Music From the Time Of Christian Iv: Madrigals From the South To the North

Featuring

Evelyn Tubb
Dame Emma Kirkby
Mary Nichols-Worrall
Rufus Müller
Andrew King
Alan Ewing

Anthony Rooley
The Consort of Musicke
Mogens Pedersøn
Giovanni Gabrieli
Luzzasco Luzzaschi
Hans Nielsen
Richard Dering
Melchior Borchgrevinck
Truid Aagesen
Nicolas Gistou
Hans Brachrogge
Orazio Tiberio Vecchi

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Historical Context

Christian IV sent many Danish musicians, including Mogens Pedersøn, Borchgrevinck, Nielsen, and Brachrogge, to Italy to study, particularly with Giovanni Gabrieli in Venice.

Composer Biography

Mogens Pedersøn, the most important composer at Christian IV's court, studied in Venice with Giovanni Gabrieli and in London, where Francis Tregian included 10 of his madrigals in a famous manuscript.

Composer Biography

Christian IV was a generous patron of music, employing around 80 people in his Royal Chapel at its height, which included instrumentalists, singers, and trumpeters.

Performer Biography

The Consort of Musicke, founded in 1969 by Anthony Rooley, is recognized as one of the world's finest ensembles, specializing in music from the 15th to 17th centuries, with a recent focus on English and Italian repertoire around 1600.

Historical Context

The reign of Christian IV, King of Denmark, from 1588 to 1648, is considered a rich period in Danish musical history.

Composer Biography

Two prominent foreign musicians at Christian IV's court were the lutenist John Dowland from England and Heinrich Schütz, leader of the Court Chapel in Dresden, who served as musical director for a major court festival in 1634.