Brussels had a thriving cultural court life under Austrian rule. Regent Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, would not even have been a particularly great music connoisseur, but to enhance the prestige of his court, he employed a large number of musicians. Bozar asked Catalina Vicens, one of the greatest specialists of ancient pianos, to put together a programme in the chapel around the monarchs who resided in Brussels. Music by William Byrd, Louis Couperin, and noble unknowns like Juan Bautista Cabanilles or Nicolas Vallet alternate in a royal scene.
Preludium
Pavana Sir William Petre
Ages Youth
The Lord of Salisbury his Pavin
Pavana Lachrymae set by William Byrd
Toccata
Toccata nona
Amarilli di Julio Romano
Toccata VI
Prelude
La Piémontoise (Suite in a)
Tombeau de M. Blancrocher
Lamento sopra la dolorosa perdita della Real Maestà di Ferdinando IV Rè de Romani
Galiardo
Gallardas
Balletto, Corrente de Balletto e Passacagli (Toccate d'intavolatura di cimbalo et organo ... libro primo, 2e ed.)
Passacaille
Practical information
Dates
Location
Protestant Chapel
Place du Musée 1000 BrusselsConcert without interval
