Un compás
A Voyage from Spain to the Orient
U Trojského zámku 1, Prague 7
Artists
Programme
Dimitrie Cantemir (1673–1723)
Bestenigar
Mateo Pérez de Albéniz (1755-1831)
Sonata en Re M
Aga Riza (?)
Makam Huseyni
Manuscript Cantemir
Gaspar Sanz (1640–1710)
Marionas, Canarios
Alonso Mudarra (1510–1580)
Pavana-Gallarda
Fantasia X
Il Barbarino (17th century)
Quaranta e Saltarello
Luis de Narváez (1500–1549)
Romanesca
G. Kapsberger (1580–1651)
Colassione
Anonymous songs
from Sephardic, Basque, Iranian and Greek traditions
Concert with intermission.
Expected end of the concert: 22:00.
Annotation
The Troja Chateau is a perfect location for this performance at a festival dedicated to the Mediterranean. The baroque villa itself stands by the water, according to its mythological model, conquered by Odyssey.
During the Summer Festivities of Early Music, the Prague Troy gets regularly seized by Spanish music. This July, it will be invaded by Euskal Barrokensemble with Enrike Solinís and his dulcet guitar at the head. But since the real destination on their musical campaign are the gates of Orient, the musicians invited a most competent cicerone to join them on the way: the impressive Persian player on setar, Kiya Tabassian.
The programme, comprising music by Gaspar Sanz or Alonso Mudarra, will illustrate that “compás” in Spanish does not only designate the navigation instrument, but also the essential tools for orientation in musical space, i.e. rhythm and tempo.
Venue
U Trojského zámku 1, Prague 7
Show on mapPartners of the concert
In collaboration with the Embassy of Spain in Prague, the Institute Cervantes, Prague Acción Cultural Española (AC/E), Etxepare Basque Institute, Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte and Prague City Gallery.
Artists
Kiya Tabassian
setar
Setar virtuoso, acclaimed composer and artistic director, Kiya Tabassian is rooted in Persian classical music and composes for small ensembles as well as large orchestras around the world. He comes from Tehran in Iran and emigrated to Montreal in 1990. His masters in setar were Reza Ghasemi and Kayhan Kalhor and he studied composition with Gilles Tremblay.
In 1998, Kiya Tabassian founded Constantinople, a Montreal-based ensemble which has earned an international recognition for its unique combination of early musical sources, contemporary aesthetics and the living traditions of the Middle East. He has recorded fifteen CDs for labels such ATMA, Analekta, Buda Musique, World Village and Ma Case.
He has created with ensemble Constantinople over 40 original programs performing them at some of the most prestigious festivals and venues such as Salle Pleyel in Paris, the Berlin Philharmonics, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence and Festival Internacional Cervantino. Over the past decade, he has staged over 800 concerts in more than 120 cities in almost 30 different countries.
Enrike Solinís
lavta, guiterne, Baroque guitar and artistic director
Born in Bilbao, Enrike Solinís Azpiazu studied guitar and early music at the Conservatorio Superior de Música J. C. de Arriaga in Bilbao, and at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya in Barcelona. Winner of numerous international awards, including the Concurso Internacional de Comillas, the Concurso Internacional Ataulfo Argenta, and the Concurso Internacional Andrés Segovia, he is considered one of the great virtuosi of his generation.
Solinís has performed with such prestigious ensembles as Hespèrion XXI, Le Concert des Nations, and la Capella Real de Catalunya (all directed by Jordi Savall), the Akademie für Alte Musik, and Le Concert d’Astrée. He has appeared at major international stages, including Carnegie Hall, the Konzerthaus Berlin, and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris. He has recorded on Glossa, Naïve, Zig-Zag Territories, Arsis, Alta Vox, and other labels. He also directs his own Baroque ensemble, the Euskal Barrokensemble, founded in Bilbao in 2006.
