Early Music

The Gesualdo Six

Motets and Madrigals of Palestrina and Gesualdo

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 7:30PM

Church of St. Mary the Virgin (145 West 46th St., NYC)

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The acclaimed Gesualdo Six returns with a program highlighting two of the Renaissance’s most famous composers: Palestrina, revered for his clarity and elegance, and the notorious Carlo Gesualdo, with his bold chromaticism and emotional intensity. Experience a captivating tapestry of litanies, madrigals, and Lamentations, showcasing the extraordinary writing and contrasting approaches of these two luminaries.

Gesualdo Six 2025 by Andrew Wilkinson 960x1446 — photo by Andrew Wilkinson

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Carlo Gesualdo In te Domine speravi
Carlo Gesualdo
Peccantem me quotidie
Carlo Gesualdo
Tenebrae Responsories
Carlo Gesualdo
Asciugate i begli occhi
Carlo Gesualdo
Ancide sol la morte
Carlo Gesualdo
Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Queste saranno ben lagrime
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Io son ferito, ahi lasso
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Quando dal terzo cielo
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Gloria from Missa Papae Marcelli
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Nunc dimittis (Salva nos Domine vigilantes)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Sicut cervus
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Lamentationes Jeremiae Prophetae