VENETIAN MIRRORS
DURATION
+ 1:10
DISTRIBUTION
Instrumentalists
2 violins, 2 violas, cello, harpsichord/organ
In 2017, as part of the celebrations for Pierre Bartholomée's 80th birthday, a pair of pieces dedicated to Clematis were commissioned by the Festivals of Wallonia. Bartholomée's Toccata and Scena were included in a suite of Balli from Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo . The juxtaposition of Monteverdi's and Bartholomée's works generated considerable enthusiasm among both the musicians of Clematis and the audience.
It was from this initial experience that we conceived the creation of a program entirely dedicated to this interplay between 17th-century Italian compositions and their echoes, explored here also through the work of Michel Fourgon and Benoît Mernier, two composers who also have a very open perspective on early music. Michel Fourgon is also a professor of music history at the Liège Conservatory, and Benoît Mernier, as an organist, frequently engages with early music. Their creations are intimately linked, in various forms, to early compositions drawn from the works of Biagio Marini and Giovanni Legrenzi.
PROGRAM
Toccata - Pierre BARTHOLOMEE
Il Ballo delle Ingrate - Claudio MONTEVERDI
Sinfonia grave * - Benoît MERNIER
Entrata & Balletto ** - Biagio MARINI
Capriccio dopo il Balletto * - Benoît MERNIER
Gagliarda & Corrente ** - Biagio MARINI
Sonata dopo Corrente * - Benoît MERNIER
Retirata ** - Biagio MARINI
Passacaglio
(Introduzione – Prima parte – Seconda parte – Terza parte) - Biagio MARINI
Intermezzo sopra il Passacaglio * - Benoît MERNIER
Finale del Passacaglio - Biagio MARINI
*Benoît MERNIER, Quattro intermezzi
(Omagio a Biagio MARINI)
** Biagio MARINI : Balletto secondo
Sonata La Marinona - Giovanni LEGRENZI
La Marinona (Commentaire 1) * - Michel FOURGON
Balleto primo - Giovanni LEGRENZI
Alemanda (Commentaire 2)* - Michel FOURGON
Corrente terza - Giovanni LEGRENZI
Corrente (Commentaire 3)* - Michel FOURGON
Balletto secondo - Giovanni LEGRENZI
Ciacona (Avant-propos)* - Michel FOURGON
Corente nona (Ciacona) - Giovanni LEGRENZI
*Michel Fourgon, Commentary