Il genio dimenticato di Giovanni Legrenzi
PROGRAM
Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690)
La divisone del mondo (1675) « Chi mi tolse… Lumi potete piano » (acte III, scène 1)
Cantate e canzonette a voce sola opus 12 (1676) « Tanta fede e dove va »
Eteocle e Polinice (1675) « Pensero ch’ogn’ora » (acte I, scène 15)
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Diporti di Euterpe opus 7 (1659) « Lagrime mie », Lamento
Carlo Pallavicino (ca 1630-1688)
La Gerusalemme liberata (1687) « Per opra… Occhi chi non vi mira » (acte I, scène 10)
Giovanni Felice Sances (1600-1679)
Cantade, Libro II (1633) Accenti queruli
Capricci poetici (1649) Hor che chiarissime
Domenico Gabrielli (1659-1690)
Œuvres pour violoncelle et basse continue (extraits)
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Canzone pour violoncelle et basse continue (extraits)
CAST
Francesca Aspromonte, soprano
Emmanuel Jacques, cello
Christophe Rousset, harpsichord et direction
« Giovanni Legrenzi, born in Clusone, Lombardy, spent most of his career in Venice, fitting perfectly into this programme alongside other Venetian composers like Sances and Barbara Strozzi, who also published their works there. It was a time when laments about unrequited love were everywhere. Nothing strikes the heart more than these laments – they resonate deeply within us, capturing the simplicity of the human experience, a shared lingering ache.
The form is simple: a solo voice accompanied by basso continuo. Yet, the Italians, with their mastery of emotional expression, manage to convey intense feelings with nothing more than a single voice. We see this already with Monteverdi in Venice – no need for grand orchestras to dive into the depths of human passion. This is a musical journey through the City of the Doges, an immersion into the canals of intimate emotion, where each composer offers their own unique take on this universal sentiment. »
– Christophe Rousset