Academy of Ancient Music - Vivaldi in Dresden

Thursday 14 April 2016
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
Richard Egarr – director & harpsichord

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JS Bach – Brandenburg concerto No.1 F major (1721)
Vivaldi – Concerto in G minor “per l’Orchestra di Dresda” (1720)
Telemann – Concerto for three oboes and three violins in B flat major (c.1740)
Vivaldi – Concerto for violin, two oboes and two horns in D major (1716)
JS Bach – Brandenburg concerto No.4 in G major (1721)

 

Although Vivaldi never visited Dresden, his dedication of a series of concertos for the Hofkapelle there, whose 40-plus players made it one of the largest orchestras of its time, had a profound influence on a generation of German musicians.

Composers such as Bach and Telemann were challenged and delighted by these works, whose flamboyance and playful exuberance constituted a truly innovative, new sound.

Directing from the harpsichord, Richard Egarr explores the cross-continental connections of this incredibly fruitful age in concertos embracing the violin, recorder, oboe, horn and trumpet.

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