Arp-Schnitger-Festival II: Bach – Händel – Vivaldi

In the organizer's words:

Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: Organ Sonata No. 3 in D minor BWV 527, Organ Concerto in A minor BWV 593 (after Vivaldi RV 522) and other works
George Frideric Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor RV 578 ("L' Estro Armonico" op. 3/2)

The organ in St. Willehadi Church, completed in 1734, was built by Erasmus Bielfeldt. Today it is the best-preserved instrument from the Schnitger school and one of the most important historical organs in northern Germany from the time of Bach and Handel. Consequently, these two Baroque grand masters take center stage. The two are not only united by the year of their birth, 1685, but also by their involvement with Italian music. While Handel even traveled to Italy for several years in 1706, Bach only knew the music there through sheet music. His organ concerto BWV 593, a transcription of a Vivaldi work, and his organ sonata BWV 527 are emphatic proof of this. Handel in turn refers to the forest sounds of Vivaldi in his organ concerto HWV 295, in which the cuckoo and nightingale chirp in competition. And Vivaldi's concerto RV 578 reflects all these influences with its ingenuity - it's a match!

Arp-Schnitger-Ensemble
Veronika Skuplik violin and conductor
Krzysztof Urbaniak organ and conductor

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Price information:

€ 25 (reduction 20 %)