Giovanni Gabrieli (c 1554 - 1557 - 1612)

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201801The Boy And The Uncle20180528The son of a Venetian linen weaver, Giovanni Gabrieli took his surname not from his father but from his uncle, the composer Andrea Gabrieli. Donald Macleod looks at the life and music of the celebrated Venetian organist and composer, focusing today on his relationship to his illustrious namesake..

In nobil sangue/ Amor se in lei

Consort of Musicke

Anthony Rooley, director

Alma cortes

European Chamber choir

Nicol Matt, director

Lieto Godea Sedendo

The King's Consort

Robert King, director

Fuga del Nono Tono

Canzon Xii T a 10 a due organi

Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini

Liuwe Tamminga

Angelus ad Pastores

O Magnum Mysterium

The Monteverdi Choir

The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Deus qui Beatum Marcum

Canzona [9] a 10

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Paul Macreesh, conductor

Toccata primi toni

Magnificat a 33

Benedictus Dominus a 8

La Capella Ducale

Musica Fiata K怀ln

Roland Wilson, director.

Donald Macleod looks at the life of Giovanni Gabrieli and the debt he owed to his uncle.

201802Annus Horribilis20180529The year 1585 began with such promise for the new organist of St Mark's in Venice. Giovanni Gabrieli, the son of a linen weaver, had secured one of the most prestigious jobs in music, playing alongside his uncle Andrea. But within months he would face enormous challenges. Donald Macleod continues the story of Giovanni Gabrieli.

Sacri di Giove augei sacre Fenici

I Fagiolini,

Robert Hollingworth, director

Udite, chiari e generosi figli

The King's Consort

Robert King, director

Magnificat a 20, a 28

Reconstructed Hugh Keyte

Maria virgo

Litaniae Beatae Mariae virginis

Ex Cathedra

Jeffrey Skidmore, director

Sonata pian e forte

Sonata a 14

Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott, director.

Donald Macleod continues the story of Giovanni Gabrieli with a look at the events of 1585.

201803Rocco Music20180530As well as holding the post of organist at Saint Mark's in Venice, Giovanni Gabrieli also had another 'income stream' as organist for the nearby Scuola Grande di San Rocco. Donald Macleod looks at some of the composer's magnificent works for this extraordinary institution.

Sonata (a 22)

Taverner Consort

Andrew Parrott, director

Cantate Domino a 8

In ecclesiis a 14

La Capella Ducale

Musica fiata Koln

Roland Wilson, director

Sonata con 3 violini

Sonata xviii a 14

In te Domine speravi

Beata es virgo (a 6 instr)

Exultavit cor meum

Currende, Concerto Palatino

Erik Van Neve, director

Canzon in echo a 12

Timor et tremor a 6

Roland Wilson, director.

Donald Macleod looks at the music Gabrieli composed for the Scuola di San Rocco.

201804Friends In High Places20180531For the son of a humble linen weaver, Gabrieli achieved extraordinary acclaim and success in his native Venice. This was due not only to his extraordinary musical abilities, but also to his great skill in satisfying the demands of wealthy patrons and cultivating friendships with some of Venice's wealthy mercantile class. Donald Macleod continues his account of Gabrieli's life and music, looking today at the influence of patrons on some of the composer's works.

Buccinate in Neomenia tuba

Canzon XVII a 12

La Capella Ducale

Musica Fiata K怀ln

Roland Wilson, director

Canzona 16 a 15

Omnes gentes a 16

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Paul McCreesh, conductor

Sonata octavi toni a 12

Sonata con voce Dulcis iesu

Paul McCreesh, director

Jubilate Deo Omnis Terra a 10

Canzona Terza a 6

The Choir of King's College Cambridge

His Majesty's Sagbutts & Cornetts

Stephen Cleobury, conductor

Vox Domini super aquas Jordanis a 10

Magnificat a 12

Ex Cathedra

Concerto Palatino

Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor.

Donald Macleod looks at the influence of Gabrieli's patrons on his music.

201805 LASTGabrieli Magnifico20180601At the start of his career the composer was known merely as 'Ser Giovanni Gabrieli'; by the end he was addressed as 'Il Magnifico signor'. Donald Macleod completes his account of Giovanni Gabrieli, looking today at the extraordinary affection in which he was held by his numerous international pupils.

Canzon per sonare no 2

Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

Chicago Brass

Kyrie

The King's Consort

Robert King, director

Canzon I, La Spiritata 4 (1608)

Ricercare sopra re mi don a 4

Hesperion XX

Jordi Savall, director

O Iesu mi dulcissime a 8 (1615) 6'21

Exultet iam angelica turba a 17 4'41

Ex Cathedra

His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts

Concerto Palatino

Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor

Deus in nomine tuo (1613)

Audite Coeli a 12, Kassel (1613)

Musicalische Compagney

Holger Eichhorn, director

Quem vidistis pastores

Choir of King's College Cambridge

Stephen Cleobury conductor.

Donald Macleod completes his account of Giovanni Gabrieli and his music.