sa 24 aug / 17.00 Pieterskerk
sa 24 aug / 15.00
A € 21 / € 19 / € 10
Lutherse Kerk
B € 18 / € 16 / € 10
A € 21 / € 19 / € 10 B € 18 / € 16 / € 10
order number 08
Egidius Kwartet / Peter de Groot
order number 07
Le Jardin Secret
Lassus in time of crisis
Musical solace for a king in exile
Orlando di Lasso saw his carefree existence come to an end as the imperium of his employer Duke Albrecht of Bavaria collapsed between 1575 and 1580. This left its mark on Lassus’s work. An edition issued by the publisher Berg in 1577 reveals the effects of the necessary cutbacks, featuring two-part motets, in a period when five- and sixvoice motets were the norm. However, Lassus would not be Lassus if the quality of his music were to suffer as a result. The Egidius Kwartet presents chansons, German songs, madrigals and motets, all dating from around 1577.
Following the invasion by William of Orange the English king James II lost his throne, although it was said that he regained his soul in doing so. He no doubt suffered great humiliation living in exile as a guest of the French King Louis XIV; however, music may have brought him some solace. Le Jardin Secret plays the Italian music familiar to the Stuarts in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, as well as the newly composed French repertoire of the period. Thus Campra, Visée, Charpentier and Carissimi will join forces in this concert. 37