On 11th November, Stile Antico return to the Wigmore Hall to perform their Discord to Harmony programme: Renaissance music of war and peace.
11th Nov, 7.30pm – Wigmore Hall, London
wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202611111930
The Renaissance saw Europe regularly convulsed by war, as neighbours and rivals jostled for territory and power, Catholics and Protestants clashed over religious principle, and Christian nations contended with the threat of the Ottoman Turks. But it was also a time of great alliances, when peace treaties were celebrated with lavish diplomatic displays, and hostile nations were bound together through dynastic marriages. This fascinating programme explores the responses of composers to these turbulent times, drawing on almost two centuries of music from Dufay to Schütz. Along the way we experience the sounds of battle in Jannequin’s remarkable chanson La guerre, encounter plangent laments for fallen cities and lost generations, and savour serene motets welcoming longed-for peace.
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Looking ahead: on 13th Nov they perform at the 50th Tage Alter Musik in Herne, Germany. In honour of the 50th anniversary of the festival, Stile Antico rewinds exactly four centuries to explore the momentous period of English history between 1576, when the composer Thomas Weelkes was born, and 1626, which saw the coronation of the ill-starred King Charles I.
www1.wdr.de
On 14th Nov they bring their Discord to Harmony programme to Buckfast Abbey in Devon.
buckfast.org.uk/events/discord-to-harmony-renaissance-music-of-war-and-peace
📸 – Eduardus Lee