FELIX PLATTER: A LIFE IN MUSIC
20 March 2024/19h00/ Switzerland / Online
In 1536, just in time for the autumn fair, a child was born at Petersberg in Basel who in later years was to make a name for himself throughout Europe as a physician and polymath: Felix Platter. His research on anatomy, psychiatry and also his epidemiological reports on the time of the plague made him famous throughout Europe beyond his death in 1614. His valuable herbarium is stored in the Burgerbibliothek Bern.
But Felix Platter was much more than just a physician. Already during his studies in Montpellier he received the nickname “l’Alemandt du lut”. His “verteuschten” German translations of French chansons and Italian madrigals from this same period remain special musical-philological treasures. The focus of this concert is the musical side of this Renaissance man, which is once again allowed to blossom with voice, lute, viola da gamba and recorder.
But Felix Platter was much more than just a physician. Already during his studies in Montpellier he received the nickname “l’Alemandt du lut”. His “verteuschten” German translations of French chansons and Italian madrigals from this same period remain special musical-philological treasures. The focus of this concert is the musical side of this Renaissance man, which is once again allowed to blossom with voice, lute, viola da gamba and recorder.
