Das Wesen der Musik

Expectation is inherent in music. A note floats in the air, seemingly without purpose. A chord refuses to resolve. The silence stretches out - and makes the sound all the more precious. This afternoon, composers allow us to experience different musical rhetorics: Bononcini lets melodies full of longing for fame resound. Telemann surprises us and plays with waiting, turning hesitation into joy. Händel stretches our curiosity to breaking point and gives us overwhelming fulfillment. And finally, Vincent leads us into the quiet afterglow - the moment when expectation turns into memory. Thus, the music itself becomes drama: waiting means listening. Expecting means hoping. Hearing means arriving. The ensemble nuovo barocco, led by virtuoso violinist Dimitris Karakantas and versatile artist Bettina Simon, promises us a new way of listening to the works in this afternoon concert.

Georg Friedrich Händel
Trio Sonata in G minor for violin, oboe, and B.c., HWV 393
Sonata in G minor for violin and B.c., HWV 364, Op. 1, No. 6
Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio Sonata in A major for violin, oboe d'amore, and B.c., TWV 42:A10
Trio Sonata in D minor for violin, recorder, and B.c., TWV 42:a4
Antonio Maria Bononcini
Sinfonia per camera in C minor for violoncello and B.c.
Thomas Vincent
Sonata in A minor for oboe and B.c. 
›Six Sonatas‹, Op. 1, No. 2
Johann Georg Pisendel
Sonata in D major for violin and B.c.

nuovo barocco
Dimitris Karakantas Baroque violin
Michal Stahel Baroque cello
Bettina Simon Baroque oboe, oboe d'amore, recorder
Marco Vitale Harpsichord