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Magnificent Venice – Pearls of Venetian Chamber Music
The audience will be treated to the most beautiful works of music from the great era of the impressive lagoon city with concertos and sinfonias by Antonio Vivaldi, Alessandro Marcello, Tommaso Albinoni, Baldassare Galuppi and Claudio Monteverdi.
Program
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Concerto a Quattro in A-Major, RV 158: Allegro molto – Andante molto – Allegro // Claudio Monteverdi (bap. 1567–1643) Ritornello from L'Orfeo // Baldassare Galuppi (1706–1785) Concerto a Quattro in D-Major, IBG 162: [Without tempo indication] – Allegro spiritoso – [Without tempo indication] // A. Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins and Violoncello in g-minor, Op. 3 No. 2: Adagio e spiccato – Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro // Alessandro Marcello (1673–1747) Adagio from Oboe Concerto in d-minor, S. Z799, arr. for harpsichord solo by J. S. Bach (BWV 974) // Tomaso Albinoni (1671–1751) Sinfonia in G-Major, T. Si 8: Allegro – Adagio – Allegro – Grave // A. Vivaldi Concerto for 2 Violins in a-minor, Op. 3 No. 8: Allegro – Larghetto e spritoso – Allegro
At all times the splendor and magnificence of the “Serenissima” with which the rich maritime power of Venice was known for, was fueled and enhanced by the illustrious group of musicians the city had at its disposal. During the transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque, Claudio Monteverdi had a lasting influence on Venice’s musical life. In addition to St. Mark’s Basilica, the city’s musical centers included around two dozen opera houses and the famous ospedali, a unique mixture of orphanage and conservatory where the exclusively female pupils premiered countless works.
In and around these institutions, several other masters of the Baroque were active, securing Venice as an outstanding musical center of its time that brought forth many a pioneering musical innovation.
NWZ online //
“The good contact between the individual musicians is striking. Everyone knows what the others have to play and when their own voice is accompanying, imitating or leading. This is particularly evident in the homogeneous ensemble performance of Baldassare Galuppi's ‘Concerto a quattro’ in D major.”
Cast
Werner Ehrhardt artistic director // l’arte del mondo (8 strings, harpsichord)
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