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for high voice & b. c., edited by Frits Noske, who also provided the continuo realization. These 20 Latin psalms and 19 secular madrigals in Italian and French show the extraordinary musical talents of the Dutch poet and diplomat. Unfortunately, the "Pathodia" (first printed by Ballard, Paris, 1647) is the only surviving opus of over 800 works written by Huygens. Numerous contemporaries expressed their admiration, for example Froberger, Chambonnières, Gaultier, and Luigi Rossi. CD recording with Cyril Anvity and Myriam Rignol, Glossa (GCD 923603). 80 pages, Muziekuitgeverij Saul B. Groen