Our next concert features a performance of Salvatore Sciarrino's Le voci sottovetro, his elaboration on music by Carlo Gesualdo (1566-1613). The piece alternates between instrumental works and the madrigals for which Gesualdo is most famous, at least musically speaking (his tumultuous personal life is the subject of a recent opera by Dalbavie).
Sciarrino's transcriptions are true to the originals, but make use of contemporary orchestration, including the addition of percussion. In the two madrigals, the original five-part a cappella scores become instrumental works, with a soprano soloist covering one line and conveying the text.
Here are four videos of Gesualdo's original works, arranged in the order that they appear in Le voci sottovetro:
Gagliarda (a lively Renaissance dance form):
Tu m'uccidi, o crudele (You are killing me, o cruel one):
Canzon francese:
Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (I die, alas, in my suffering):
SFCMP performs Salvatore Sciarrino's Le voci sottovetro
at 8:00 pm on February 27 at Herbst Theatre.
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