In February 1568 the Heir to the Throne of Bavaria, Duke Wilhelm, married Princess Renée of Lorraine. The Munich wedding and the fortnight-long celebrations which followed were chronicled in a series of dialogues by Massimo Troiano, one of the singers in the court Kapelle. His Dialoghi are the basis of this three-part feature, with Leo McKern, Cyril Shaps, Taverner Consort, Choir and Players, Natural Trumpet Ensemble or The Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Part 1
21 February: Arrival of the Bride; Meeting of the Bride and Groom;
Solemn Reception in the Marienkirche.
The music includes Lassus Te Deum a 9 (composed for the occasion)
Lassus and the Munich Hofkapelle
The ruling Albrecht V of Bavaria maintained the most sumptuous musical establishment north of the Alps. Clive Wearing describes the Kapelle which under Lassus reached the summit of its glory at the time of the wedding.