The “Madrigal – Marin Constantin” National Chamber Choir is an emblem of Romanian and universal musical life, and in 2018 it turns 55 years of uninterrupted activity. Since it was founded, in 1963, by conductor Marin Constantin, the Madrigal Choir has claimed almost 4,500 concerts applauded around the world. The ensemble has become a world-class chamber music choir, officially recognized in 2016 as the Ambassador of Freedom, Hope and Peace, a title received at the United Nations General Assembly, in Geneva.
The Madrigal Choir is the most appreciated professional choral ensemble in Romania, actively involved in the development of the choral movement in the country, through the Cantus Mundi National Programme. Since its early years, the Madrigal Choir has become an appreciated presence on the most important European scenes, and the critics have compared the performance of the choir and the conductor with a “Stradivarius violin in the hands of Paganini” (Dobrica Stevanović, 1968).
The choir’s repertoire includes hundreds of European Renaissance works, Byzantine music, classic Romanian music, traditional carols, contemporary compositions and instrumental vocal works. In fact, even the name of the ensemble denotes the inclination towards medieval creation, the madrigal being a short vocal, polyphonic, lyrical composition specific to the 16th century.
The “Madrigal Miracle”, as Wilma Vernocchi, member of Milano’s La Scala Opera House management named it, has inspired the imagination of many poets and composers, who wrote for this ensemble. Miriam Marbe, Sigismund Toduta, Sabin Pauta, Tiberiu Olah, Liana Alexandra, Cornel Taranu, are just a few names of Romanian composers, and among poets, Grigore Vieru and Nichita Stanescu have written the most vibrant poems dedicated to the Madrigal.
Technical details
Issue Date: 27.02.2018
Designer: George Ursachi
Process: Offset
Colours: 5 colours
Size: Stamp size: 33 x 48 mm, Minisheet size: 123 x 168 mm
Values: 8 Lei
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