Ensemble Claudiana
Luca Pianca, lute and conduction
Nuria Rial, soprano
Marie-Claude Chappuis, mezzo-soprano
Liga Liedskalnina, contralto
Riccardo Pisani, tenor
Matteo Straffi, tenor
Fulvio Bettini, basso
Past event
09 February 2023
Sala Teatro
Marco Uccellini
Sinfonia I, dalle “Sinfonie boscherecce”
Claudio Monteverdi
Chiome d’oro, canzonetta a due voci SV 143, da “Settimo libro de madrigali”
Chi vol haver felice, madrigale a cinque voci alla francese SV 162, da “Ottavo libro di madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”
Lamento d’Arianna, madrigale a cinque voci e basso continuo SV 107, dal “Sesto libro de madrigali”
Marco Uccellini
Sonata XVIII, da “Ozio Regio” op. 7
Claudio Monteverdi
Dolcissimo usignolo, madrigale a cinque voci cantato a voce piena alla francese SV 161, da “Ottavo libro di madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”
Lamento della Ninfa, SV 163, da “Ottavo libro di madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”
Amor che deggio far?, canzonetta a quattro voci SV 144, da “Settimo libro de madrigali”
Biagio Marini
Sonata sopra “la Monica”, op. 8 n. 45
Claudio Monteverdi
Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, SV 153, da “Ottavo libro di madrigali guerrieri et amorosi”
Luca Pianca makes a much-expected return to Lugano with his Ensemble Claudiana.
Lute specialist Luca Pianca is a Swiss and, more particularly, Luganese excellence; he was awarded the Swiss Music Prize in 2018. He is co-founder of Giardino Armonico, has worked with singers such as Christoph Prégardien, Eva Mei, and Georg Nigl and has recorded over seventy CDs, including the complete Bach and Vivaldi lute music. His study of the Baroque repertoire and historical instruments is an ongoing search to render the ideal sound he has in mind. His trusted luthier Luc Breton accompanies this quest by making the instruments Pianca requires.
The Ensemble Claudiana was created in 2008 for Pianca's project to perform all of Bach's Cantatas at the Vienna Konzerthaus. Their focus is on the music of Bach and Monteverdi, which possesses the full-bodied sound, contrasts and imitations typical of the Baroque period.