Sweet memory of joy, so fulfilled, O happy age that brings such cheerfulness to light....

Emma-Lisa Roux and Joel Frederiksen / Photo: Gregory Wang

"Doulce mémoire" - so begins Pierre Sandrin's four-part chanson on an epigram sometimes attributed to Clément Marot, but more likely penned by François I, King of France (1494-1547). Sandrin's chanson was one of the most popular of the Renaissance and served Orlando di Lasso as the basis for a parody mass as well as countless instrumental variations, including solo intabulations for lute. In this concert, we will take an in-depth look at 16th-century chansons, from the first printed chansons in lute tablature, published by Pierre Attaingnant in 1529, to the exquisitely composed airs de cour (court songs) of Pierre Guédron around 1600.

Performers:: Emma-Lisa Roux - soprano, lute | Giovanna Baviera - mezzo, viola da gamba | Sven Schwannberger - flute, lute, tenor | Joel Frederiksen - bass, lute, conductor

1st concert of the subscription series XVI: "Between Mars and Venus".

Pre-concert lecture: 2 p.m.

We would like to thank the Bavarian National Museum, the District of Upper Bavaria, the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and Art for their support of this series.

Giovanna Baviera