Carine Tinney; Ziv Braha; ensemble feuervogel
Release Date: 15 March 2024
Label: Coviello
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 4039956923091
Genres: Classical Early Music
Description
Fairy figure, minstrel or Blessed Virgin? Elizabeth I used all these role models as if in a masquerade to legitimize her position as monarch.
Female rulers were not actually envisaged in the structures of the 16th century. They contradicted the passive, obedient and silent image of women of the time. With masque music by Byrd, Dowland, Morley, Parsons and others, ensemble feuervogel looks behind these royal masks, breaks through courtly facades and explores how the problem of role models was solved under Elizabeth I.
ensemble feuervogel says of this recording:
In our new program 'The Queen's Masque - Metamorphoses of Power,' we focus on the music of the second half of the 16th century. During this time, the English masque held significant societal and political significance and flourished at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. In essence, the masque was a grand celebration featuring not only music and dance but also satirical plays, pantomime, and masquerade. An integral part of it was the so-called 'Antimasque,' portraying wild, animalistic, and uncouth elements as a counterpart to the ordered world. A plethora of the beautifully transmitted repertoire focuses on the Queen herself.
On our CD, we particularly shed light on Elizabeth I, who, as a woman in a position of power, was both admired and criticized. We aim to explore the significance of societal roles, which are now critically questioned, through our music.
In the words of John Bennet:
"Her name all bliss, with voice demiss I sing adoring, Humbly imploring that my rude voice may please her sacred ears, whose skill deserves the music of the spheres"
Tracklisting
Pia Davila; Bernhard Reichel; Ensemble Musica getutscht
Laefer Quartet
Carine Tinney; Ziv Braha; ensemble feuervogel
Fanie Antonelou; Sofya Gandilyan
Carmen Artaza; Hilko Dumno
Peter Kofler; Florian Helgath; Chorwerk Ruhr
Christoph Breidler; Juri Tetzlaff; Duisburger Philharmoniker
Various
Krzysztof Firlus
Ensemble Del Passato
Carine Tinney; Ziv Braha; ensemble feuervogel
Susanne Heinrich
Frank Agsteribbe, Erik van Nevel, Paul van Nevel, Vojtech Semerad, cantoLX, Cappella Mariana, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Zefiro Torna, Bart Coen, Michal Gondko, Corina Marti...
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Paolo Pandolfo, Labyrinto
Floris De Rycker; Ratas del vejo mundo
Rademann/Dresdner Kammerchor/Perl/Sirius Viols/+
