Ensemble La Néréide takes us back to 16th century Italy and the ducal court of Alfonso Il d’Este for works by d’Este’s own court organist Luzzasco Luzzaschi, plus gems by Caccini, Monteverdi, Rossi, and others. La Néréide’s three sopranos bring this exceptional collection of music for equal voices to its full glory. Tonight’s program was recorded live in concert August 6, 2025 in St. James’s Church, Bruges, as part of the Musica Antiqua Festival in that Belgian city. Thanks to WFMT’s association with the European Broadcasting Union, we’re able to bring you tonight’s program as a stream for thirty days following the broadcast. You’ll find it, when accessible, at https://www.wfmt.com/listen/
La Néréide: Il concerto secreto
Ensemble La Néréide (photo: ©Julie Cherki)
Playlist
Luzzasco Luzzaschi (ca 1545-1607)
Non sa che sia dolore
Francesca Caccini (1587-1641)
Le tre sirene from “La liberazzione di Ruggiero dall’isola di Alicina”
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Deh vieni ormai
Cor mio deh non languire
Ch’io non t’ami
T’amo mia vita
O dolcezze amarissime
Stral pugente
Luigi Rossi (ca 1597-1653)
Passacaglia
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Aura soave
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Come dolce hoggi l’auretta
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Troppo ben può
Luca Marenzio (1553/4-1599)
Belle ne fe natura from “La Pellegrina”
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
O, Primavera
Francesca Caccini (1587-1641)
Le tre Damigelle from “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina”
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Io mi son giovinetta
Occhi del pianto mio
Francesca Caccini
Coro delle piante incantate from “La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina”
Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (ca 1550-ca 1622)
Questa dolce sirena
ARTISTS
La Néréide: Julie Roset, Ana Vieira Leite, Camille Allérat, sopranos
Gabriel Rignol, theorbo & lute
Barbara Hünninger, viola da gamba
Yoann Moulin, harpsichord
