Zefiro Torna, Lore Binon & Jurgen De bruyn - Somnia

Close your eyes and let yourself be enchanted by Hypnos, the mythological god of sleep. Throughout the centuries, writers, painters, and composers have been inspired by the mysterious world of slumber in which mortals disappear at night only to awaken again at dawn. Baroque composers such as Johannes H. Kapsberger, John Dowland, Etienne Moulinié and Constantijn Huygens were also inspired by the night, sleep, and dreams for their songs and instrumental music. Zefiro Torna pours a mind-altering brew of slumbering thoughts, lonely sorrow, secret fantasies, and soothing whispers. The brilliant voice of Lore Binon and the delicate sounds of Jurgen De bruyns theorbo and lute open the gates to a hallucinatory dream world, where tenderness and cruelty meet. The ensemble Zefiro Torna has been known since 1996 for its innovative concepts and the original way in which it brings the medieval, renaissance, and baroque repertoire to life for a wide audience. In Ssssomnia they combine their characteristic musicality with a hypnotic, almost cinematic atmosphere. Pow'rful Morpheus, let thy charms Wrap the world in slumber's arms, With thy sweet composed numbers, Rock each mortal in slumbers. So no ear or eye shall know Where we are or what we do. William Webb, 17th C. Trad. Provence – Bressarello Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger – Filio dormi Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger – Toccata Seconda Arpeggiata Tarquinio Merula – Hor ch'è tempo di dormire John Dowland – In darkness let me dwell William Webb – Pow'rful Morpheus, let thy charms Trad. (after Nina Simone) / Robert de Visée – Black is the color of my true love's hair / Passacaille in D minor Alessandro Scarlatti – Cessate di piagarmi Etienne Moulinié – Stelle homicide Constantijn Huygens – Aubade (j'ai vu le point du jour) Francis Pilkington – Rest sweet nymphs Michelagnolo Galilei / T.S. Eliot – Toccata / Four Quartets – III. (fragment)