Time 19:30
Oblackie Centrum Edukacji i Kultury, Elżbietańska 9/10, Gdańsk
The concert is part of the 18th Goldberg Festival
His church music is by now so much appreciated that there cannot be many Protestant churches in Germany where they do not perform Telemann’s annual cantata series – wrote in 1758 Johann Ernst Bach, kapellmeister of Weimar, nephew of the famous Johann Sebastian. In fact, the universal character of the cantatas published in 1726 in the series entitled Harmonischer Gotte-Dienst allowed for their use both in church and for home music-making. The cantata Wer ist, der dort von Edom kömmt TWV 1:1584 included in the concert program is intended for the Sunday preceding Palm Sunday, and its theme is penance, Christ’s sacrifice, and redemption.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas are also an excellent example of the symbolic musical language of the Baroque and unrivaled compositional inventiveness. The original version of the cantata Ich habe genug BWV 82 was written in 1727 for a solo bass voice, but already in 1730 or 1731 Bach transcribed the cantata for soprano. The theme of the piece intended for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary is the longing for death, which for a Christian is the gate leading to union with Christ. During the concert, we will also hear pieces by Baroque masters who co-created the rich musical landscape of 18th-century Gdańsk. The title of the concert is quoted from the cantata Herr nun lässest du deinen Diener by Johann Jeremias du Grain, a student of Telemann born in Gdańsk. The charming variational form of chaconne for violin, bassoon, and continuo highlights the artistry and inventiveness of Johann Valentin Meder, who for over a decade served as bandmaster of the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Baltic city. On the other hand, the outstanding harpsichordist and composer Johann Gottlieb Goldberg was born and raised in Gdańsk. Possibly, it was for him that Johann Sebastian Bach wrote the cycle of variations Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen, called – after the name of its first interpreter – the Goldberg Variations.
PROGRAM
Georg Philipp Telemann – Quartetto TWV 43:G2
Largo-Allegro-Largo | Vivace | Moderato | Grave | Vivace
Georg Philipp Telemann – Wer ist, der dort von Edom kömmt TWV 1:1584
Recitative: Wer ist, der dort von Edom kömmt
Aria: O welch ein Opfer, welch ein Segen
Recitative: Die Sünde war zu groß
Aria: So biet‘ ich mit vergnügten Schritte
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg – Sonata a 4 DürG 14
Largo | Allegro | Grave | Giga
Johann Sebastian Bach – Ich habe genug BWV 82
Aria: Ich habe genug
Recitative: Ich habe genug
Aria: Schlummert ein , ihr matten Augen
Recitative: Mein Gott! wenn kömmt das schöne: Nun!
Aria: Ich freude mich auf meinen Tod
Johann Valentin Meder – Chaconne in C
Johann Jeremias du Grain – Herr nun lässest du deinen Diener
Aria: Herr nun lässest du deiner Diener
Recitative: Wer Last und Hitze fühlet
Aria: Denn meine Augen haben deinen Heiland gesehen
Recitative: Ach ja, wer Jesum hat gesehn
Aria: Brechet, ihr verfallene Augen
PERFORMERS
OLGA PASIECZNIK SOPRANO
THE PERIOD INSTRUMENTS ENSEMBLE OF THE POLISH ROYAL OPERA CAPELLA REGIA POLONA
KRZYSZTOF GARSTKA POSITIVE ORGAN/HARPSICHORD, CONDUCTOR
Duration: approx. 1h 20 min
