Pre-concert talk with Václav Luks from 6.30 pm

In 1581, a collection of vocal compositions in the specific genre of ”ensaladas“ was published in Prague – the remarkable volume bore the title Las ensaladas de Flecha and it marked the very first appearance of the genre in print. Mateo Flecha, a composer of Catalan origin, is usually considered the founder of ”ensaladas“. Among their typical features is the switching of languages in the texts – apart from Spanish, the ”ensaladas“ employ various dialects, together with features from folk music.

Mateo Flecha
El Fuego

Diego Ortiz
Recercada primera sopra La Spagna

Mateo Flecha
La Bomba

Diego Ortiz
Recercada tercera sobre el madrigal O felici occhi miei

Mateo Flecha
La Negrina

Bartolomé de Selma y Salvedre
Vestiv hi colli a 2 basso y soprano

Mateo Flecha
La Guerra

Antonio de Cabecon (Josquin Desprez)
Benedicta es regina celorum

Tomás Luis de Victoria
Salve Regina

Václav Luks | conductor
Collegium 1704 & Collegium Vocale 1704