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Living a century before JS Bach, Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) was a key composer at the end of the Renaissance – or at the dawn of the Baroque period – whose major contribution was to clarify the expression of human feelings through song and instrumental music. A great specialist of the Renaissance, whose every nook and cranny he has visited, the eminent Jordi Savall returns to Quebec to present a program built around Monteverdi, entitled Les larmes et le feu des muses (Tears and the fire of the muses), a reminder of the extremes of the emotional spectrum and a way of filling out this palette. These include works by Monteverdi, English composers John Dowland (1563-1626) and Anthony Holborne (1545-1602), and German composer Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654). The lyric quintet La Capella Reial de Catalunya and the 5-viola ensemble Hesperyon XXI will perform. The concerts will take place on October 6 at Palais Montcalm and the following day at Maison symphonique de Montréal. In advance, PAN M 360 caught up with the Catalan maestro to find out more about this program and other artistic projects close to his heart.
