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Monteverdi, Marenzio, d'India, de Wert, Vecchi
(The Monteverdi Circle)
The Consort of Musicke
Kirkby, Tubb, Nichols, King, Müller, Wistreich
Anthony Rooley
Musica Oscura/Columns 070990
(flac & scans)
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Drawn from the epic poem that would inspire
operas based on Rinaldo and Armida, here
are madrigals and songs from early Baroque
Italy.