Clematis
Wednesday July 30th - 9 pm / Church of Valloire
This concert will be preceded by a libre-cours conference by Stéphanie de Failly, at 6:30 pm, in the church of Valloire.
Pianto di Maria
by Clematis with Coline Dutilleul, direction Stéphanie de Failly
At a time when copyright was of little concern and few scores were published in print, music circulated rather freely and some compositions were often enough mistakenly attributed. Such is the case of the Salve Regina in G minor, attributed to Pergolesi. The work is in fact part of a manuscript deposited at the British Library that gathers various works, by composers from the first part of the 18th century: Pergolesi, but also Leonardo Leo, Johann Adolf Hasse and Domenico Alberti.
In the 18th-century sacred repertoire, beside Pergolesi’s famous Stabat Mater, several other compositions depict the drama that the Virgin Mary witnessed, standing at the foot of the cross. One of them is Giovanni Battista Ferrandini’s poignant Pianto di Maria, with its rare theatricality. The Venetian composer spent his whole career in the service of the Munich court, where he composed his sublime cantata in 1739. The work must have met with well-deserved success since several copies have survived, some of them attributing its authorship to Handel!
Clematis
In 2001, violinist Stéphanie de Failly founded her own Baroque music ensemble, which she named Clematis, after the pleasantly fragrant flower, together a symbol of idealism and creativity. Her aim is to explore the little-known repertoire of the 17th century, ranging from the vast Italian repertoire to German and French works, yet with a particular interest in the forgotten scores of Dutch composers such as Nicolaus à Kempis, Carolus Hacquart or Gioseffe Zamponi.
Clematis is also interested in Italian instrumental music of the 17th century, mainly the compositions dedicated to the development of the violin repertoire, as shown by their recordings of Carlo Farina, Giovanni Battista and Tomaso Vitali whose famous Chaconne Stéphanie de Failly recorded using the original manuscript, thus fully restoring the Baroque singularity of the score.
A variable-geometry ensemble, Clematis brings together around its founder musicians chosen according to each musical project. All are active within the best Baroque ensembles of the moment. In addition to its performances in Belgium, the ensemble has given many concerts abroad, namely in the Netherlands, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Israel, Poland, and Bolivia.
Clematis also works with other ensembles, principally the Namur Chamber Choir.
Coline Dutilleul – mezzo-soprano
An ever-curious artist, Coline Dutilleul tackles repertoires that range from the Renaissance to contemporary music. In both opera and recital, she pays special attention to the suggestive potential and the colour of words.
Stéphanie de Failly – violin
Born in Bruges, Stéphanie de Failly started studying the violin at the age of 4. After exploring the classical repertoire, she decided to devote herself to the baroque violin, perfecting her skills with Sigiswald Kuijken and Florence Malgoire before setting up her own ensemble.
Stéphanie de Failly plays on a Giovanni Battista Rogeri violin from 1699.
Programme
Pieces by Vitali, Pergolesi, Händel and Ferrandini.
Distribution
Coline Dutilleul, mezzo-soprano
Stéphanie de Failly: violin and direction
Amandine Solano, Ellie Nimeroski, Jorlen Vega Garcia, Louise Moreau: violins
Manuela Bucher, Roberta Michelini: violas
Bernard Woltèche: violoncello
Eric Mathot: double bass
Cindy Castillo: organ
Brice Sailly: harpsichord
Clematis is under a creation contract with the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
