# Jordi Savall at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, October 12, 2024

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/events/2024-25/early-music/jordi-savall-la-capella-reial-and-hesperion-xxi-the-tears-and-the-fire-of-the-muses/) presents _The Tears and the Fire of the Muses_ featuring [Jordi Savall](http://www.alia-vox.com/) with Hespèrion XXI & [La Capella Reial de Catalunya](https://www.alia-vox.com/en/artists/la-capella-reial-de-catalunya/)  
[Zellerbach Hall Auditorium](https://calperformances.org/visit/venues/zh.php)  
[U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=U.C.+Berkeley,+Bancroft+Way+at+Telegraph+Ave,+Berkeley,+CA+94305+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 12, 2024

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## One Set

[8:01 PM] {pre-recorded announcements}  
[8:02 PM] {applause for entrance of the performers}  
[8:03 PM] {tuning}

01. [8:05 PM] Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654): Paduan a 4 voce - Cantus V
02. [8:09 PM] Scheidt: Courant Dolorosa a 4 voce - Cantus IX  
   
[8:12 PM] {Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643): Madrigal - _Il Lamento d’Arianna_‚ a 5 voce - ll sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci‚ No. 1‚ SV 107 (Venice‚ 1614)}
03. [8:12 PM] i. _Lasciatemi morire_
04. [8:13 PM] ii. _O Teseo mio_
05. [8:18 PM] iii. _Dove è la fede_
06. [8:21 PM] iv. _Ahi che non pur risponde_  
[8:25 PM] {applause}  
   
[8:25 PM] {tuning}
07. [8:27 PM] Anthony Holborne (1545–1602): [Pavan:] Lacrimæ antiquæ
08. [8:31 PM] Holborne: [Galliard 2:] _The teares of the Muses_  
   
[8:33 PM] {Monteverdi: Sestina: Lagrime d’amante al sepolcro dell’amata‚ a 5 voce - ll sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci‚ No. 5‚ SV 111 (Venice‚ 1614)}
09. [8:33 PM] i. _Incenerite spoglie‚ avara tomba_
10. [8:35 PM] ii. _Ditelo‚ o fiumi‚ e voi ch’udiste Glauco_
11. [8:37 PM] iii. _Darà la notte il sol lume alla terra_
12. [8:40 PM] iv. _Ma te raccoglie‚ o ninfa‚ in grembo il cielo_
13. [8:42 PM] v. _O chiome d’or‚ neve gentil del seno_
14. [8:45 PM] vi. _Dunque‚ amate reliquie‚ un mar di pianto_  
[8:49 PM] {applause}  
   
[8:49 PM] {tuning; JMQ swaps to alto viol}
15. [8:51 PM] John Dowland (1563–1626): [Pavan:] Lachrimæ gementes
16. [8:55 PM] Dowland: The Earle of Essex Galiard  
[8:56 PM] {pause for the singers to come forwards; JMQ swaps back to bass viol}
17. [8:57 PM] Monteverdi: Madrigal concertato: _Qui rise‚ o Tirsi_‚ a 5 voce - ll sesto libro de madrigali a cinque voci‚ No. 7‚ SV 113 (Venice‚ 1614)  
[9:03 PM] {applause}  
   
[9:04 PM] {tuning}
18. [9:05 PM] Dowland: Semper Dowland semper dolens
19. [9:09 PM] Jacomo de Gorzanis (ca. 1520–1575/1579): [Gallarda:] _La Barcha d’amore_  
[9:11 PM] {JMQ swaps to alto viol as the chorus steps forward to sing}
20. [9:11 PM] Monteverdi: Ballo concertato con voci e istrumenti: _Tirsi e Clori_‚ a 5 voce - Concerto: settimo libro de madrigali‚ No. 29‚ SV 145 (Venice‚ 1619)  
[9:20 PM] {applause at end of set; pause for ovation and multiple bows}  
   
**Finale**  
[9:23 PM] {greetings from JS and introduction of the final works; JMQ back on bass viol}  
[9:26 PM] {applause at end of JS comments}
21. [9:26 PM] _Anonymous_‚ Codex Trujillo (Lima‚ Peru‚ 1780): Tonada _el Chimo_
22. [9:30 PM] Anonymous‚ Codex Trujillo (Lima‚ Peru‚ 1780): Variations and improvisations on _Cachua Serranita_  
[9:36 PM] {applause}  
[9:39 PM] {show ends}

## Performers

### La Capella Reial de Catalunya

[La Capella Reial de Catalunya](https://www.alia-vox.com/en/artists/la-capella-reial-de-catalunya/)

* [Mauro Borgioni](https://www.mauroborgioni.com/): baritone vox;
* Maria Chiara Gallo: mezzo-soprano vox;
* Ferran Mitjans: tenor vox;
* [Anna Piroli](https://www.facebook.com/anna.piroli.soprano/): soprano vox;
* Salvo Vitale: bass vox.

### Hespèrion XXI

* [Anna Lachegyi](https://annalachegyi.com/): tenor viol;
* [Philippe Pierlot](https://ricercarconsort.com/): alto viol;
* Xavier Puertas: violone;
* Juan Manuel Quintana: bass viol;
* [Jordi Savall](http://www.alia-vox.com/): treble viol;
* [Enrike Solinís Azpiazu](http://www.solinis.com/web/en/): theorbo.

## Notes

One thing that confuses me about the titling of the works performed tonight is the unannotated switching between English, French, and Spanish, and the variations in standard such as title formats and use of accents when writing in one language versus another. I suppose that's another sign that I'm just an under-educated American rube.

Regardless, it was impressive to see that Savall could fill a considerable fraction of Zellerbach Hall -- who would think that programming a concert of 500-year old music would draw such a crowd? And to their credit, most of the audience were very well behaved listeners: I think I only heard one cell phone ring the entire night.

It's always a joy to see Jordi Savall bring a new program to town (celebrating his 50th anniversary of touring this year!), and I'm really glad that I made the effort to see this one: he's a little slower at 83 than he used to be, but he can still fiddle away like a demon on his tiny viol.

[Program Notes](https://calperformances.org/program-notes/2024-25/jordi-savall-la-capella-reial-de-catalunya-and-hesperion-xxi/) or {{:2024:2024-10:20241012pn.pdf|program notes}}

Nicholas Jones posted a cursory [review](https://www.sfcv.org/articles/review/jordi-savall-brings-tears-and-fire-cal-performances) of the show with SFCV, but failed to identify the encore pieces. And while the article included several photos, NONE were from tonight's performance: HARUMPH!!

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