Program: #12-09🎁 Air Date: Feb 20, 2012
More motets from Palestrina and the less-often heard sacred works by Girolamo Frescobaldi.
This program is Free for all, thanks to this generous Preservation Grant:
Preservation of this program is made possible by a generous grant from Jeff Smathers.
Next: ⮞ #12-10 🔒👑The Secular 16th century
Spotlight on the Netherlands
We continue our long and fruitful association with our partners at Radio Netherlands in presenting a series of concerts from the 2011 Holland Festival of Early Music at Utrecht. We direct listeners to their web site, which will provide more in-depth information about the music and performers we hear as well as more information about the festival:
The primary theme for 2011 was a celebration of Rome: The Eternal City.
VIII. Concerto Palatino, Bruce Dickey, director
- GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA (1525-1594): Ad te levavi oculos ("I lift up my eyes unto Thee")
- Anon.: Madre non mi far monaca ("Mother, do not send me to the convent")
- GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643): Partite sopra la Monica
- FRESCOBALDI: O Jesu mi dulcissimo ("O, my sweetest Jesus, I worship you")
- FRESCOBALDI: Canzon sesta à 2
- FRESCOBALDI: Jesu Rex admirabilis ("Jesus, noble King and wondrous Conqueror")
- OTTAVIO BARGNANI (c.1570-after 1627): Canzon sopra la Monica à 5
- PALESTRINA: O Bone Jesu ("O gentle Jesus, have mercy on us")
- PALESTRINA: Nigra sum ("I am dark and comely")
- PALESTRINA: Lauda Sion slavatorem ("Zion, lift up thy voice and sing"
- FRESCOBALDI: Missa à 8 sopra l'aria della Monica: Introit; Kyrie; Gloria
Next: ⮞ #12-10 🔒👑The Secular 16th century
Composer Info
GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI (1583-1643), GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA (1525-1594), OTTAVIO BARGNANI (c.1570-after 1627)
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