ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF LE POÉME HARMONIQUE A musical journey through Italian Renaissance withIl Monteverdi, Viaggio Castaldi & Uccellini Eva Zaïcik Le Poème Harmonique conducted by Vincent Dumestre Palazzo Farnese, Rome A musical journey through Italian Renaissance Ilwith Monteverdi,Viaggio Castaldi & Uccellini Luigi Rossi Sinfonia Bellerofonte Castaldi La lettera d’Heleazaria Bellerofonte Castaldi Francese lamentevole Giovanni Battista Buonamente Aria di Fiorenza Bellerofonte Castaldi Echo notturno Marco Uccellini Sinfonia La gran battaglia Marco Uccellini La Bergamasca Girolamo Frescobaldi Ti lascio anima mia Claudio Monteverdi Addio Roma from L’Incoronazione di Poppea Vincent Dumestre and his ensemble Le Poème Harmonique take Claudio Monteverdi Oblivion soave us on a musical journey through the music of the Italian Renais- from L’Incoronazione di Poppea sance to the beautiful Palazzo Farnese in Rome. th Claudio Monteverdi Voglio di vita uscir On the occasion of its 20 anniversary, the baroque ensemble Bellerofonte Castaldi Chi vidde più lieto together with French mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik pays homage Bellerofonte Castaldi Dolci miei martiri to the unique musicality and sensitivity of Bellerofonte Castaldi and his contemporaries Monteverdi and Frescobaldi, as well as Rossi, Buonamente and Uccellini. A wandering poet and Mezzo-soprano Eva Zaïcik Orchestra Le Poème Harmonique composer exiled from Modena for a revenge murder, Castaldi’s Conductor Vincent Dumestre life may be the ideal subject for a novel, but his music remained more or less unknown. Video Director Jean-Pierre Loisil This extensive programme not only testifies to Le Poème Harmo- nique’s unbroken curiosity for little played repertoire, but also to its fondness for fabulous musical journeys. The works performed here reveal a brilliant picture, both vocally and instrumentally, of the Italian Renaissance. Length: 68' Cat. no. A 015 50184 0000 A co-production of Heliox Films, PWP, MEZZO, Le Poème Harmonique and KG productions. Distributed by UNITEL All rights reserved · credits not contractual · Different territories · Photos: © Heliox Films · Flyer: mmessner.de Unitel GmbH & Co. KG, Germany · Tel. +49.89.673469-630 · [email protected] www.unitel.de.