For more than two decades, Magdalena Koená has delighted a global audience as one of the world’s leading voices. The New York Times once described her unique presence as: »Vocally elegant, emotionally direct and stylistically aware.« In the private ambience of the Recital Hall, this versatile singing performer, accompanied solely by Daniele Caminiti’s sensitive lute-playing, presents a programme with baroque classics, such as Purcell’s world-famous lament »When I Am Laid in Earth« and arias by the composer and prima donna Barbara Strozzi.
PERFORMERS
Magdalena Koená mezzo-soprano
Daniele Caminiti lute
PROGRAM
Henry Purcell
Music for a While
Henry Purcell
Sweeter Than Roses
John Dowland
In Darkness Let Mee Dwell
Daniele Caminiti
improvisation
Brett Dean
Gertrude Fragments
Henry Purcell
When I Am Laid in Earth
- Interval -
Luciano Berio
Sequenza III for Female Voice
Johannes Hieronymus von Kapsberger
Toccata arpeggiata
Marc Antonio Cesti
Disseratevi abissi
Giulio Caccini
Odi, Euterpe, il dolce canto
Alessandro Piccinini
Toccata VIII
Barbara Strozzi
Lagrime mie / Lamento
Tarquinio Merula
Quando io voisi l’atra sera
