite Monteverdi moment...

David Vickers speaks to leading musicians (including Sir John Eliot Gardiner) about their favourite moments from Monteverdi's works

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Monteverdi's Vespers – which recording is best?

A pillar of Baroque sacred repertoire, Monteverdi’s Vespers is open to countless interpretations on record, as Lindsay Kemp discovers...

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Monteverdi's Combattimento – which recording should you buy?

In his search for the ultimate recording, Lindsay Kemp finds surprisingly consistent treatment of Il combattimento...

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Mastering Monteverdi’s Orfeo

David Vickers speaks to Andrew Parrott on the 40th anniversary of the Taverner Consort and Players...

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Great Monteverdi moments Apple Music Playlist

 

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