Psalm 6
Magnificat secundi toni
Psalm 31
Magnificat quarti toni
Psalm 101
Maginifcat spetimi toni

Alexander Utendal (about 1530-1581) was a singer and bandmaster at the court of Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria-Tyrol. His spiritual works soon achieved the status of "Exempla", of exemplary compositions, due to their compositional mastery. No less a person than the "divine Orlando" di Lasso in Munich cultivated an intense artistic exchange with his Innsbruck colleague. Utendal enjoyed in his time as a composer highest prestige and may be considered as one of the central figures of the thriving musical life at the Tyrolean Habsburg Court Archduke Ferdinand II. His exquisite four-part "Septem psalmi poenitentiales" (Penitential Psalms) were printed in 1570 and are comparable to the works of Lasso in their artistry.The Basel-based ensemble Profeti della Quinta under Elam Rotem, with the support of a gamba ensemble, dedicates itself to these key works of the Late Renaissance - a world premiere recording and the documentation of the festival concert on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the reign of Archduke Ferdinand on 9.9.2017 in the Spanish Hall of Ambras Castle Innsbruck.