{"id":108469,"date":"2024-10-11T14:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=108469"},"modified":"2024-10-11T14:26:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:26:44","slug":"preview-france-faenza-ensemble-present-fabulous-bestiary-tribute-jean-de-la-fontaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/10\/11\/preview-france-faenza-ensemble-present-fabulous-bestiary-tribute-jean-de-la-fontaine\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | From France: Faenza Ensemble Present A Fabulous Bestiary, a Tribute to Jean de La Fontaine"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_108470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108470\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-108470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-83.jpg\" alt=\"Faenza Early Music Ensemble (Photo courtesy of the artists)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-83.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-83-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-83-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-PREVIEW-83-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-108470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faenza Early Music Ensemble (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Toronto is presenting Faenza Ensemble, an early music ensemble with a difference. They\u2019ll be performing a program of French music titled Un bestiaire fabuleux, a Tribute to Jean de La Fontaine on October 17.<\/p>\n<p>The program includes animal-inspired works by Marin Marais, Fran\u00e7ois Campion, Nicolas de Ch\u00e9deville, Ennemond Gautier, Fran\u00e7ois Couperin, Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, and the Manuscrit Boerez.<\/p>\n<h3>The Program<\/h3>\n<p>Jean de La Fontaine (1621 \u2013 1695) was a French fabulist, a popular poet of the 17th century who became well known for his Fables. He collected fables and myths from both Western and Eastern sources and created French free verses to the stories. His Fables, divided into 12 books, are considered one of the classics of French literature. His tales of everyday moral decisions, sprinkled with satire and politics of the day, often use animals as characters.<\/p>\n<p>La Fontaine\u2019s Fables are set to music in the work Recueil De Fables Choisies, Dans Le Gout De M. De La Fontaine, Sur De Petits Airs Et Vaudevilles Connus, Not\u00e9s \u00c0 La Fin Pour En Faciliter Le Chant, which he published in 1767. The work provides the inspiration for the concert.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2Op0nKO4mU4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Faenza<\/h3>\n<p>Faenza Ensemble is: Olga Pitarch, vocals, spinet, castanets; Marco Horvat, vocals, guitar, theorbo; Francisco Ma\u00f1alich, vocals, bass viol, guitar.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Horvat founded the ensemble in 1996 in Paris, naming it after a famous early 15th century manuscript called the Codex Faenza. His intention was to spotlight medieval music. As he progressed, however, he realized that capturing true \u201cearly music\u201d was impossible from a distance of centuries.<\/p>\n<p>He turned his focus to the music of the ancien r\u00e9gime, the era of French history prior to the Revolution of 1789, looking for the spirit of the music rather than aiming to reproduce it in every detail. Marco also explored the relationship between texts that are spoken and sung through the work of poet-musician Guillaume de Machaut (1300 \u2013 1377).<\/p>\n<p>Faenza gradually evolved to specialize in 17th century music as its core repertoire, and continue to explore the works of author-composers such as Bellerofonte Castaldi, Charles Dassoucy, and of course La Fontaine.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find out more details about the concert, and find tickets, [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alliance-francaise.ca\/en\/art\/cultural-season\/225-un-bestiaire-fabuleux-a-tribute-to-jean-de-la-fontaine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? 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