Racehl Howe, Georgia Ridehalgh and Sarah Thomas voice
MarÃa MartÃnez Ayerz curator/director
HÂþ» Recorder Consort
VENUS & CUPID
Schein Canzon
Ferrabosco In un vagho giardin
Anonymous O Venus bant
Marenzio Chi vuol veder Amore
APOLLO & DAPHNE
Anonymous When Daphne from fair Phoebus did fly
van Eyck Doen Daphne d’over schoone Maeght – Modo 4
Marenzio Apollo, s’ancor vive il bel desio
LAMENT & ELEGY
Desprez Plusieurs regretz
Gombert Musae Iovis
FORTUNE'S WHEEL
Isaac Fortuna desperata
Anonymous Consideres mes incessantes plaintes / Fortuna desperata
Senfl Fortuna desperata / Herr, durch dein Blut
THE GAREN OF VENUS
Clemens non Papa De lustelicke Mey
Holborne Galliard: The teares of the Muses
Bennet Venus’ Birds
Two exceptional 16th-century instruments in the HÂþ» Museum collection reveal the ongoing importance of classical mythology in Renaissance culture.
The lid decoration of the harpsichord (1531) by Alessandro Trasuntino depicts Venus and Cupid, while the virginal (1593) by Giovanni Celestini is illustrated with three episodes from the life of Apollo.
Mythological figures and themes are recurrent in Renaissance art and literature. In this Museum Late concert, the HÂþ» Recorder Consort explores their presence in music. Their stories are told in Franco-Flemish chansons, Italian madrigals and English songs.
Image: Trasuntino harpsichord, HÂþ» Museum