»Her bright timbre has something heavenly about it,« wrote the Hamburger Abendblatt of soprano Elionor Martínez. Her singing is so compelling and her coloratura so effortless that even the great early music authority Jordi Savall was eager to collaborate with her. At the Elbphilharmonie, Martínez performs arias by Claudio Monteverdi, Henry Purcell and George Frideric Handel, among others.
Alongside these undisputed masters of the Baroque, Martínez also champions the music of the now lesser-known composers Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini, both of whom were highly esteemed not only as singers but also as composers of remarkable originality.
Although this marks Martínez’s first appearance in the Elbphilharmonie Recital Hall, she has already performed twice on the stage of its larger counterpart, appearing as a soloist in Beethoven’s »Christ on the Mount of Olives« and Mozart’s »Mass in C minor«. Of the latter performance, the Hamburger Abendblatt wrote, »Elionor Martínez, the outstanding presence among the five soloists, sings with flawless coloratura and complete assurance in the upper register, while remaining touchingly unaffected.«
PERFORMERS
Elionor Martínez soprano
Josep Maria Martí theorbo
PROGRAM
Claudio Monteverdi
Sì dolce è’l tormento
Claudio Monteverdi
Quel sguardo sdegnosetto
Claudio Monteverdi
Lamento d’Arianna »Lasciatemi morire«
Barbara Strozzi
Amor dormiglione, amor non dormir più
Barbara Strozzi
L’amante bugiardo
Barbara Strozzi
Begl’occhi bel seno
Henry Purcell
Now that the Sun / Evening Hymn Z 193
Henry Purcell
Dear Pretty Youth
Alfonso Ferrabosco jun.
Hear Me, Oh God
John Dowland
Now, O Now I Needs Must Part / Song with Consort, F I/12
Richard Nicholson
Joan, Quoth John
- Interval -
Francesca Caccini
Se muove
Francesca Caccini
Ch’amor sia nudo
Francesca Caccini
S’io me’n vò
Francesca Caccini
La pastorella mia
Anna Campmany
New Work
Juan Hidalgo
Ay, que me río de Amor
Juan Hidalgo
Solo es querer
Georg Friedrich Händel
Tu del ciel ministro eletto
