Ecce Homo
Human Passions in Early Seventeenth-Century Music, Poetry and Pictorial Art
The compelling Belgian Zefiro Torna ensemble’s programmes promote a dialogue between various different art practices. Their “Ecce homo” selection illustrates the musical traditions in early seventeenth-century Italy, during the Counter-Reformation. The musical genius Monteverdi and his contemporaries developed the art of the madrigal: its more realistic style, in combination with its expressive monodic style and its emotional narrative, highlight the beauty of the illustrated poem. Around the same time, Caravaggio was developing his revolutionary painting technique in Rome, influencing Van Loon, the leading Caravaggist in the Southern Netherlands. As such, a resolutely humanist art, which moved and affected people, gradually became established. This sparkling performance, rendering human passions in chiaroscuro, is bound to move you.
Miserere Mei, Deus (Salmi passaggiati …)
Lamento d'Arianna
Tremulo spirito (La Didone)
No, no, mio core
Canzon Seconda à 4. Due canti e due bassi
Non credete ch’io v’ami ahi lasso
D’una guancia alma e ridente
Due labra di rose fan guerra al mio core
Interrotte speranze
Toccata
Interrotte speranze
Sinfonia quarta à 3
La Gelosia
Toccata
Valli profonde al sol nemiche
Anchor che col partire
O tu che fra le selve occulta vivi
Vita della mia vita egl’è pur vero
Zefiro e’l bel tempo rimena
Practical information
Dates
Location
Bertouille Rotunda
Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BrusselsSPECIAL OFFER - with any ticket for Zefiro Torna, get your ticket for Theodoor van Loon exhibition for just €8 (instead of €16)*.
*Discount valid on full-price tickets only.
