The great Italian poet, scholar, and humanist Francesco Petrarca passed away 650 years ago. His poems were enormously popular with composers even centuries after his death, and we'll hear some highlights on this week's show, including music by Adrian Willaert, Cipriano de Rore, Monteverdi, and Orlando di Lasso. 

• Jacopo da Bologna    Non al suo amante    Palatino87
• Guillaume Dufay    Vergine Bella    Psallentes & Royal Wind Music
• Johannes Martini    Flos Virginum    Stimmwerck
• Philippe Verdelot    Italia Mia    Huelgas Ensemble
• Luca Marenzio    Solo e pensoso    Daedalus Ensemble
• Adrian Willaert    Amor Fortuna    Singer Pur
• Cipriano de Rore    Quel sempre acerbo    Blue Heron
• Claudio Monteverdi    Zefiro Torna    The King's Singers
• Claudio Monteverdi    O Ciechi, ciechi    Cantus Cölln
• Andreas Pevernage    La Vita Fugge    Utopia Ensemble
• Orlando di Lasso    La Vita Fugge    Cantus Cölln
• Andrea Gabrieli    I'vo piangendo    Weser Renaissance Bremen
• Orlando di Lasso    Matona mia cara    The Hilliard Ensemble
• Cipriano de Rore    Il mal mi preme    Blue Heron