Modo & pratica del diminuir

Instrumental Diminution in Venice in Sylvestro Ganassi’s Time

A vivid musical portrait of the Venetian virtuoso Sylvestro Ganassi, whose Fontegara (1535) is the Renaissance’s richest guide to ornamentation. The programme brings his diminutions to life in madrigals and motets by composers from his circle, reimagined as expressive, highly embellished instrumental performances for recorder with keyboard and harp.