Konzert 2023

Innsbrucker Hofmusik 04: Sacri Musicali Affetti - Devotional music for the Tyrolean Princess Anna de' Medici by Barbara Strozzi
in 1655, the Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi dedicated a collection of sacred motets, her only printed opus of sacred music, to the Tyrolean princess Anna de' Medici. Strozzi was probably hoping for a position at the Innsbruck court, which had become a centre of attraction for Europe's musical elite under Ferdinand Karl and Anna de' Medici. The appointment did not materialise, but Anna sent a small golden box and a necklace with rubies to Venice as thanks. Strozzi's compositions are truly a princely gift: expressive solo sacred music of the highest quality by a composer who was herself a singer and therefore knew how to make the most of the potential of the combination of singing voice and figured bass. If Barbara Strozzi had come to Innsbruck, she would have met one of her formative teachers here, the opera composer Antonio Cesti.

BONUS: 5.30 pm guided tour of the Marienoratorium in the Hofkirche with short concert

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