In nocte consilium - the night brings counsel. Poets have always found the night to be a time of appeasement; for astronomers it is a long-awaited moment to observe the stars and planets. Mystics, however, have spent entire nights searching for the enigmatic signs of a divine presence. This programme forms a journey from dusk to dawn and guides us through various nights as described by several composers of the 16th century: we travel from hope to absence, from the sweetness of love’s dream to the chills of eternal night; the clear light of the moon nonetheless guides lovers to their reunion and our journey ends in the light of the first rays of the sun. Janequin, Lassus, Palestrina, Guerrero and their Franco-Flemish, Italian and Spanish colleagues lead us as we explore these nights, sometimes dark and terrifying, sometimes radiant with starlight, tranquil, and filled with love.
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Works:
•anon.: Aý Luna
• anon.: Estas noches a tan largas
• Crecquillon: Si pour amans la lune est importune
• Crecquillon: Toutes les nuyctz
• Josquin: Et trop penser, NJE 27.9
• Guerrero, Francisco: Si la noche haze escura
• Janequin: Toutes les nuictz
• Lassus: La nuit froide et sombre
• Lassus: Toutes les Nuitz
• Lennon & McCartney: Blackbird
• Manchicourt: Voiez le jour
• Paladin: Fantaisie II
• Paladin: Fantasia III
• Paladin: Fantasia IV
• Palestrina: Che non fia che giamai dal cor si sgombri
• Palestrina: Deh, hor foss'io col vago della luna
• Pisador: Si la noche haze escura
• Tromboncino: Tu dormi
• Vasquez, J: Salga la luna
• Verdelot: O dolce nocte