Cal Performances presents The Tears and the Fire of the Muses featuring Jordi Savall with Hespèrion XXI & La Capella Reial de Catalunya
Zellerbach Hall Auditorium
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA
8:00 PM, Saturday, October 12, 2024

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

1. [8:05 PM] Samuel Scheidt (1587–1654): Paduan a 4 voce - Cantus V
2. [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)}
3. [8:12 PM] i. Lasciatemi morire
4. [8:13 PM] ii. O Teseo mio
5. [8:18 PM] iii. Dove è la fede
6. [8:21 PM] iv. Ahi che non pur risponde
   [8:25 PM] {applause}
   
   [8:25 PM] {tuning}
7. [8:27 PM] Anthony Holborne (1545–1602): [Pavan:] Lacrimæ antiquæ
8. [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)}
9. [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}

La Capella Reial de Catalunya

• Mauro Borgioni: baritone vox;
• Maria Chiara Gallo: mezzo-soprano vox;
• Ferran Mitjans: tenor vox;
• Anna Piroli: soprano vox;
• Salvo Vitale: bass vox.

• Anna Lachegyi: tenor viol;
• Philippe Pierlot: alto viol;
• Xavier Puertas: violone;
• Juan Manuel Quintana: bass viol;
• Jordi Savall: treble viol;
• Enrike Solinís Azpiazu: theorbo.

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 or program notes

Nicholas Jones posted a cursory review 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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