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La Pellegrina

Hannah French sets the scene on some of the great music composed as incidental music to the 1579 play "La Pellegrina" or "The Pilgrim Woman".

Including work by the composers Francesco Corteccia, Emilio de Cavalieri, Christofano Malvezzi, Luca Marenzio
Matthias Werrecore and Jacopo Peri.

59 minutes

Music Played

  • Emilio de' Cavalieri

    Aria di Fiorenza

    Ensemble: Scherzi Musicali.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
  • Francesco Corteccia

    Ballo di satri et baccante

    Ensemble: Schola Jacopo da Bologna. Ensemble: Studio di Musica Rinascimentale di Palermo. Ensemble: Centre de Musique Ancienne de Genevre. Director: Gabriel Garrido.
    • TACTUS.
  • Antonio Archilei

    Dalle piu alte sfere

    Singer: Emma Kirkby. Ensemble: Taverner Players. Director: Andrew Parrott.
    • ERATO.
  • Cristofano Malvezzi

    Dolcissime sirene

    Ensemble: Zefiro Torna.
    • ETCETERA.
  • Luca Marenzio

    Sinfonia a 5; Belle ne fe' natura; Chi dal delfino

    Choir: Capriccio Stravagante. Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante. Choir: Collegium Vocale Gent. Director: Skip Sempé.
    • PARADIZO.
  • Matthias Hermann Werrecore

    Sinfonia

    Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble. Director: Paul Van Nevel.
    • Sony Music Distribution.
  • Giulio Caccini

    Io che dal ciel cader farei la luna

    Performer: Thomas Dunford. Singer: Anna Reinhold.
    • ALPHA.
  • Giovanni de' Bardi

    Miseri habitator a 5

    Choir: Taverner Consort. Director: Andrew Parrott.
    • ERATO.
  • Jacopo Peri

    Dunque fra torbid'onde - echo aria

    Singer: Stephan MacLeod. Singer: Eitan Sorek. Singer: Harry Van Berne. Ensemble: Huelgas Ensemble. Director: Paul Van Nevel.
    • Sony Music Distribution.
  • Jacopo Peri

    Cruda morte, hai! Pur potesti

    Singer: Françoise Masset. Ensemble: Les Arts Baroques. Director: Mireille Podeur.
    • MAGUELONE.
  • Jacopo Peri

    Euridice: 'Cruda morte, hai! Pur potesti' (Chorus, First Ninfa)

    Singer: Françoise Masset. Ensemble: Les Arts Baroques. Director: Mireille Podeur.
    • Maguelone.
  • Cristofano Malvezzi

    Dal vago e bel sereno a 6 "La Pellegrina"

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Director: Raphaël Pichon.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Emilio de' Cavalieri

    O che nuovo miracolo a 5, a 3 "La Pellegrina"

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Director: Raphaël Pichon.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Matthew Locke

    The Tempest: The first musicke - introduction and galliard

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
    • TELDEC.
  • Franz Liszt

    Pastorale (Années de pèlerinage I)

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Feb 2020 14:00
  • Sun 24 Oct 2021 14:00

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