Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam has been played on NTS shows including Tafelmusik w/ Francesco Fusaro, with Motet Jesu, meine Freude BWV 227 first played on 7 November 2017.

The composer of experimental works and Neapolitan nobleman, Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa who constantly explored new expressive means provided both the name and the stimulus for the Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, the madrigal ensemble founded by Harry van der Kamp in the 1980s. Gesualdo stands on the threshold between the old musical style (prima prattica) and the new style (seconda prattica) , a clear transition in music history that occurred around 1600. As a Janus-like figure, he commands a…