ANONYMOUS (pre-1600) [all files] The Bear's Dance [1:06 · 1.5M] The Devil's Dance [0:53 · 1.2M] The Goat's Masque [1:27 · 2.0M] In the Green Garden [1:36 · 2.2M] The Page's Masque [1:39 · 2.3M] La Spagna in re (1506) [1:26 · 2.0M] BUXTEHUDE, Dietrich (c.1637-1707); DNK/DEU [all files] Lobet, Christen, euren Hintland (dubious) [10:38 · 14.6M] BESARDUS, Jean-Baptiste (1567-1625) [all files] Rosette [1:17 · 1.8M] GASTOLDI, Giovanni Giácomo (1556-1622); ITA [all files] Tutti Venite Armati (madrigal) [0:56 · 1.3M] GERVAISE, Claude (c.1525-83); FRA [all files] Pavanna de la Guerre [1:22 · 1.9M] PURCELL, Henry (1659-95); ENG [all files] Abdelazar, or The Moor's Revenge (suite of incidental music) 1.Rondo [1:32 · 2.1M] 2.Air [1:07 · 1.5M] 3.Air [1:27 · 2.0M] 4.Hornpipe [0:46 · 1.1M] 5.Jig [0:32 · 741k] Aureng-Zebe, or The Great Mogul (tragic opera) I See She Files Me (song) [2:17 · 3.1M] Bid the Vitues, Bid the Graces [2:46 · 3.8M] Lost is my quiet forever (secular song a2, 1691) [3:23 · 4.6M] Music for a While [3:23 · 4.6M] Sound the trumpet, beat the drum (1687) [2:37 · 3.6M] Strike the Viol (1694) [2:58 · 4.1M] SCHEIDT, Samuel (1587-1654); DEU [all files] Paduana, galliarda, courante... (Hamburg, 1621) 59.Galliard battaglia (a5) [1:57 · 2.7M] SCHÜTZ, Heinrich (1585-1672); DEU [all files] Kleine geistliche Konzert, Op.8 285.O süsser, o freundlicher [5:01 · 6.9M] 322.Rorate coeli desuper [3:15 · 4.5M] 326.Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jezu Christ [2:13 · 3.1M] SUSATO, Tielman (?-c.1561) [all files] Old Flemish Dance: Warum (rondo) [1:01 · 1.4M] SWEELINCK, Jan Pieterszoon (1562-1621); NLD [all files] Echo fantasia (dorian) [3:41 · 5.1M] ZENFL, Ludvig [all files] Die Glocen [2:04 · 2.8M]

Lidiya Davidova

The Ensemble Madrigal is an early music group formed originally in 1965 by Russian composer and harpsichordist Andre Volkonsky to perform Russian sacred music of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque eras. Its members then, as now, were featured soloists of the Moscow State Philharmonic Society. In the intervening years, the 12-member group has expanded its repertoire to include a broad range of sacred and secular vocal and instrumental works of the 16th -18th centuries from across Europe. As the name suggests, the ensemble - since 1993 under the direction of Professor Lidiya Davidova - specializes in madrigals and other secular genres of Renaissance and Baroque. To date, the group has recorded several CDs and has given some 4000 performances in Russia, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, and elsewhere. The Ensemble Madrigal enjoys a permanent relationship with the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow. We are very pleased to feature this fine early music performance group.

Reviews

      "The hype was not justified; it was exceeded! The concert of the Ensemble Madrigal, 'Music of the Castilian Kings', struck the public at the overcrowded Church of St. Joseph both by the choice of repertory and the quality of the performance. The vocalists were excellent, as were the instrumentalists - all brought together by the artistic director of the ensemble, Lidiya Davidova; together, they created a miracle. Truly, the fantastic concert of the Ensemble Madrigal demonstrated a high level of skill and gives honor to Russian music and art."

La Verdata (Spain)

Ensemble Madrigal email: info@madgrial.ru website: www.madrigal.ru