The life of Christina of Sweden reads like a remarkably modern adventure. An eminently female figure in a radically male world, Christina of Sweden asserted herself through extraordinary determination and exemplary resilience, establishing herself as a woman capable of standing up to the great powers of her time. Immersed at the heart of political authority, travelling from Sweden to the Papal States, her political manoeuvres were woven throughout the course of her journeys, passing through rival European powers such as the court of France and the states of the Holy Roman Empire.

Throughout her travels, she displayed a particular passion for the arts, and especially for music, of which she was a great patron. Each of her visits was marked by increasingly sumptuous musical ceremonies and concerts. This programme retraces that long journey, in which music and power were closely intertwined.

According to André Danican Philidor (1652–1730)
La Suédoise

Gustav Düben (1629–1690)
Venite Sancte Spiritus

Giacomo Carissimi (1605–1674)
Veni Sponsa Christi

Gustav Düben
Fader Vår

Antonio Bertali (1605–1669)
Missa Archiducalis: Sanctus and Agnus Dei

Henry Du Mont (1610-1684)

Pulsate tympana

Alessandro Melani (1639-1703)

Requiem

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