PARTHENON HALENSIS 1632
Musical Avant-Garde in the Hall Convent
Works by the Convent Kapellmeister Christoph SätzlWith the Ensemble der Innsbrucker Hofmusik, direction: Marian Polin
The noble ladies of the aristocratic convent in Hall in Tyrol, founded by Archduke Ferdinand II for his sisters Magdalena and Helena, performed music that was truly princely and thus befitting their status. In 1632, they brought Christoph Sätzl (ca. 1592–1655), one of the new stars of the Tyrolean music scene, to Hall as Kapellmeister at the "Parthenon Halensis," as the convent was called in Latin. Sätzl had been leading the Brixen Cathedral music since 1621. In the year he took office in the Tyrolean episcopal city, he presented a collection of "Ecclesiastici concentus," demonstrating his progressive approach: The motets from this collection are innovative in many respects; in a sense, they represent the musical avant-garde of their time. Sätzl was one of the first composers north of the Alps to turn to the emotionally charged "Seconda prattica" in the motets in this collection. The same applies to the "Novem Missae Novae" of 1646: Here, Christoph Sätzl proves himself a practical artist, presenting virtuoso settings of the Mass Ordinary, ranging in instrumentation from one to four parts. Sätzl was one of the first to apply the principles of the Stile nuovo, accompanied by basso continuo, to the composition of the Mass—thereby demonstrating his originality. In this concert, we dedicate a solo performance to this important Tyrolean composer. The beautiful-sounding positive organ by Johann Caspar Humpel, owned by the Tyrolean Folk Art Museum, will be used.
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BONUS: 6.15 Uhr Pre-concert