Pino De Vittorio

La Lyra, Bor Zuljan

Giacomo Gorzanis (c.1530-c.1575), ‘il Cieco Pugliese’, was one of the great lute virtuosos of the sixteenth century. Born in Apulia, by 1557 he had settled in Trieste, where he soon established close contacts with the nobility of Carinthia and Carniola. His travels also took him to Graz, where he performed for Charles II, Archduke of Austria and brother of the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. Four books of his lute music and two books of napolitane were published in Venice between 1561 and 1579. Of particular interest is his manuscript of 1567, containing twenty-four pairs of dances in all the ‘major’ and ‘minor’ modes. From intimate lute fantasias to lively dances and playful villanelle alla napolitana, this original and colourful programme is the first to present the full range of his works. Full of little-known treasures, it is enriched by the extraordinary voice and presence of the charismatic Puglian singer Pino De Vittorio.

• Da che si part'il sol; Scarpello si vedra; Duca vi voglio dir; Basciami con ssa bocca; Saltarello detto Sona Baloni; Questi capelli d'or; Recercare primo & secondo; Chiara piu che 'l chiar sol; Passo e mezzo Antico primo, Padoana del dello & Saltarel del detto; Sta vecchia canaruta; L'altro giorno mi disse; Passo e mezzo detto Il Gorzanis & Salterel del detto; Non e amor; Alma perche t'affliggi; La turutrella; Fantasia terza; La barca del mio amore; Il bel vis'e i beglo'cchi

La Lyra

October 2018