MONTEVERDI

Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda; Il ballo delle ingrate

Laczo, Poulenard et al; La Grande Ecurie et La Chambre du Roy/malgoire Sony 88985397932 (1988) 58:52 mins The raw excitement of this performance, made when Monteverdi was still a novelty, compensates for its flaws. Malgoire rightly makes his singers almost speak, and the band plays with abandon.