D’India, Lamenti & Sospiri

India, Lamenti&Sospiri, Mariana Flores, Leonardo García Alarcón, Quito Gato, La Roque d'Anthéron, Abbaye de Silvacane, Cappella Mediterranea

Leonardo García Alarcón brings us a programme that showcases the most beautiful monodies of Sigismondo d’India, the undisputed master of the genre, featuring the sublime voices of Mariana Flores and Julie Roset.

“This is music that we must reflect on and savour in an almost philosophical way, like an incursion into the depths of human emotion. Under the hand of Sigismondo d’India, this return to silence is almost a pathway to purification, in the deepest sense of the word. It is a precious gift in the aftermath of the silent world that was imposed upon us in 2020.”
Leonardo García Alarcón

Monodies for one and two voices

Sigismondo D’India (c. 1582-1629) had an extraordinary career as a musician-courtier in Italy. The expressive power of his music made him one of the greatest musical figures of his time. His five books of accompanied monodies, published between 1609 and 1623, are among the most innovative and interesting in the genre. They display all the uniqueness of this avant-garde repertoire, which left its mark in the history of music in Europe at a time when it was valued above all other forms of musical expression. Rendered sublime by the voices of Mariana Flores and Julie Roset, this hauntingly soothing programme invites introspection and contemplation.

Prochaines dates

Programme

Jacques Arcadelt (1507-1568)

Vostra fui e sarò

Sigismondo d’India (c. 1582-1629)

Ardo, lassa, o non
Mercè! grido piangendo
Un di soletto
Piangono al pianger
Odi quel rosignolo
Voi che ascoltate in rime sparse
Io viddi in terra angelici costumi
La tra ‘l sangue e le morti
Pallidetta qual viola
Mentre che ‘l cor
Su su prendi la cetra o Pastore

Francesco Cavalli (1602-1676)

Dimmi, Amor, che

Castello

Sonata

Performance running time: approx. 2 hours

Artists

Mariana Flores, Soprano
Julie Roset (Dijon – March 2023), Soprano
Gwendoline Blondeel (Namur – february 2024), Soprano

Mónica Pustilnik, Lute
Quito Gato, Theorbo
Marina Bonetti, Harp
Margaux Blanchard, Viola da gamba

Leonardo García Alarcón, Direction, organ and harpsichord

Album

India, Lamenti&Sospiri, Julie Roset, La Roque d'Anthéron, Abbaye de Silvacane, Cappella Mediterranea

India, Lamenti&Sospiri, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, Margaux Blanchard, Viole de Gambe, La Roque d'Anthéron, Abbaye de Silvacane, Cappella Mediterranea

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Our partners

Recorded at Cordon church in September 2020 for Ricercar.
This recording was sponsored by Société Générale’s Mécénat Musical.

The “Sigismondo d’India et les Grands maîtres vénitiens” concert at the Festival Musique & Nature in Bauge (20 July 2021) and the Sigismondo d’India concert-lecture with Jorge Moralès, author of “Sigismondo d’India et ses mondes”, in Cordon (19 September 2020) were sponsored by the Caisse d’Epargne Rhône Alpes.