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Synopsis
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and extraordinary music of Salamone Rossi, a 17th Century Jewish composer based in Mantua. He wrote a collection of psalms and motets in Hebrew, for the Synagogue, drawing on the Italian polyphonic style of composition employed by the Christian Church. In a period of intense anti-Semitism, when the Jewish community in Italy were required by law to wear on their clothing a yellow 'badge of shame', Rossi's musical skills were highly regarded by the Mantuan court. His collection was not only the first of its kind; it would also remain unique for more than two hundred years.
Music played
Timings are shown from the start of the programme in hours and minutes.
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Salamone Rossi — Baekhu from the Songs of Solomon
Performers: Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto Festa (conductor)
ACCENT, ACC96119D, Track 12 -
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Salamone Rossi — Sonata in Dialogo detta la Vienna
Performers: Les Boréades, Francis Colpron (director)
ATMA, ACD22217, Track 15 -
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Salamone Rossi — Sopra l’Aria di Ruggiero
Performers: Hesperion XXI, Jordi Savall (director)
ALIA VOX, AV9820, Track 8 -
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Claudio Monteverdi
— Io mi son giovinetta - from 4th book of madrigals (1603)Performers: La Venexiana, Claudio Cavina (director)
GLOSSA, GCD920924, Track 13 -
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Salamone Rossi — Rimanti in pace! - prima parte; Ond’ei di morte - seconda parte: both from 1st book of Madrigals
Performers: Ensemble Daedalus, Roberto Festa (conductor)
ACCENT, ACC96119D, Tracks 6 & 7 -
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Salamone Rossi — Sinfonia Grave from Sinfonie e Gagliarde; Gagliarda ‘Narciso’
Performers: Siena Ensemble
CLASSICAL RECORDING COMPANY, CRC12022, Tracks 5 & 6 -
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Salamone Rossi — Yesusum midbar; Shir Hamm’alot, ashrei kol yare Adonai (from The Songs of Solomon)
Performers: New York Baroque, Eric Milnes (director)
DORIAN, DOR93220, Tracks 3; 10 -
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Salamone Rossi — Hallelujah haleli nafshi et Adonai; Hashkiveinu; Mizmor l’Asaf (from The Songs of Solomon)
Performers: New York Baroque, Eric Milnes (director)
DORIAN, DOR93210, Tracks 1; 5; 10 -
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Salamone Rossi — Vo’ fuggir lontan da te; poiche “mori” dicesti from 1628 book of Madrigals
Performers: Siena Ensemble
CLASSICAL RECORDING COMPANY, CRC12022, Tracks 20; 15 -
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Salamone Rossi — Elohim Hashiveinu
Performers: New York Baroque, Eric Milnes (director)
DORIAN, DOR93210, Track 8
Broadcast
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Sat 19 Nov 201113:00
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