Romain Bockler (baritone), Bor Zuljan (lute), Dulces Exuviae

In nocte consilium - the night brings counsel. Poets have always found the night to be a time of appeasement; for astronomers it is a long-awaited moment to observe the stars and planets. Mystics, however, have spent entire nights searching for the enigmatic signs of a divine presence. This programme forms a journey from dusk to dawn and guides us through various nights as described by several composers of the 16th century: we travel from hope to absence, from the sweetness of love’s dream to the chills of eternal night; the clear light of the moon nonetheless guides lovers to their reunion and our journey ends in the light of the first rays of the sun. Janequin, Lassus, Palestrina, Guerrero and their Franco-Flemish, Italian and Spanish colleagues lead us as we explore these nights, sometimes dark and terrifying, sometimes radiant with starlight, tranquil, and filled with love.

 Philippe Verdelot (1470-1552), Bartolomeo Tromboncino (1470-1535), Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599), Anonymus, Diego Pisador (1509-1557), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), Orlando di Lasso (Lassus) (1532-1594), Clement Janequin (1472-1559), Thomas Crecquillon (1505-1557), Juan Vasquez (1500-1560), Josquin Desprez (1440-1521), Pierre de Manchicourt (1510-1564) a.o.

• Philippe Verdelot: O dolce nocte
  +Bartolomeo Tromboncino: Tu dormi, io veglio
  +Francisco Guerrero: Si la noche haze escura
  +Anonymus: Estas noches a tan largas; La nocte quando; Ay Luna que reluzes; Al alba venid
  +Diego Pisador: Si la noche haze escura; Da poi nocte vien la luce
  +Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Che non fia che giammai; Deh hor foss'io col vago della luna
  +Orlando di Lasso: Toutes les nuitz; La nuyct froide et sombre
  +Clement Janequin: Toutes les nuictz
  +Thomas Crecquillon: Toutes les nuycts; Si pour amans la lune est importune
  +Juan Vasquez: Salga la luna
  +Josquin Desprez: Et trop penser
  +Pierre de Manchicourt: Voiez le jour
  +John Lennon & Paul McCartney: Blackbird
  +Jean-Paul Paladin: Lauten-Fantasien