Early Music

Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI

Le Nuove Musiche: The Baroque Revolution in Europe (1560–1660)

HESPÈRION XXI
Xavier Díaz-Latorre, guitar and theorbo
Andrew Lawrence-King, arpa doppia
Philipe Pierlot, bass and soprano viola da gamba
Xavier Puertas, violone
David Mayoral, percussion
Jordi Savall, director

Soprano viola da gamba, Anonymous Italian, c. 1500
7-string bass viola da gamba, Barak Norman, London, 1697

RUFFO

Capricci in musica a tre voci (Milan, 1564)
La Gamba – La Disperata – La Piva

CAVALIERI

Rappresentatione di Anima, et di Corpo (Rome, 1600)
Sinfonia

La Pellegrina: Intermedii et concerti (Siena, 1589)
Ballo del Granduca

HUME

Captain Humes Poeticall Musicke (London, 1607)
The Lady Sussex delight
The Spirit of Gambo
The Lord Dewys favoret
The Earle of Pembrookes Galiard

ANONYMOUS

Greensleeves to a Ground

SCHEIDT

Ludi Musici (1621)
Galliard Battaglia, SSWV 59

FRESCOBALDI

Il primo libro delle canzoni a una, due, tre, e quattro voci (Rome, 1628)
Canzona decimasettima detta la Diodata, a due bassi, F 8.18a
Canzona decimaterza, detta la Bianchina, a due canti, F 8.14a

KAPSBERGER

Libro terzo d’intavolatura di chitarrone (Rome, 1626)
Toccata – Fantasia

DE SELMA E SALAVERDE

Canzoni, fantasie et correnti da suonar (Venice, 1638)
Susanna passegiatta per basso solo et basso continuo

FALCONIERO

Il primo libro di canzone, sinfonie, fantasie, capricci, brandi, correnti, gagliarde, alemane, volte (Naples, 1650)

Tiple à tre: Folias echas para mi Señora Doña Tarolilla de Carallenos
Canzona: L’Eroica a tre – Ciaccona

VALENTE

Gallarda Napolitana

Time traveler, globe-trotting adventurer, tireless scholar, virtuoso performer, visionary ensemble leader—Jordi Savall is a gift to us all. Joined by his legendary early-music ensemble Hespèrion XXI, the Cal Performances favorite explores 100 years of history through music in this fascinating new program. The artists travel between the courts and courtyards of Naples, Venice, Rome, Milan, and London, performing works by Emilio de’ Cavalieri, Vincenzo Ruffo, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Andrea Falconiero, and others. We may not know exactly where Savall will lead us as he mines the past for treasures that illuminate new connections between historic people and places, cultures, and movements, but we are always thrilled to come along for the ride. “At this stage of a varied and luminous career, each new risk taken by Mr. Savall—and each moment that he and his ensemble are playing—can still feel like a cultural experience worth the journey” (The New York Times).

Major support for this performance is provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation.

Apr 12, 2024, 8pm
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Apr 12, 2024, 8pm
Add to Calendar 04/12/2024 08:00 pm 04/12/2024 09:30 pm America/Los_Angeles Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI 2324 https://calperformances.org/events/2023-24/early-music/jordi-savall-and-hesprrion-xxi-2324/ First Congregational Church
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