Miserere: Allegri versus MacMillan

Probably the best-known piece ever written for the Sistine Chapel is the nine-part Miserere by Gregorio Allegri. Mainly due to its persevering mysteriousness, the piece achieved a near mythical status during the course of the 18th century. It was officially forbidden to spread copies of it. The 14-year-old Mozart was so impressed by it after a visit to Rome that he committed the piece to paper from memory. This Miserere however unjustifiably places Allegri’s other compositions in the shadows. The Sixteen delves therefore into all of Allegri’s oeuvre as an example of the Sistine repertoire in the early 17th century. At AMUZ’s request the British composer James MacMillan wrote a new Miserere for the Sistine Chapel, with Allegri’s version as starting point and source of inspiration. In this manner the musically rather uninteresting centuries of the Sistine Chapel between Allegri and today are bridged with a single effort.

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Online from 10.00 a.m., with an introduction by Harry Christophers and a cri de coeur from Philip Heylen

28 August, 2020 10:00

Performer

The Sixteen

Magdalena degna da laudare – Anonymous, from Laudario di Cortona

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Online from 22.00 p.m., with an impression by Elise Simoens

28 August, 2020 22:00

A Selection from Monteverdi’s Third Madrigal Book

Peter Kooij and his Sette Voci bring a selection from Monteverdi’s third madrigal book, particularly expressive music.

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Online from 10.00 a.m., with an introduction by Ignace Bossuyt and a cri de coeur from Ben Van Beneden

29 August, 2020 10:00

Performer

Sette Voci

Aime qui vouldra

Anna Danilevskaia and Sollazzo Ensemble are continuing their exploration of the Leuven Chansonnier. All the chansons in this programme can be found in the manuscript. Some of them do not occur in any other manuscript, whereas others are successful songs in mediaeval repertoire that can also be found in other manuscripts.

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Live@AMUZ without audience, online from 20.00 p.m. & broadcast on Klara

29 August, 2020 20:00

Performer

Sollazzo Ensemble

Magnificat à 3, 4 & 6 – Robert White (c. 1538-1574)

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Online from 22.00 p.m., with an impression by Robin Steins

29 August, 2020 22:00

Motets by Giaches de Wert

Firmly entrenched in Italy as a Franco-Flemish composer, de Wert conspicuously influenced his younger contemporary Claudio Monteverdi. De Wert’s oeuvre spans the transition from Renaissance to early Baroque, and like Monteverdi he earned great acclaim in both composition styles. The early motets that Stile Antico selected for this concert demonstrate de Wert’s masterly command of counterpoint.

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Online from 10.00 a.m., with an introduction by Katelijne Schiltz and a cri de coeur from Francesca Vanthielen

30 August, 2020 10:00

Performer

Stile Antico