Time 20:00
St. John's Archcathedral, 8 Świętojańska St, Warsaw
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EVENT AS PART OF THE FESTIVAL IN TEMPORE REGUM – Music of the Time of Kings
Music life flourished in the Commonwealth during the reign of the Vasa dynasty. Italian virtuosi and composers, brought in to royal ensembles, significantly improved the quality of music performed both during secular celebrations, as well as religious ones. It is possible that the nonpareil Mikołaj Zieleński, kapellmeister of primate Wojciech Baranowski, had thus the opportunity to get acquainted with the works of Italian masters without leaving Poland. The artists directly related to the court of Sigismund III Vasa also included the eminent Italian composer of sacred music – Giovanni Francesco Anerio, and a violinist and composer – Adam Jarzębski, who also shaped his music artistry in Italy, among other places.
Having succeeded to the throne, king Vladislav IV appointed Marco Scacchi to the position of maestro di capella, and Bartłomiej Pękiel as the royal vice-kapellmeister and organist. Although Kaspar Förster Junior became famous at the royal court for being an outstanding singer, he also left behind a number of interesting compositions. In fact, the high level of music performed by the ensembles of the Polish Vasas radiated all over Poland. The royal court became the centre of musical education, and the excellent repertoire created in the name of rulers would reach both Polish and foreign courts and monasteries.
Marta Dziewanowska-Pachowska
THE PROGRAMME
Mikołaj Zieleński – Assumpta est Maria
Mikołaj Zieleński – O gloriosa Domina
Giovanni Francesco Anerio – Pulchra es
Adam Jarzębski – Cantate Domino
Marco Scacchi – Vobis datum est
Kaspar Förster – Sonata a 7
Kaspar Förster – Congregantes Philistei (Dialogi Davidis cum Philisteo)
Bartłomiej Pękiel – Missa a 14
PERFORMERS
JULITA MIROSŁAWSKA, IWONA LUBOWICZ SOPRANOS
PAWEŁ LIPOWSKI, MIKOŁAJ ZGÓDKA, MACIEJ GRONEK, JAKUB GRABOWSKI TENORS
PIOTR KĘDZIORA, GRZEGORZ ŻOŁYNIAK BARITONES
PIOTR CHWEDOROWICZ, KRZYSZTOF ŁAZICKI BASSES
THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA
JAKUB BURZYŃSKI CONDUCTOR
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