A Spanish Renaissance Song of Solomon
Cappella Mariana / Vojtěch Semerád
Looking forward to singing with my friends from Prague again! I have sung with Vojtech many times and our recording “Madrigali spirituali” (Phillippe de Monte, CD recorded and released in 2023) sounds great!
Love never sounded as beautiful as in the Song of Solomon. From the beginning, the Bible text was an analogy of the bond between man and God. Later, the exuberantly sung bride was equated with Mary. The poetry and richness of images of the Song of Songs have intoxicated numerous composers; Cappella Mariana discovered text settings in the oeuvres of Morales, Victoria and Guerrero, among others, that mix contrapuntal precision with madrigalistic expressiveness.
Programme:
Cristóbal de Morales Ave maris stella c1500-1553
Francisco Guerrero Trahe me post te 1528-1599
Tomás Luis de Victoria Nigra sum sed formosa 1548-1611
Francisco Guerrero Ego flos campi
Tomás Luis de Victoria Vadam et circuibo civitatem
Francisco Guerrero Surge, propera amica mea
Sebastián de Vivanco Veni dilecte mi c1551-1622
Rodrigo de Ceballos Hortus conclusus c1525/30-1581
Tomás Luis de Victoria Salve Regina a 8
Programme subject to change
Musicians:
Hana Blažíková, Lina Marcela López, Michaela Riener soprano
Tomáš Lajtkep, Ondřej Holub tenor
Martin Schicketanz baritone
Joel Frederiksen bass
Vojtěch Semerád artistic direction, tenor