Ex Cathedra: R3 in Concert Thursday 29 March

[doversoul1]

Recorded on Monday 26th March at St John's, Smith Square

Jeffrey Skidmore and his acclaimed ensemble Ex Cathedra present a sequence of Lenten music entitled "Harmonic Spiritual Theatre: Sacrifice, betrayal, passion". The programme is arranged around two of the earliest examples of oratorio: Charpentier's The Denial of St Peter, and Carissimi's emotionally-charged Jepthe. Surrounding these miniature dramatic masterpieces are motets from Italian and French Renaissance composers including Monteverdi, Gesualdo, Anerio and Bouzignac. Presented by Martin Handley

Anerio: 'Rispondi, Abramo' from Teatro armonico spirituale di madrigal
Monteverdi/Coppini: O infelix recessus; O Jesu mea vita; Stabat Virgo Maria; Ure me, Domine
Gesualdo: Sparge la morte
Bouzignac: O Mors, ero mors tua
Charpentier: Le reniement de St Pierre
INTERVAL
Anerio: 'Sedea lasso Gesù' from Teatro armonico spirituale di madrigal
Monteverdi/Coppini: Maria, quid ploras?; Gloria tua; Plagas tuas
Carissimi: Jepthe

Ex Cathedra
Jeffrey Skidmore, conductor.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09wvx5k

[ardcarp]

Look forward to this. Good that it's from St J Smith Square and not some dry concert hall. Carissimi's Jeptha is on of those seminal-to-the-history-of-music pieces, more often discussed than heard, so am grateful for the opportunity.

[doversoul1]

Very much enjoyed the concert, especially Carissimi's Jeptha (although the soprano sounded struggling a bit). The concert was followed by something delicious. I wonder if it will be included in iPlayer.

[Nick Armstrong]

Look forward to this. Good that it's from St J Smith Square and not some dry concert hall.

I caught some and was impressed, and shall make sure I give the whole thing a listen.

I wondered where it was coming from - so much more grateful on the ear than the recent Stile Antico concert from The Wigmore Hall, which as mentioned on that thread, very surprisingly made me wince. And as jean on that thread pointed out, how much more acoustically-suitable for this kind of music is St J SS than The Wigmore.