About this event
Even "early music" never goes out of date if it’s good. Seven hundred years ago, Guillaume de Machaut wrote songs about love, betrayal, and jealousy. Themes that haven't changed even after centuries.
Discover the greatest French composer of the High Middle Ages in a meticulous performance by Vojtěch Semerád and his ensemble Cappella Mariana. One of the most significant composers and poets of the 14th century, he spent a large part of his life in the service of the Czech King John of Bohemia.
In the program The Judgment of the Czech King, a fascinating story comes to life in which a knight and a noble lady argue over the pain of lost love. The Czech King himself must settle their dispute. Music intertwines with recitations of the original text, opening up the world of 14th-century courtly culture to the listener—surprisingly vivid, human, and understandable.
Performers:
Hana Blažíková, soprano, Gothic harp / Vojtěch Semerád, tenor, fiddle / Mélusine de Pas, tenor fiddle / Jakub Kydlíček, flutes, percussionJaromír Meduna, narrator
