Composer of the Week

Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)

Part Five

5/5. Donald Macleod introduces extracts from L'Incoronazione de Poppea, the opera which Monteverdi wrote in the final year of this life.

Duration:

1 hour

Playlist

Catalonia for orchestra
Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra
Enrique Batiz (Conductor)
Asv CD DCA 735
CD1 T6

Merlin
Act 1; Prelude
Jose de Eusebio (Conductor)
Decca pre release copy number unknown

Merlin
Act 2; Dance of Nivian and the saracens
Madrid National Theatre Chorus
Madrid Philharmonic Orchestra
Anna Maria Martinez (Soprano)
Decca pre release copy number unknown

Iberia - book 4 for piano
Anna Maria Martinez (Soprano)
Philips 456 884 2

Azulejos for piano compl. Granados
Anna Maria Martinez (Soprano)
EMI CDM 7645232 1 /11

Composer of the Week

Episode and Playlist Information

• Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Part Four
  • Part Five