The Early Music Show - Girolamo Frescobaldi

Catherine Bott looks back on the life and music of Italian composer Frescobaldi, whose brilliance was such that 30,000 people attended his first performance on the organ at St Peter's in Rome. Playlist: Frescobaldi: Toccata settima (1627) Pierre Hantai (harpsichord) Auvidis E 8585 Track: 1 Luzzaschi: O Primavera (1601) from the Concerto delle Dame di Ferrara Marinella Pennicchi (sop) Sergio Vartolo (hpsd) Harmonia Mundi HMA1951136 Track: 2 Frescobaldi: Canzona Prima from Il secondo libro di toccate Ton Koopman (organ) ERATO 4509-96544-2 Track: 3 Frescobaldi: Madrigal: Se Lontana Voi Sete From Book 1 (1608) Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini Opus 111 OPS30 133 Track: 20 Frescobaldi: Capriccio sopra la Bassa Fiamenga (1624/26) Bob van Asperen (harpsichord) TELDEC 2292 43544-2 Track: 5 Frescobaldi: Arie musicali Bk.1 No.6, A pie della gran croce (Maddalena alla Croce), for solo voice Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano) Concerto Soave/ Jean-Marc Aymes Harmonia Mundi HMC901698 Track: 5 Frescobaldi: Fiori Musicali - Messa della Madonna (extract) No 34. Toccata Avanti la Messa della Madonna No 35. Kyrie della Madonna for keyboard Plainsong: Kyrie Kyrie (keyboard) Plainsong: Christe Christe (keyboard) Plainsong: Christe Kyrie (keyboard) Plainsong: Kyrie Kyrie (keyboard) Plainsong: Kyrie No 44. Recercar con obligo Cantare la Quinta parte senza tocarla Rinaldo Alessandrini (organ) Josep Cabre/Schola gregorienne/Pietro Spagnoli/Roberto Abbondanza (Chant) Enrico Onofri (violin in No 44) Opus 111 20003 CD 2 Tracks: 7-17 and 22 Frescobaldi: Cento Partite sopra Passacaglia (1637) Pierre Hantai (harpsichord) Auvidis E 8585 Track: 3.