© Magnus Skrede Dresdner Musikfestspiele: Late Night Baroque — Antonio Vivaldi: Cello Concertos
Dresden, Martin‐Luther Church — Main Hall
About the Event
During his time as a teacher and conductor at the Venetian girls' conservatory Ospedale della Pietà, Antonio Vivaldi penned hundreds of musical compositions, including 27 cello concertos. The revolutionary novelty here was that the cello, which until then had been used primarily as a basso continuo instrument, was given a new lease of life as a virtuoso solo instrument. Four of these masterpieces can now be experienced with five cellists who, in this exciting late‐night format at the Martin Luther Church in Neustadt, directly contrast two very different interpretations. While the first part of the concert features modern sounds played on steel strings and tuned to 443 Hz, the second part features gut strings and the baroque, lower tuning of 415 Hz. The audience can thus discover the different sounds in an impressive way and learn all kinds of interesting facts about the different playing styles from cellist and festival director Jan Vogler. A unique musical journey that brings Vivaldi to life through the ages.
Program
- Antonio Vivaldi – Sinfonia für Streicher und Basso continuo B‐Dur RV 162
- Antonio Vivaldi – Konzert für Violoncello, Streicher und Basso continuo g‐Moll RV 416
- Antonio Vivaldi – Konzert für 2 Violoncelli, Streicher und Basso continuo g‐Moll RV 531
- Antonio Vivaldi – Sinfonia für Streicher und Basso continuo F‐Dur RV 135
- Antonio Vivaldi – Konzerte für Violoncello, Streicher und Basso continuo d‐Moll RV 407 und a‐Moll RV 419
- Antonio Vivaldi – Sinfonia für Streicher und Basso continuo G‐Dur RV 146
Cast / Production
HAYOUNG CHOI, ZLATOMIR FUNG,
MARIE‐ELISABETH HECKER, BRUNO PHILIPPE,
CHRISTIAN POLTÉRA — VIOLONCELLO
MITGLIEDER DES DRESDNER FESTSPIELORCHESTERS
JAN VOGLER — MODERATION
Address
Martin‐Luther Church, Martin‐Luther‐Platz 5, Dresden, Germany — Google Maps
