Lamento d'Arianna discography
This discography is a partial list of recordings of "Lamento d'Arianna", the only surviving fragment of music from the lost opera L'Arianna by Claudio Monteverdi. The lament was saved from oblivion by the composer's decision to publish it independently from the opera; in 1614 as a five-voice madrigal, and in 1623 as an accompanied solo. The madrigal version was included in Monteverdi's Sixth Book of Madrigals. It appears in recordings of that collection, and in other madrigal selections.
Recordings of the solo version are more plentiful. Most of these employ a female voice, usually either a soprano or mezzo-soprano, but two contralto versions are available. There are also male voice versions for baritone, tenor and countertenor. The year and the label information are generally those of the most recent issue, and do not necessarily relate to the initial recording.
Five-voice madrigal (1614)
The 5-voice version of Lamento d'Arianna is included in all recordings of Monteverdi's Sixth Book of Madrigals.| Year of issue | Album title | Performers | Label | Refs |
| Banchieri:La Pazzia Senile; Monteverdi: Seven Madrigals | Sestetto Italiano Luca Marenzio | LP: DGG QAPM14132 | ||
| 1967 | Monteverdi: Madrigals | April Cantelo, Eileen Poulter, Helen Watts, Gerald English, Robert Tear, Christopher Keyte, conductor: Raymond Leppard | LP: HMV HQS1102 | |
| 1981 | Monteverdi: Madrigals | Marjanne Kweksilber ; René Jacobs ; Marius van Altena, Michiel ten Houte de Lange ; Floris Rommart ; Gustav Leonherdt | LP: RCA RL30390 | |
| 1985 | Lamento d'Arianna. Various Settings | The Consort of Musicke conductor: Anthony Rooley | LP: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1C 16516904-3 | |
| 1990 | Monteverdi: Madrigali | The Consort of Musicke conductor: Anthony Rooley | CD: Virgin 0833972 | |
| 2005 | Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de madrigali, 1614 | La Venexiana conductor: Claudio Cavina | CD: Glossa GCD920926 | |
| 2007 | Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de madrigali, 1614 | Delitiae Musicae conductor: Marco Longhini | CD: Naxos 8555312-13 | |
| 2008 | Monteverdi – Madrigali Libro V & VI | Nuove Musiche conductor: Krijn Koetsveld | CD: Brilliant Classics 93799 | |
| 2011 | Baroque Voices 47 – Monteverdi: Sixth Book of Madrigals | Concerto Italiano conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini | Naive Baroque Voices OP30522 |