Music at the Farnese Court

Program: #24-22   Air Date: May 27, 2024

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The wonderful Alamire Foundation’s latest release has the Ratas del Viejo Mundo ensemble sharing music from 16th century Parma, noting the collaboration of Flemish and Italian musicians.

Note: All of the music on the program came from the recording Music at the Farnese Court in Renaissance Parma featuring the Ratas del Viejo Mundo directed by Flores de Rucker. It is on the Pasacaille label and is recording 1138. It is one of the projects supported by the Alamire Foundation:

https://www.alamirefoundation.org/en/

Parma had already been an important musical centre since the Middle Ages, but it was in the middle of the 16th century that the city reached a highpoint as a leading musical centre. Two significant events sparked the rise of its music scene: the marriage of Margaret of Parma and Ottavio Farnese, and the granting of the title of Duke of Parma to Ottavio’s father, Pier Luigi. At the Farnese court, Flemish musicians like Cipriano de Rore, Josquin Persoens, and Gottfried Palmarts made a name for themselves, influencing the development of instrumental music and contributing to the genre of madrigals.

Experience the richness of Parma’s musical heritage with this release, featuring works by these legendary composers and their Italian contemporaries.

  • Cipriano De Rore / Girolamo Dalla Casa / Orazio Bassani Lo canterei d’amor si novamente
  • Lorenzini Del Liuto Branle
  • Pietro Pontio Urbs beata Jerusalem
  • Fabrizio Dentice Amor che degg’io far; Volta de Spagna
  • Claudio Merulo Dunque fia ver dicea che mi convegna; Ingiustissimo Amor, perche si raro; La Pazza; Sa questo altier ch’io l’amo e ch’io l’adoro
  • Giaches De Wert Il dolce sonno mi promise pace; Amor io fallo e veggio il mio fallire
  • Santino Garsi Da Parma Ballo del Serenissimo Duca di Parma
  • Gottfried Palmarts Gloria
  • Josquino Persoens Nell’aria in questi di
  • Giorgio Mainerio La Fiamenga
  • Cipriano De Rore / Girolamo Dalla Casa Qual’e piu grande o amore