Nicola Vicentino: Musica prisca caput

Madrigal for 4 voices, played on a 24-tone harpsichord, tuned in meantone temperament. Originally written for a vocal ensemble and an Archicembalo or an Arciorgano with 31 keys per octave. From Vicentino’s treatise “L’antica musica ridotta alla prattica moderna“, Rome 1555. Played by Johannes Keller. Harpsichord by Tony Chinnery (after Grimaldi), keyboard by Markus Krebs.