05 August 2010

Lamento della ninfa by Monteverdi

This is "Lamento Della Ninfa" from "Madrigali Guerrieri et Amorosi" (Libro Ottavo, 1638) composed by Claudio Monteverdi.

I listened to this song for the first time while watching a BBC documentary about Bernini. The song talks about a lost love and it is certainly a master piece. It is like an echo inside of my head, it makes me shiver every time I listen to it. 





I thought the Jupiter and Antiope painting would be appropriated to give life to such a beautiful music. 



Jupiter and Antiope by Jean-Antoine WATTEAU

1715-16
Musée du Louvre, Paris

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