Donald Macleod explores the lives and music of uncle and nephew Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli

Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli share a name that dominated Venetian music during the late 16th and early 17th century. Both uncle and nephew were organists and composers, and their music was linked inextricably with the exceptional city in which they lived and worked. From the organ loft of St Mark’s Basilica to the resplendent palazzos of merchants and noblemen, they provided the soundtrack to Venice’s golden age, with its numerous feast days and celebrations. But together, they would also pioneer an ambitious way of writing choral music - playing with texture and architecture– that would eventually echo beyond the Venetian waterways and profoundly affect the music of the future.

Music Featured:

Andrea Gabrieli: Benedictus dominus Deus sabbaoth

Andrea Gabrieli: Fantasia allegra del duodecima toniAndrea Gabrieli: Hor chel nel suo ben seno; Vaghi augelletti; Angel del terzo ciel; O suave a mio cor Andrea Gabrieli: Aria della battagliaAndrea Gabrieli: Laudate dominum omnes gentes a 5; Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius a 10; Giovanni Gabrieli: O magnum mysteriumAndrea Gabrieli: Ricercar del settimo tuonoGiovanni Gabrieli: Deus qui beatum MarcumAndrea Gabrieli: Sancta et immaculata; Laetare JerusalemAndrea Gabrieli: Maria Magdalenae et altera Maria; Maria stabat ad monumentumAndrea Gabrieli: Kyrie a 5; Christe a 8; Kyrie a 12; Gloria a 16Giovanni Gabrieli: Exaudi me domine a 16Giovanni Gabrieli: Hic est filius Dei (arr. Timothy Higgins) a 18Giovanni Gabrieli: Hodie Christus natus estGiovanni Gabrieli: Sonata pian e forteGiovanni Gabrieli: Udite, chiari e generosi figliAndrea Gabrieli: Psalmi Davidici, Psalmo 31:Beati quórum remissae; Delictum meum cognitum tibi feci; Tu es refugium meum a tribulatione; In camo et fraenoGiovanni Gabrieli: Audite príncipesGiovanni Gabrieli: Litaniae Beatae Mariae VirginisAndrea Gabrieli: O salutaris hostiaGiovanni Gabrieli: Cantate Domino a 8Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata con tre violini - XXIGiovanni Gabrieli: Timor et tremorGiovanni Gabrieli: Jubilate DeoGiovanni Gabrieli: Sonata a 22; Magnificat a 33Giovanni Gabrieli: Sonata octavi toni a 12; Omnes gentesGiovanni Gabrieli: Sacri di Giove augei, sacre FeniciGiovanni Gabrieli: Canzon XXVIII a 8 “Sol sol la fa mi”Giovanni Gabrieli:Buccinate in neomenio tubaGiovanni Gabrieli: Canzon per sonar primi toni a 10; Canzon a 4 “La Spiritata”; Canzon 3 a 6Giovanni Gabrieli: Maria virgo a 10; Canzon in echo duodecimo toni; Hic est filius DeiGiovanni Gabrieli: Quem vidistis pastoresGiovanni Gabrieli: In eclesiis

Presented by Donald Macleod

Produced by Amelia Parker for BBC Audio Wales and West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001x3y2

And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z