Time 19:00
The Palace on the Isle in the Royal Łazienki Museum in Warsaw
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The career of Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644-1704) as a violin virtuoso flourished mostly in Salzburg. His compositions, on the other hand, were known and appreciated not only in the Empire but also in France and Italy. The master of melody and counterpoint is the author of excellent works, both vocal and instrumental, secular and religious. Although it is primarily his violin works that granted him a special place in the history of music, ensemble compositions such as Balletti lamentabili, Harmonia artificiosa-ariosa, and Fidicinium sacro-profanum delight with harmonic refinement and melodic craftsmanship.
The concert will also feature three out of only seventeen vocal-instrumental compositions by the German organist Franz Tunder (1614-1667) that have survived to this day. Ach Herr, lass deine lieben Engelein and An Wasserflüssen Babylon are based on the texts (and, in the latter case, also the melodies) of Protestant chorales, while the words of the church concerto Ein kleines Kindelein are taken from the New Testament.
A much more impressive musical legacy was left by Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741) – an Austrian composer and theorist whose famous treatise Gradus ad Parnassum (1725) is still considered a key source on the principles of counterpoint. His compositions are a perfect example of the late baroque style, reflecting the atmosphere of the Viennese Habsburg court.
PROGRAM
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Balletti lamentabili
Sonata – Allamanda – Sarabande – Gavotte – Gigue – Lamenti adagio
Franz Tunder – Aria. Ein kleines Kindelein
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Fidicinium sacro-profanum – Sonata I
Allegro – Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro–Grave
Franz Tunder – Ach Herr, lass deine lieben Engelein
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Harmonia artificioso-ariosa – Partia IV
Sonata – Allamande – Trezza – Aria – Canario – Gigue – Pollicinello
Franz Tunder – An Wasserflüssen Babylon
Johann Joseph Fux – Ouverture in D minor
Ouverture – Menuet – Aria: Adagio – Fuga, Presto-Lentement – Gigue – Aria
Johann Joseph Fux – Ave Regina
PERFORMERS
JUSTYNA STĘPIEŃ SOPRANO
THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA
KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA HARPSICHORD, CONDUCTOR
Duration: 1 h 10 min
The seats in the auditorium are not numbered.
