Beethoven’s symphonies, Handel’s English oratorios, Verdi’s operas – if we were to add Arcangelo Corelli to this list, his name would be followed by concerto grosso. The Italian master’s cycle of twelve Concerti grossi Op. 6 creates a canonical standard of the genre: a Baroque instrumental concerto for small group of soloists and full orchestra. We will hear his masterpieces performed by Capella Cracoviensis during three concerts at Cricoteka, featuring almost the entire cycle (with the exception of No. 8). Corelli’s compositions are intertwined with works by Bach (2 November), Vivaldi and Leo (9 November) and Valentini and Graupner (16 November).
2 November 2017, 6pm
Corelli I
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 1 in D major
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 2 in F major
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 3 in C minor
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Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 4 in D major
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto in E major BWV 1042
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 11 in B flat major
Capella Cracoviensis on historic instruments:
Robert Bachara, Beata Nawrocka, Maciej Czepielowski, Jadwiga Czepielowska violin I
Elżbieta Górka, Agnieszka Świątkowska, Zofia Wojniakiewicz, Tomasz Góra violin II
Teresa Wydrzyńska, Jacek Dumanowski, Mariusz Grochowski viola
Konrad Górka, Agnieszka Oszańca cello
Michał Skiba double bass
Marek Pilch harpsichord
9 November 2017, 6pm
Corelli II
Arcangello Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 5 in B flat major
Leonardo Leo
Concerto for four violins and basso continuo
Arcangello Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 6 in F major
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Arcangello Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 7 in D major
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto e-moll RV 275
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto grosso "La Folia” Op. 5 No. 12
Capella Cracoviensis on historic instruments:
Fabio Ravasi, Beata Nawrocka, Maciej Czepielowski, Jadwiga Czepielowska violin I
Zofia Wojniakiewicz, Agnieszka Świątkowska, Tomasz Góra, Elżbieta Górka violin II
Mariusz Grochowski, Jacek Dumanowski, Teresa Wydrzyńska viola
Konrad Górka, Agnieszka Oszańca cello
Michał Skiba double bass
Marek Pilch harpsichord
16 November 2017, 6pm
Corelli III
Georg Phillip Telemann
Overture “La Bizarre” in G major
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 9 in F major
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini
Concerto for two trumpets and strings in D major
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 10 in C major
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Giuseppe Valentini
Concerto grosso for four violins in A minor
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto grosso Op. 6 No. 12 in F major
Christoph Graupner
Koncert for two trumpets, strings and timpani in D major
Capella Cracoviensis on historic instruments:
Agnieszka Świątkowska, Maciej Czepielowski, Elżbieta Górka, Agnieszka Krawczyk violin I
Jadwiga Czepielowska, Zofia Wojniakiewicz, Beata Nawrocka, Tomasz Góra violin II
Jacek Dumanowski, Mariusz Grochowski, Teresa Wydrzyńska viola
Agnieszka Oszańca, Konrad Górka cello
Michał Skiba double bass
Marian Magiera, Paweł Gajewski trumpets
Tomasz Sobaniec timpani
