Shadow & Splendour
Italian and English 17th Century Programme for 2 Violin, 2 Gambas & B.C.
Shadow & Splendour draws out the dramatic contrasts between 17th-century England and Italy—two cultures whose music reveals starkly different temperaments. The first half delves into the shadowed beauty of English consort music: introspective, poised, and intricately crafted by Lawes, Jenkins, Locke, and Purcell. After the interval, Italian composers take the stage with dazzling brilliance—Legrenzi, Merula, and Castello bring rhythmic fire and expressive daring, culminating in Farina’s theatrical Capriccio Stravagante. Bellot Ensemble invites you into a world where solemn grace meets vibrant spectacle—two voices, one rich musical tapestry.
Programme
William Lawes - The Royall Consort - Sett No. 5
Richard Mino - Pavan à 5 - No. 2
John Jenkins - Fantasia à 5 - No. 3
Matthew Locke - Consort of four parts - Suite 3
Henry Purcell - Fantasia Upon One Note à 5
Interval
Giovanni Legrenzi - La Cetra - Sonata sesta a quattro
Tarquinio Merula - Il primo libro delle canzoni a quattro voci - ‘La Lusignuola’
Dario Castello - Sonate concertate in stil moderno, libro secondo - Sonata decima quinta
Carlo Farina - Pavana, gagliarda, corenta libro secondo - Capriccio Stravagante à 4
Personnel
Edmund Taylor - Violin
Maxim Del Mar - Violin
Nathan Giorgetti - Viola da Gamba
Lucine Musaelian - Viola da Gamba
Daniel Murphy - Theorbo, Lute & Baroque Guitar
Matthew Brown - Harpsichord & Chamber Organ