I Fagiolini’s name has become synonymous with wonderful performances of the musical glories of the Italian High Renaissance
The group has created musical waves wherever it has performed around the world and its recordings are renowned. Monteverdi – The Other Vespers disc for Decca in 2017 was highly acclaimed. They were winners of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Ensemble Award in 2005.
I Fagiolini offer a programme of sublime vocal music to take your breath away. Exquisite miniatures by Monterverdi serve as preparation for a musical summary of varied English partsong by Tomkins, Ravenscroft, Purcell, Vaughan Williams and Adrian Williams. A racy French account of a stag hunt (with sound effects) by Janequin is followed by similar histrionics from Cathy Berberian’s strip cartoon monody four hundred years later. Britten’s set of modern madrigals mix humour into the medieval depiction, while the subtle wit of Flanders & Swann might perhaps educate a new generation in gentle British satire!
Date
Friday 28th September, 7.30pm
Tickets:
£20 / £18 concessions
