Amar piu non vo mai

This vibrant SATTB madrigal sets a text by Giulio Poggio, expressing a lover's resolute contentment. The poet declares he no longer wishes to love, finding satisfaction in maintaining a consistent state of being. He dismisses fearful apprehension, which can swiftly transform the happiest lover into one of sorrow and discontent. He blesses the day he chose not to offer refuge to such fear, especially when contemplating the wrongs done to him. Giovanni Andrea Dragoni's setting, written for five voices, captures the dramatic shifts in emotion and the confident resolve of the text with skillful Italian part-writing characteristic of the secular Renaissance madrigal.