Principal Visitor Director Rachel Podger returns to Toronto to affix Tafelmusik for a collection of live shows that may take them from Toronto to Kingston. Concerti Virtuosi: Vivaldi & Telemann will showcase the performing prowess of Podger and a collection of soloists from the orchestra.
Together with Podger on the violin, the works by Baroque composers will highlight the cello, recorder, oboe, and bassoon.
“Rachel’s thrilling virtuosity has impressed us deeply this season,” says Cristina Zacharias, Tafelmusik’s Inventive Co-Director in an announcement. “Concerti Virtuosi is an opportunity for the entire orchestra to step into the limelight and shine. This program highlights Tafelmusik’s distinctive aptitude and persona.”
The Music
The Baroque interval has left us with a treasure trove of concerti for varied devices.
Corelli Concerto grosso in D Main, op. 6, no.1
Corelli’s Op. 6 is a set of 12 concerti believed to have been composed as early because the 1680s, however not revealed till 1714. The works, among the many earliest examples of the concerto grosso, was enormously influential, and impressed a variety of different composers, amongst them Handel, who wrote his personal Opus 6 as a 12-concerti assortment.
Vivaldi Concerto for bassoon in G Main, RV 493
Vivaldi’s RV 493 is taken into account to be the very first solo concerto written for the bassoon, and it’s a piece that’s technically demanding, and showcases the instrument’s capabilities. Whereas he left no particular word to the impact, it’s not laborious to conclude that the composer was keen on the bassoon specifically; he wrote a complete of 39 solo concerti for the instrument, representing the biggest assortment of works for the bassoon of that interval.
Telemann Concerto for 3 violins in F Main, from Musique de desk
Telemann wrote two volumes of Musique de desk, or music designed to be carried out as leisure for friends at a banquet. (Musique de desk, in fact, interprets into German as Tafelmusik.) The volumes have been offered by subscription, and Telemann’s subscriber listing consists of European the Aristocracy together with musicians and different composers. The Concerto for 3 violins comes from the second quantity, and spreads the difficult passages among the many trio of soloists. Within the ultimate motion (Allegro), he brings the ensemble collectively for a joyous end.
Vivaldi Concerto da digicam in F Main, RV 100
Vivaldi’s RV 100 was written for a small ensemble with out a string orchestra, and encompasses a flute, oboe, violin, and bassoon with continuo. The composer wrote a collection of 21 chamber concerti for small teams of devices in a mode that foreshadows the Classical period. All through, he contrasts virtuosic solo passages with the ensemble collectively. Vivaldi was thought to have been impressed by Corelli’s sonatas in composing the work.
Vivaldi Concerto for two cellos in G minor, RV 531
Vivaldi’s RV 531 is his solely concerto for 2 cellos. The 2 soloists open the piece by enjoying alone with out accompaniment, an uncommon aspect for the interval. It’s believed he wrote it within the 1720s, on the top of his profession. Utilizing the cello as a solo instrument was a latest innovation, and each devices are handled as equals within the composition. It’s a extremely emotional work that ranges from unhappiness to an lively finale.
Brescianello Concerto grosso
Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello was born in 1690, however not a lot is understood about him till he appeared in Munich in 1715 to take up the place of viola participant for the Elector of Bavaria. He spent his profession in Germany, and have become a Kapellmeister.
The Concert events
The live shows happen in Toronto and Kingston:
- Could 2, 3, & 4 at Toronto’s Jeanne Lamon Corridor
- Could 6 on the Isabel Bader Centre in Kingston
Discover extra particulars and tickets [HERE].
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