An educational programme featuring early music.
Like today, musicians in the Renaissance and Baroque era travelled around the world to perform and to make a living. In today’s programme, you will hear the music of five composers. All five of them were born in Italy, but their careers were launched elsewhere.
Nicola Matteis
*oil on canvas
G. Kneller F / 1682
Nicola Matteis (fl ca 1670 – na 1713)
1 Suite in A major.
– I Allemanda presto
– II Aria con divisioni allegro
– III Courante
– IV Fuga prestissimo
– V Sarabanda amorosa adagio
Hélène Schmitt, violin; Gaetano Nasillo, cello; Eric Bellocq, guitar and theorbo; Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, harpsichord and organ
(CD: Ayrs for the violin. Alpha ALPHA 141, 2009)
Carlo Farina (ca 1604 – 1639)
2 Canzon detta la Marina a 2
3 Sonata detta la Farina a 2
Clematis Ensemble Clematis conducted by Stéphanie de Failly (violin) and Leonardo García-Alarcón (harpsichord and organ)
CD: Capriccio stravagante & sonate. Ricercar RIC 285, 2009)
Vincenzo Bertolusi (? -1608)
4 Regina caeli
5 Osculetur me osculo
6 Ego flos campi
The Sixteen conducted by Eamonn Dougan
(CD: The blossoming vine – Italian maestri in Poland. Coro COR 16123, 2014)
Pietro Antonio Fiocco (1653 – 1714)
7 Sonata in C major for recorder and basso continuo
– I Adagio
– II Presto
– III Adagio
– IV Presto
Wieland Kuijken, cello; Richte van der Meer, cello; Kris Verhelst, harpsichord; Peter van Heyghen, recorder
(CD: Lamentations / Sonata for recorder & basso continuo. Etcetera KTC 1544, 2017, original 2001)
Francesco Barsanti
Francesco Barsanti (1690 – 1772)
8 Concerto grosso voor horns timpani and strings in D major, opus 3 nr 4
– I Allegro
– II Adagio
– III Minuet
Auser Musici conducted by Carlo Ipata
(CD: Francesco Barsanti – Concerti grossi op. III. Tactus TC 690201, 2003/2014)
In addition:
Francesco Barsanti
9 Where Helen lies
10 Dumbarton’s drums
11 The lass of Peatie’s mill
Duo al Dente
(CD: The Food of Love. Danacord DACOCD 547, 2000)
