A Sunday hour with early music goodies.
In the Early days most composers were employed by a church, by a municipal government or by a sovereign. Though there were also sovereigns who were quite good composers themselves. Today we present works by four of those sovereigns.
Henry III, Duke of Brabant (1231-1261)
1 Amours m’est ou cuer entrée
2 Se chascuns del monde savoit
3 Biau Gilebert dites s’il vous agree
4 L’autrier estoie montés
Graindelavoix conducted by Björn Schmelzer
(CD: Poissance d’amours – Mystiques, moines et ménestrels en Brabant au XIIIe siècle. Glossa GCD P32103, 2008)
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse (1572-1632)
5 Ich ruffe zu dem Herren a 12
6 Eia age laetemur a 8
7 Se’l pensier che mi strugge a 4
8 Amor ed io si pien di meraviglia a 4
Weser Renaissance conducted by Manfred Cordes
(CD: Moritz Landgraf von Hessen – Sacred & Secular Works. CPO 777 661-2, 2014)
Leopold I of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor (1640-1705)
9 Motetto de septem doloribus Beatae Mariae Virginis: “Vertatur in luctum cythara nostra”
Capella Murensis and Les Cornets Noirs conducted by Johannes Strobl
(CD: Paradisi gloria – Sacred music by emperor Leopold I. Audite 97.540, 2016)
Frederick II, King of Prussia (1712-1786)
10 Sonata no 261 for flute and basso continuo in F major
– Grave
– Staccato
– Allegro di molte
– Tempo giusto
Mary Oleskiewicz, flute. Balázs Máté, violoncello. David Schulenberg, fortepiano
(CD: Seven flute sonatas. Hungaroton HCD 32698, 2011)
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse (1572-1632)
11 Paduana del molto valeroso sigr
12 Pavana Malinconia
13 Pavana della signora Elisabetha
Weser Renaissance conducted by Manfred Cordes
(CD: Moritz Landgraf von Hessen – Sacred & Secular Works. CPO 777 661-2, 2014)
On highlighted picture: Frederik II de Grote