Apollo & Dionysus

Trio Sonatas by A. Corelli and G. F. Handel

Tuesday 21. 05. 2024 | 19.00 Břevnov Monastery, Theresian Hall
Markétská 1, Praha 6
19.00–21.00
with intermission

Programme

Georg Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Triosonata in G major, HWV 399
 
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Sonata da chiesa in B minor No. 4, Op. 3
 
Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762)
Sonata in F major No. 5, Op. 5
 
Jean-Baptiste Quentin (before 1690 – ca 1742)
Sonata in D major No. 5, Op. 3
 
Intermission
 
Arcangelo Corelli
Sonata da camera in D major No. 4, Op. 4
 
Francesco Geminiani
Triosonata in D minor, No. 5, Op. 2
 
Michel Blavet (1700–1768)
Air d᾿Handel
 
Georg Friedrich Händel
Triosonata in B minor, HWV 386b

Annotation

The environment of the Roman palaces of the high nobility and the church dignitaries associated with it contributed to the rich development of instrumental music in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. As there were no regular opera performances in Rome in the 17th century, musicians and composers found work with the wealthy nobility. The most prominent nobles held public concerts called academies in their mansions every week, at which the latest works of the masters active in Rome were performed, alongside musical pieces of other composers. Queen Christina I of Sweden was one of the main patrons, from 1677 Cardinal Benedetto Pamphili held academies in his palace, and ten years later, musical productions also took place in the palace of Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni. At the beginning of the 18th century, the patronage of musical life was taken over primarily by the exiled Polish Queen Dowager, Marie Casimire, and the Marquis (later Prince) Francesco Maria Ruspoli. For this evening, the Terezian Hall of the Břevnov Monastery will be transformed into a music salon in the palace of Marquis Ruspoli or Cardinal Ottoboni, featuring masterpieces by their protégés Georg Frideric Handel and Arcangelo Corelli. The programme will be complemented by the works of their contemporaries Francesco Geminiani and Jean-Baptiste Quentin. The Collegium Marianum ensemble, under the direction of Jana Semerádová, will present solo and trio sonatas in various instrumental combinations with both precision and playfulness.

Artists

 
COLLEGIUM MARIANUM
Jana Semerádová – flauto traverso
Magdalena Malá – Baroque violin
Hana Fleková – Baroque cello
Jan Krejča – theorbo
Sebastian Knebel – harpsichord

Venues

Břevnov Monastery, Theresian Hall

Markétská 1, Praha 6

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Partners of the concert

With the kind support of the Municipal district of Prague 6.