Saturday, September 22, 7 p.m.
Ursuline Church
Altri canti di Marte from Madrigals Book 8
Chiome d'oro, from Madrigals Book 7
Zefiro torna, from Madigals Book 9
Pietro Paolo Melli
Capriccio cromatico, lute solo
Claudio Monteverdi
Ah, dolente partita, from Madrigals Book 4
Sfogava con le stelle, from Madrigals Book 4
Longe da te, cor mio, from Madrigals Book 4
Sì ch‘io vorrei morire, from Madrigals Book 4
Girolamo Frescobladi
Toccata prima, from Book 1, harpsichord
Claudio Monteverdi
Hor che'l ciel e la terra, from Madrigals Book 8
About the performer:
Japanese soprano Midori Suzuki founded vocal ensemble La Fonteverde in 2002. The ensemble is specialized in performing renaissance and early baroque music, especially madrigals. Member of the ensemble – Midori Suzuki, Netsuko Someya Sumihito Uesugi, Yousuke Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakashima, Yoshitaka Ogasawara – have all, besides in Japan, got their education in European university centers for early music. Each member has its own solo career, as well as the career of chamber, concert and opera musician. All of them participate in projects of prominent ensembles such as Bach Collegium Japan, Collegium Vocale Gent, La Primavera, Le Petit Band etc.
Japanese Orchestra Libera Classica is specialized in music from the 18th century, performed on authentic instruments or their replicas. Prominent Japanese cellist and conductor, Hidemi Suzuki, founded it in 2001; in May 2002, they started working. Now it has more than 30 members, who work not only in Japan but also in many European ensembles like Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century or Les Arts Florissants and others. The orchestra regularly performs in Tokio in Hamarikyu Asahi Hall – TDK Arte dell'arco usually records and publishes those concerts. Orchestra Libera Classic’s specialties are the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn, and their performances, according to numerous critics, are characterized by great expressiveness and a new interpretative approach.
Ursuline Church
Vocal ensemble La Fontaverde
Members of Orchestra Libera Classica
Midori Suzuki, Netsuko Someya, sopranos
Sumihito Uesugi, countertenor
Yosuke Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakashima, tenors
Yoshitaka Ogasawara, bass
Natsumi Wakamatsu, Kaori Toda, violins
Hidemi Suzuki, cello
Hiroshi Kaneko, lute
Naoki Ueo, harpsichord
Altri canti di Marte from Madrigals Book 8
Chiome d'oro, from Madrigals Book 7
Zefiro torna, from Madigals Book 9
Pietro Paolo Melli
Capriccio cromatico, lute solo
Claudio Monteverdi
Ah, dolente partita, from Madrigals Book 4
Sfogava con le stelle, from Madrigals Book 4
Longe da te, cor mio, from Madrigals Book 4
Sì ch‘io vorrei morire, from Madrigals Book 4
Girolamo Frescobladi
Toccata prima, from Book 1, harpsichord
Claudio Monteverdi
Hor che'l ciel e la terra, from Madrigals Book 8
About the performer:
Japanese soprano Midori Suzuki founded vocal ensemble La Fonteverde in 2002. The ensemble is specialized in performing renaissance and early baroque music, especially madrigals. Member of the ensemble – Midori Suzuki, Netsuko Someya Sumihito Uesugi, Yousuke Taniguchi, Katsuhiko Nakashima, Yoshitaka Ogasawara – have all, besides in Japan, got their education in European university centers for early music. Each member has its own solo career, as well as the career of chamber, concert and opera musician. All of them participate in projects of prominent ensembles such as Bach Collegium Japan, Collegium Vocale Gent, La Primavera, Le Petit Band etc.Japanese Orchestra Libera Classica is specialized in music from the 18th century, performed on authentic instruments or their replicas. Prominent Japanese cellist and conductor, Hidemi Suzuki, founded it in 2001; in May 2002, they started working. Now it has more than 30 members, who work not only in Japan but also in many European ensembles like Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century or Les Arts Florissants and others. The orchestra regularly performs in Tokio in Hamarikyu Asahi Hall – TDK Arte dell'arco usually records and publishes those concerts. Orchestra Libera Classic’s specialties are the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn, and their performances, according to numerous critics, are characterized by great expressiveness and a new interpretative approach.