Monteverdi: Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda & Madrigals

Never re-issued since its original LP edition in 1970, this newly remastered album reflects the deep interest Gustav Leonhardt had in Monteverdi’s music, having previously been featured on two legendary Harnoncourt recordings (L’Orfeo and The Vespers). Performed by brilliant vocal soloists such as the young Nigel Rogers, Nelly van der Spek and the beautiful baritone Max von Egmond, it includes excerpts from the seventh and eight books of madrigals, notably the visionary Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda.