How rich is the musical tradition of European Baroque! In the multitude of musical languages of composers from different parts of the continent, one can also see a certain universalism and internal coherence of the artistic achievements of the era.
The program of the concert opens with the Italian-style concerto grosso by Charles Avison from England, who left behind not only an impressive body of compositional work but also a theoretical legacy. Avison is the author of the first musicological critical dissertation in English – An Essay on Musical Expression. The text sparked controversy and was widely discussed, especially in the context of its critique of the progressive creative attitude of G.F. Handel. Although history has verified Avison’s theses, it is worth listening to and assessing the differences between the composers for ourselves.
During the event, German baroque will also be heard in the form of a concerto by Georg Philipp Telemann, who was also not afraid to introduce innovative musical solutions to his works. We will also hear one of the concerts of Antonio Vivaldi – a genius composer and instrumentalist of the Italian Baroque, who also did not shy away from innovation. The French baroque will be represented by Michel Corrette – the author of widely read textbooks for learning to play various instruments – who was able to perfectly convey the joyful mood of the era of Louis XV in his rich body of work.
The program will end with the third of Haendel’s twelve famous concerti grossi from Op. 6. The concerts, written in the fall of 1739, were printed the following year as 12 Grand Concertos. The magnitude mentioned in the title does not, however, refer to the volume of the work or the number of instruments, but rather manifests itself in the richness of the sound, the vividness of the melody and the uniqueness of the structure.
PROGRAM
Charles Avison – Concerto grosso op. 6 No. 3
Adagio – Allegro – Adagio – Allegro
Georg Friedrich Haendel – Oboe concerto in G minor HWV 278
Grave – Allegro – Sarabande. Largo – Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto in G minor RV 157
Allegro – Largo – Allegro
Georg Philipp Telemann – Viola concerto in G major TWV 51:G9
Largo – Allegro – Andante – Presto
Michel Corrette – Concerto comique No. 25
Les Sauvages concerto. Allegro – Quand on scait aimer et plaire. Andante – La Fustemberg. Allegro
Georg Friedrich Haendel – Concerto grosso op. 6 nr 3
Larghetto – Andante – Allegro – Polonaise – Allegro ma non troppo
PERFORMERS
AGNIESZKA MAZUR-ZBOROWSKA OBOE
MICHAŁ PIOTROWSKI VIOLIN
NATALIA REICHERT VIOLA
THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA
KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA HARPSICHORD, CONDUCTOR
Duration: approx. 1 h 10 min
The seats in the auditorium are not numbered.
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