Days of Early Music

06. 06. 2025 – 15. 06. 2025

Programme

LEUVEN CHANSONNIER / SOLLAZZO ENSEMBLE

Friday 06. 06. 2025 at 7 pm

Clarissian Church Concert Hall

Klariská 330/1, Bratislava

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Performers:

  • SOLLAZZO ENSEMBLE (FR)
    Anna DANILEVSKAIA, vihuela de arco, umelecká vedúca
    Carine TINNEY, soprán
    Jonatan ALVARADO, tenor
    Lior LEIBOVICI, tenor
    Christoph SOMMER, lutna
    Filipa MENESES, vihuela de arco

Works:

  • Anonymus (unicum):

    • Vraiz amans pour dieu suppliez

  • Anonymus (unicum):

    • J’ay des semblans tant que je vueil

  • Barbingan

    (1440 – 1460)

    • L’omme bany de sa plaisance

  • Anonymus (unicum):

    • Se vous voullez

  • Antoine Busnoys

    († 1492)

    • Quant iay au cuer aulcun contraire (instrumental version)

  • Anonymus (unicum):

    • Donnez laumosne chiere Dame

  • Walter Frye

    († 1474? )

    • Tout a par moy affin qu’on ne me voye

  • Anonymus (unicum):

    • En atendant vostre venue

  • Gilles Mureau

    (1450 – 1512)

    • Je ne fays plus, je ne dys ne escrips

  • Anonymus (unicum):

    • Henri Phlipet le vert me fait porter

  • Antoine Busnoys / Johannes Ockeghem

    • Quant ce vendra

  • Convert

    • Se mieulx ne vient

  • Anonymous

    • Ravy d’amours despourveu de bon sens

  • Antoine Busnoys

    († 1492)

    • Cent mil escuz, Firminus Caron




Photo: Sollazzo Ensemble credit Mara Winter

Sollazzo Ensemble credit Mara Winter

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In 2015, a certain collector accidentally purchased a small notated book at an auction along with several antiques. His interest in the origin of the artifact led him to contact the Alamire Foundation in Leuven. Experts in Renaissance polyphony could hardly believe their eyes. It was a chansonnier from the 15th or 16th century, and the dating and origin of the songbook are still under discussion. The discovery, comparable to finding a lost Rubens painting, immediately sparked great interest not only in musical circles. This unique artifact complements a group of sources known as the Chansonniers de la vallée de la Loire, which can be counted on the fingers of one hand. The last of the chansonniers from the Loire Valley was discovered almost a century ago. The Leuven Chansonnier contains twelve musical works that have not survived elsewhere and were forgotten and silent for 500 years. There are several indications that the owner or even the author of the chansonnier may have been a woman. A selection from the songbook will be performed at the Early Music Days festival by Ensemble Sollazzo, acclaimed specialists in medieval and early Renaissance music.

 

Sollazzo Ensmeble is supported by the DRAC du Grand Est, the Région Grand Est, the Centre National de la Musique, Adami and Spedidam. Sollazzo Ensemble is supported by the Caisse des Dépôts Group, principal sponsor. Sollazzo is a member of REMA, Fevis and Scène Ensemble.

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