2006-2007
Moscow International Performance Arts Center, 19.00
(Kosmodamianskaya Emb., 58 Moscow, Russia; www.mmdm.ru)
October 21st, 2006
Hamburg Rating
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) lived in Hamburg for more than forty years composing cantatas, operas, oratorios and secular instrumental music. He became cantor at the Johanneum, musical director of Hamburg's five principle churches and music director of Hamburg opera. He also took an active part in establishing the first concert hall in Germany. In other words, he lived and composed according to 'Hamburg rating'. The programme includes his concertos and orchestral suites.
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November 18th, 2006
Illusions of the French Baroque
M.–F. Christout describes the various miracles that were typical in the theatres between 1600 and 1750s in 24 chapters of the book Le merveilleux et "le theatre du silence". These illusions are also embodied in the French court music, – for example, in the instrumental and vocal compositions by Clerambault, Monteclair, Mondonville and Rameau that will be performed at this concert.
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December 22nd, 2006
Baroque at 7 O'clock
During the 17–18th centuries England was a kind adoptive mother of many composers from other countries (like Johann Christoph Pepush, Francesco Geminiani and George Frideric Handel). The concert, comprising the music by those famous foreigners (arias by Handel and instrumental compositions by Pepush and Geminiani) naturally begins at 7 o’clock.
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January 27th, 2007
Der vollkommene Konzertmeister
Johann Georg Pisendel (1687–1755) was a brilliant composer and violinist at Dresden Hofkapelle. He made an unforgettable impression on his contemporaries: Johann Friederich Fasch, Antonio Vivaldi and Georg Philipp Telemann dedicated him their compositions. Pratum Integrum will play this music as well as the pieces by Pisendel himself (Violin concerto in G minor and Sonata for strings, oboes and bassoon).
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February 25th, 2007
Sturmus Phantasticus
This seems to be a decent name for Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's style. His flute and harpsichord concertos, Symphony in E-flat major (Wq 179) and other pieces will be involved in this furious storm.
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March 24th, 2007
Swedish Sturmer
Joseph Martin Kraus worked in Stockholm in the second half of the 18th century. Among his numerous compositions there is an absolutely unique Symphony in C minor, that Pratum Integrum has been dreaming to perform for several years. Finally, after thorough research of Kraus’ scores, a programme for a monographic concert has been completed. Pratum Integrum will play two symphonies (conductor – Alexander Rudin) and two quartets.
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April 18th, 2007
Nordic Bach
Hans Knut Sveen, the Artistic Director of Bergen Barokk, brilliant Norwegian harpsichordist and outstanding continuo player, will perform with Pratum Integrum. Most likely, Bach's orchestral suites and harpsichord concertos will be presented in passionate Norwegian style that Mr. Sveen is widely known for.
