HKUST Arts Festival 2021 - Art, Despite the Pandemic - Concert V - The Splendours of Italian and German Baroque Music by Concerto da Camera
HKUST Arts Festival 2021 - ART, DESPITE THE PANDEMIC
The Splendours of Italian and German Baroque Music by Concerto da Camera
科大藝術節2021 - 藝術在蔓延
雅樂合奏團 - 華麗的意大利與德國巴羅克音樂聚會
The local chamber music ensemble Concerto da Camera presents a series of online mini-concerts through the six consecutive weeks (Mar 11 - Apr 15). In the concerts, we will hear many variegated masterpieces of the Italian and German Baroque periods.
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CONCERT V - April 8, 2021
Video Link:
https://youtu.be/a_HhlfdCmNk
Language: Cantonese with English Subtitles
PROGRAM (details: click here)
Johann Christian Schickhardt (c. 1682–1762)
Concerto in D minor for four recorders and basso continuo
Allegro
Adagio
Vivace - Allegro
Baroque recorder - Jennifer Tsang
巴羅克木笛 - 曾霆枝
Baroque bassoon (basso continuo) - Karen Yeung
巴羅克巴松管（數字低音）- 楊嘉倫
Harpsichord (basso continuo) - Dr. Sonia Lee
古鍵琴（數字低音）- 李敏琪博士
In view of the relative scarcity of eighteenth-century music for recorder ensemble, the extremely rare use of four treble recorders deserves special attention. The devotee of Baroque flute music will undoubtedly welcome these additions to his repertoire, all the more so since they present no insuperable difficulties, and their composer, who seems particularly happy in the cantabile slow movements and the high-spirited finales, knows how to occupy the four instruments almost throughout as equal partners, hardly one of whom need to feel his function to be that of pure harmonic filling.
Program notes by Jennifer Tsang
CONCERTO DA CAMERA (HONG KONG)
Since its founding in 2004, Concerto da Camera has brought unique, innovative chamber music and arts programs to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Its programming strives to increase public interest in classical music, and to foster arts and culture. Its events have taken place in both traditional venues and new spaces, such as beautiful heritage sites, offering memorable experiences to the audience. Sponsors of its past projects include the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, Po Leung Kuk, Ming Pao, RTHK, and Alliance Française de Hong Kong.
An advocate of new music, Concerto da Camera regularly commissions and performs works by living and Hong Kong composers, and has received multiple supports from the CASH Music Fund. The organization also collaborates with artists of disciplines outside music.
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