Jordi Savall, La Capella Reial de Catalunya, and Hespèrion XXI
The Tears and the Fire of the Muses
Berkeley audiences adore Jordi Savall for his limitless curiosity, supreme musicality, and remarkable gift of connecting people, places, and eras through fascinating repertoire. In his latest program, the musical polymath and virtuoso viol player traces the influence of Claudio Monteverdi—innovative composer, opera pioneer, and brilliant music theorist—through his sacred and secular works, as well as those of John Dowland, Anthony Holborne, Samuel Scheidt, and Giacomo de Gorzanis in England, Germany, and Italy. This season marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Savall’s esteemed early-music ensemble Hespèrion XXI, joined here by the glorious vocalists of La Capella Reial de Catalunya.
Major support for this performance is provided by The Bernard Osher Foundation.
| SCHEIDT | Paduan & Courant Dolorosa Cantus V-IX |
| MONTEVERDI | Lamento d’Arianna a 5 (VI Libro, 1614) |
| HOLBORNE | [Pavin] Paradizo The teares of the Muses [Galliard] |
| MONTEVERDI | Sestina “Lagrima d’Amante al Sepolcro dell’Amata” a 5 (VI Libro, 1614) |
| DOWLAND | Lacrimæ tristes [Pavan] M. Nicholas Gryffith his Galiard |
| MONTEVERDI | Qui rise Tirsi Madrigal Concertato à 5 (VI Libro, 1614) |
| HOLBORNE | [Pavin] Bona Speranza |
| DE GORZANIS | [Gallarda] La Barca d’Amore |
| MONTEVERDI | Tirsi e Clori. Ballo Concertato con voci e istrumenti a 5 |
The Program Book will be available approximately one week before the performance.