Crucial Track for February 20, 2026

"Asciugate i begli occhi" by Delitiæ Musicæ & Marco Longhini

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Share a song you feel was ahead of its time.

Time for more Carlo Gesualdo! This is just one of many examples (especially check out the heart-wrenching suspension toward the end)—but all of his later madrigals especially are SO ahead of their time!

He was creating harmonies in the 1500s that wouldn’t be taken seriously until the late 1800s! Of course… getting away with the murder of your wife and her illicit lover would cause anyone to face their darkest demons, as reflected in this music…. 😈