Monteverdi, C. | Sacred Music Vol.1 | CD

Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer, known mainly for madrigals and operas, who was also a gambist, singer and Roman Catholic priest. He was born in Cremona in 1567 and died in Venice in 1643. His work is often regarded as revolutionary and marks the transition from the Renaissance style to the Baroque period. He wrote L'Orfeo, first performed in 1600 and often regarded as the first opera.

The Sacred Music 1 is a one disc CD of sacred music by Claudio Monteverdi, released on the Hyperion label. Robert King conducts The King's Consort, with soloists including the sopranos Carolyn Sampson and Rebecca Outram and the tenors Charles Daniels and James Gilchrist. The running time is 75 minutes and 45 seconds.