Est-ce Mars ?
31 May 2025/ Germany / Greifenberg
- Harmonies of love and power, Paris around 1600
Ensemble Phoenix Munich
Giovanna Baviera (mezzo, gamba)
Emma-Lisa Roux (soprano, lute)
Joel Frederiksen (bass, lute, conductor)
In the field of tension between Venus, the goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war, the programme reflects the musical scene at the French courts around 1600. The programme opens with Antoine Boësset's ‘Ballet du Roy’, a hymn to Mars, who kindles the fire of love for Venus. Works by Louis de Rigaud and Pierre Guèdron are dedicated to the struggle between love and beauty and the interplay between the opposing characters of this famous mythological pair of lovers.
Ensemble Phoenix Munich
Giovanna Baviera (mezzo, gamba)
Emma-Lisa Roux (soprano, lute)
Joel Frederiksen (bass, lute, conductor)
In the field of tension between Venus, the goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war, the programme reflects the musical scene at the French courts around 1600. The programme opens with Antoine Boësset's ‘Ballet du Roy’, a hymn to Mars, who kindles the fire of love for Venus. Works by Louis de Rigaud and Pierre Guèdron are dedicated to the struggle between love and beauty and the interplay between the opposing characters of this famous mythological pair of lovers.
