Early Delights, an hour of early music on Sunday. Special delights from the Middle Ages up and to High Baroque. The Song of Songs put to music.
The Song of Songs, or Shir’ Hashirim, or Canticum Canticorum, is one of the books from the Old Testament. The theme of the Song of Songs is the love between bridegroom, Solomon, and his bride.
Many composers set parts of the Song of Songs to music. That is why we can play several works with this theme.
Isaac Posch (? – 1622?)
From Cantiones Sacrae/ Harmonia Concertans:
1. Surge, propera amica mea
2. Vulnerasti cor meum
Salzburger Hofmusik conducted by Wolfgang Branner
(CD CPO 999374-2)
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
3. Ego dormio, et cor meum vigilat
4. Ego Flos campi
Concerto Italiano conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini. Elisa Franzetti, soprano; Sergio Foresti, bass. Claudio Cavina, alto
(CD Opus 111 OPS 3081)
Pandolfi Mealli (1630-1670)
From Violin sonatas (1660):
5. La Cesta (opus 3 no 2)
Andrew Manze, violin; Richard Egarr, harpsichord; Fred Jacobs, theorbo
(CD Channel Classics CCS 5894)
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1525-1594)
6. Motet: Sicut lilium inter spinas
7. Missa Sicut Lilium inter spinas:
Kyrie – Gloria- Credo – Sanctus and Benedictus – Agnus Dei
Tallis Scholars conducted by Peter Philips
(CD Gimell CDGIM 020)
Supplement:
Giovanni Bassano (na 1550-1617)
8. Tota Pulchra es, Diminuzione a soprano e basso sul motetto di Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (instr.)
Musica Concertiva
(Supraphon 112157-2 131)
