Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

Donald Macleod surveys the life of Girolamo Frescobaldi and the
musical spectacle of Rome


Girolamo Frescobaldi established the keyboard style that would
dominate Europe in the Baroque era. His life throws a light on
the nepotism and patronage at the heart of Italy in the 17th
century, and how it created extraordinary music and spectacle....
breaking the bank in the process. Donald Macleod and his guest
Robert Quinney, Director of the Choir of New College, Oxford,
explore Frescobaldi's story alongside some of the other great
musicians of his time, who fell into his orbit.


Music Featured:


Partite Sopra Ciaccona Canzona Terza a 2 Fantasia prima, sopra un
soggietto Fantasia undecima, sopra quattro soggietti Luzzaschi:
Aura soave Luzzaschi: Sacrarum Cantionum, Book 1: Deus tu scis
insipientiam meam Toccate e partite d'intavolatura di cimbalo et
organo, Book 1: Toccata nona (arr. for double harp) Il secondo
libro di toccate canzone, versi d'hinni, Magnificat, gagliarde,
correnti: Toccata prima Canzon terza Partite sopra L'Aria della
Romanesca Peter Philips: Salve Regina William Byrd: Pavan and
Galliard (from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, Nos. 174-5) Giunt’e
pur lidia il mio S’io miro in te, m’uccidi Toccate e partite
d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo, libro primo: Toccata ottava
Arie musicali per cantarsi, Book 2: Vanne, o carta amorosa
Partite Sopra Ciaccona - Corrente Fantasia prima, sopra un
soggietto Fantasia seconda, sopra un soggietto solo Francesco
Soriano: Missa Nos autem gloriari oportet: Gloria Giovanni
Pierluigi da Palestrina: Tu es Petrus a 6 Messa della Domenica:
Canzon post il Comune;Bergamasca Toccate e partite d'intavolatura
di cimbalo et organo, libro primo: Toccata quarta; Balletto prima
Toccata no. 10 in D Minor Stefano Landi: La morte d'Orfeo, Op 2
(excerpt) Arie musicali, Book 2: No 19, Vanne, o carta amorosa
Arie musicali, Book 2: No 18, Ti lascio, anima mia Jacques
Arcadelt: Madrigali, Book 1: Ahime, dov'è'l bel viso: Madrigali,
Book 1: Ancidetemi pur, grievi martiri Ancidetemi pur d'Archadelt
passeggiato Johann Hieronymous Kapsberger: I pastori di
Bettelemme (excerpt): Arie musicali per cantarsi, Book 1: Così mi
disprezzate (Aria di passacaglia) Canzona duodecima detta la
Todeschina Stefano Landi: Il sant'alessio (excerpt) Johann Jakob
Froberger: Suite (Partita) No. 30 in A Minor, FbWV 630 Marco
Marazzoli: Dialogo fra Rosinda ed Olindo Missa sopra l'aria della
monica: Credo Cento Partite Sopra Passacagli


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Iain Chambers for BBC
Audio Wales and West


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Girolamo Frescobaldi
(1583-1643) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001qfrt


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z