Prussia's Court Music, the chamber orchestra series of the Staatskapelle Berlin, has been in existence for over two decades and is primarily dedicated to the music of the 17th and 18th centuries. The focus is not only on composers and works closely linked to the history of the Staatsoper and the Staatskapelle, but also on a deeper exploration of this musical era.

The current season focuses on the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, particularly on works from his early and middle creative periods. In Salzburg and on his travels through Europe, Mozart attentively absorbed the musical trends of his time and understood how to creatively incorporate them into his own work.

In addition, the famous Italian gambist and ensemble leader Vittorio Ghielmi will be a guest at Prussia's Court Music for a weekend with a program by the Italian Baroque composer Agostino Steffani.

This concert will feature chamber music at its finest. A selection of Handel's Nine German Arias and Bach's rich Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord will be performed. Less well known but no less interesting are two chamber duets by Agostino Steffani and an instrumental work by Alessandro Stradella, which are also included in the programme – a musical Baroque journey across the Alps to Italy awaits you.

Programme

Agostino Steffani
Che volete, o crude pene
Chamber duet for soprano, mezzo-soprano and basso continuo

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata for violin and harpsichord in C minor, BWV 1017

Georg Friedrich Handel
From the Nine German Arias
Sweet flowers, amber flakes HWV 204
Sweet silence, gentle spring HWV 205

Alessandro Stradella
Sinfonia for violin and basso continuo

Agostino Steffani
Inquieto mio cor
Chamber duet for soprano, mezzo-soprano and basso continuo

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