Hidden Angels

Philippa Hyde-soprano
Paul Esswood-counter-tenor
Jennifer Janse-cello
Helen Rogers-harpsichord
Lynda Sayce-theorbo (optional)

An evening of diversity and exploration: music by inspirational 17th and 18th century female composers set alongside works by their male contemporaries whom they knew and inspired. Diverse personalities such as the beautiful and unconventional Venetian Barbara Strozzi and Tuscan Francesca Caccini are contrasted with the composer Isabella Leonarda, who lived in relative obscurity in a Novara convent. In the second half Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, described by her contemporaries as 'the marvel of our century', is set alongside the London born Elisabetta de Gamberini.

 

Barbara Strozzi
Canto di bella bocca 'Che dolce udire'
Francesca Caccini
Song 'Laudate Dominum'
Song 'Maria, dolce Maria'
Claudio Monteverdi
Duet 'Pur ti miro'
Domenico Gabrielli
Ricercar No 6 in G major for solo cello
Giulio Caccini
Song 'Amarilli'
Song 'Sfogava con le stelle'
Girolamo Frescobaldi
Harpsichord toccata in A
Francesco Cavalli
Duet 'O bone Jesu'
INTERVAL
     
Barbara Strozzi
Song 'Lagrime mie'
Dialogo 'Anima del mio core'
Isabella Leonarda
Motet 'Care plage, cari ardores'
Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Dialogue 'Hei, hei, mihi infelix Magdalena'
Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Two harpsichord pieces:
La Flammande
Chaconne
Antonio Vivaldi
Cello sonata No VI in Bb major
Elisabetta de Gamberini
Aria for soprano
George Frideric Handel
Duet 'Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi'