Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 17., Hormayrg. 2	Standorte: CD.01B Duo	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Numerous renowned sources attest to the rich cultural life of this Court, all agreeing that the artistic and cultural fervour during the reign of Francesco I, and still more during that of his heir Francesco II, were such that they must inspire “greatness” and arouse a sense of “wonder” in the spirit of the artist and the musician of every age. Chroniclers also describe displays with acrobats, animal tamers, lighting and scenery engineers, designers of theatrical machines, actors, choreographers and decorators. This succession of entertainments took place at the Teatro Ducale in the course of public celebrations, both sacred and profane, for great occasions: births, weddings, official visits. Thus at Modena music was written for balls, triumphs and operas, for services in the Cathedral and in the Chapels, for teaching singing and dancing pages, for initiating the nobles - and Francesco himself - into musical learning, for the table and for the Duke’s refined court. Each of the genres was developed, copied, printed and performed within that cultural microcosm which gave rise to the Emilian and Italian school of the violin created around the Court of the Este dynasty: this repertory was collected in numerous precious codices still preserved today in the Biblioteca Estense Universitaria of the city of Modena. This CD is offered as a page in the vast musical volume composed at Modena by the wishes of the Este dynasty, for its delight. The almost entirely unpublished and unperformed selection here recorded derives entirely from the above source.