Sentirete una canzonetta

The ingenuity of instrument makers of times past brought the theorbo to the musical world at the end of the 16th century – the lute, which, thanks to its extended neck, also has bass strings. The wide tonal range and the associated playing flexibility of the instrument ensured the theorbo's popularity, which was understandably reflected in a number of compositions. Composers at the end of the 16th century used it mainly as an accompanying instrument in the presentation of new music, which was also known as stile moderno and seconda prattica. The works that will be performed at the concert will present the theorbo as a solo instrument and also as an excellent companion, a second for another soloist, in this case a singer. Early Baroque songs with an exposed expression of deeply felt text will transport us to Italy at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries.

“She delivers the stories of the songs in an unadorned and straightforward manner, without any calculation or singing mannerisms,” this is how reviewers assess the singing style of Hana Blažíková on her new album. The music of earlier times had a kind of romantic charm on him, and so he gradually turned from a hobby guitarist Jan Krejča into an expert on Renaissance and Baroque lute and guitar.