S1E21: Case Closed - The Mad Life of Carlo Gesualdo

Happy Halloween! Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa was a mysterious man who was haunted by the crimes committed in his youth. His position as prince held him above the law, and he abused his power, isolating himself from the world with only his music to comfort him. This episode contains depictions of the gruesome murders of Don Fabrizio Carafa, Duke of Andria and Donna Maria d'Avalos. These murders were committed by Don Carlo Gesualdo, who was above the law and got away with the murders.  Il Perdono di Gesualdo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Perdono_di_carlo_gesualdo_1609.jpg  Join me and an incredible, growing community living healthier lifestyles in a body positive space with Roy Belzer Fitness: roybelzerfitness.com/potential-sign-up offer code chronpodcast.  Become a member of The Composer Chronicles on Patreon to get ad-free versions of all the episodes, early access to those ad-free versions, access to the member-only podcast Unscripted, and other things podcast related! https://patreon.com/thecomposerchronicles Theme music is by Daryl Banner: https://darylbanner.bandcamp.com/  Music used in this episode: End Station by Bonn Fields A Bad Place to Be by Bonn Fields Story Is She Left Without a Trace by Trevor Kowalski Lost in Reminisence by Christian Andersen Tearing Threads by Jon Bjork Artic Lake by Lars Meyer The Demon Inside by Spectacles Wallet and Watch A Fighting Chance by Trevor Kowalski  Sources used for this episode: "Prince of Darkness: The murders and madrigals of Don Carlo Gesualdo" by Alex Ross in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/12/19/prince-of-darkness Gesualdo: The Man and his Music by Glen Watkins with a preface by Igor Stravinsky: https://www.amazon.com/Gesualdo-Man-Music-Clarendon-Paperbacks/dp/0198161972/ref=sr_1_3crid=23IIRJ2IPOQKI&dchild=1&keywords=gesualdo+the+man+and+his+music&qid=1603382483&sprefix=Gesualdo+The+Man%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-3