EUROPA GALANTE, BOSTRIDGE & BIONDI
MONTEVERDI, D'INDIA, CASTELLO
Andrea Rognoni
Violin
Ernest Braucher
Viola
Alessandro Andriani
Violoncello
Patxi Montero
Viola da Gamba & Double Bass
Marta Graziolino
Harp
Giangiacomo Pinardi
Theorbo
Paola Poncet
Harpsichord & Organ
Fabio Biondi
Violin and Musical Direction
Ian Bostridge
Tenor
Dario Castello
Sonata XV
Dario Castello
Sonata XVI a 4
Claudio Monteverdi
Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Carlo Farina
Capriccio stravagante a 4 «Ein Kurtzweilig Quodlibet»
Henry Purcell
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Toccata per l’Elevazione from Fiori Musicali Op. 12
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Bergamasca from Fiori Musicali Op. 12
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Capriccio sopra la Girolmeta from Fiori Musicali Op. 12
Claudio Monteverdi
Tempro la cetra
The Italian ensemble Europa Galante, founded in 1990 by Fabio Biondi, is known for its performances of instrumental, vocal, and operatic repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. At the Pierre Boulez Saal, the musicians are joined by Ian Bostridge, one of today’s most stylistically versatile tenors, in works by Claudio Monteverdi and Henry Purcell that mark the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque era, including the dramatic madrigal Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. Also heard are instrumental pieces by Carlo Farina and Dario Castello.
Approximate running time: 1h 45m with one intermission
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10117 Berlin