amarcord – The Book of Madrigals

The a cappella ensemble amarcord presents magnificent compositions from the European Renaissance by Dowland, di Lasso, Gabrieli, Gesualdo, Josquin and many others.

Along with Hille Perl at the viola da gamba, the American lutenist Lee Santana and percussionist Michael Metzler, the ensemble met in the Venetia region of northern Italy. In the splendid Villa Godi, the first villa ever built by Renaissance star architect Andrea Palladio, they recorded a great variety of songs by John Dowland, Orlando di Lasso, Carlo Gesualdo di Venosa, Orazio Vecchi, Josquin des Préz, Luca Marenzio, Cipriano de Rore, Baldisserra Donato, Juan del Encina, Giovanni Gabrieli, Alonso de Alba, Heinrich Schütz, Adrian Willaert and Nicolas Gombert. The award-winning ensemble amarcord impresses not only with its extraordinary virtuosity but also its versatility and homogeneity. In combination with the upbeat percussion of Michael Metzler and the delicately refined performances of viol and lute from Hille Perl and Lee Santana, a magical mood emerges, illustrated with lyrical images of the Venetian countryside.

Ensemble amarcord: Wolfram Lattke (Tenor), Robert Pohlers (Tenor), Frank Ozimek (Baritone), Daniel Knauft (Bass), Holger Krause (Bass)

With: Hille Perl (viola da gamba), Lee Santana (lute, guitar), Michael Metzler (percussion)

Program:

John Dowland Come away, come, sweet love
Baldassare Donato Chi la gagliarda
Orazio Vecchi Rallegratevi meco from the madrigal comedy L’Amfiparnaso
Cipriano de Rore Ben qui si mostra il ciel
Giovanni Gabrieli Vagh’ amorosi
Juan del Encina Cucú, cucú, cucucú & Fatal la parte
Anonymus Tarantella del Gargano
Orlando di Lasso Toutes les nuitz
Carlo Gesualdo Io tacerò & In van dunque
Anonymus Quand je bois du vin clairet
Orlando di Lasso Lucia, celu
Alonso de Alba La tricotea
Orazio Vecchi Oh ecco il Capitano from the madrigal comedy L’Amfiparnaso
Orazio Vecchi Anchor ch’al parturire, Parody of Anchor che col partire
Orlando di Lasso Une puce j’ay dedans l’oreille
Heinrich Schütz Così morir debb’io
John Dowland Come again, sweet love doth now invite
Adrian Willaert Vecchie letrose
Nicolas Gombert Triste départ
Luca Marenzio Dura legge d’Amor Words by Petrarch
Orlando di Lasso Im Mayen hört man die Hanen krayen
Josquin des Prez Scaramella va alla guerra