Abbiamo già incontrato più volte il maggiore musicista inglese, Henry Purcell (1659-1695), il quale, morto a soli trentasei anni, ha lasciato un patrimonio incomparabile di composizioni sacre e profane. Sebbene Purcell avesse presenti i modelli della musica italiana del suo tempo, le sue composizioni presentano uno stile molto personale, influenzato anche dalla musica popolare inglese. In questa serata proponiamo l’ascolto di una scelta delle sue composizoni strumentali e vocali, di cui diamo qui di seguito l’elenco:
01 Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: I. Allegro
02 Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: II. Adagio
03 Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: III. Allegro
04 The Married Beau: Overture
05 “Come ye sons of art”, Z. 323: II. Ritornello & Chorus
06 “Come ye sons of art”, Z. 323: III. Sound the Trumpet
07 Saul and the Witch of Endor, Z. 134: “In guilty night”
08 The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act 3: Adagio 22:55
09 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: “Fairest Isle” (Venus)
10 Upon a quiet Conscience, Z. 184: “Close thine eyes and sleep secure”
11 Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: “Thy hand, Belinda…When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
12 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: “Man that is born of a woman”
13 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: March
14 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: Canzona
15 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: “In the midst of life we are in death”
16 Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: “Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts”
17 Abdelazer, Z. 570: Rondeau
18 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: “Come if you dare”
19 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: “What power art thou” (Cold Genius)
20 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: “Great Love, I know thee now” (Cold Genius)
21 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: “See, see, we assemble” (Chorus)
22 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: “Sound a parley” (Cupid, Cold Genius, Chorus)
23 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
24 King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Passacaglia (How happy their lover)
25 Prophetess or the history of Dioclesian Z.627: “Triumph, triumph, victorious love”
Buon ascolto.
Massimo Lapponi O.S.B. 