Leonora Duarte:
Sinfonia de Decimi toni
Sinfonia de Duodesimi toni
Sinfonia de Primi toni
Sinfonia de Primi toni, seconda parte
Sinfonia de Terti toni
Sinfonia de Secondi toni

Girolamo Frecobaldi:
Begli occhi (aria a due)
Canzona La Bianchina

John Bull:
La Guamina
Courante «Juweell»
Fantasia (untitled)
Fantasia Sexti toni

Guilielmus Messaus:
Hoe light ghy hier so cout

Nicholas Lanier:
No more shall meads

Constantijn Huygens:
Orsa bella e crudele
Deh, s’a tanta belta

Cypriano de Rore, Girolamo dalla Casa:
Non gemme, non fin oro

Girolamo Frescobaldi, Leonora Duarte:
Sinfonia de Octavi toni

Salomone Rossi:
Psalm 137, «Al naharot bavel»

Trad.:
El paso del Mar Rojo

While Rubens was painting masterpieces in his studio, just round the corner the Duartes were playing music. In this family of Portuguese-Jewish origin, Music was the order of the day, and anyone who received an invitation to a concert at the Duarte’s home could consider themselves fortunate. Gaspar Duarte and his children sang and played not only their own compositions, but also those of their broader circle of composer friends. The house concert that the Transports Publics ensemble has reconstructed for this recording includes works by Leonora Duarte, John Bull, Salomone Rossi, Frescobaldi and Huygens…

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Recording: July 25, 26 and 27, 2017, AMUZ, Antwerp (Belgium)