The greatest works of the Renaissance intermedio genre blended music and poetry in a brilliant new way, opening the door for opera and cantatas to emerge. Raphaël Pichon and the Ensemble Pygmalion give towering performances here, with the chorus in particular feeling the music’s mythic, regal qualities.
Disc 1
Disc 2
- Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth, Tabea Zimmermann & Stéphane Degout
- Matthias Goerne, Freiburger Barockorchester & Gottfried von der Goltz
- Rinaldo Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano
- Freiburger Barockorchester, Petra Müllejans & Gottfried von der Goltz
- Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier
- RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Hans-Christoph Rademann
- Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe