Im Bann Ita­li­ens − Corel­li and the Ita­li­an mas­ters

At the begin­ning of the 18th cen­tu­ry, Ita­ly was the musi­cal pro­mi­sed land for Euro­pean com­po­sers. Cen­ters such as Rome, Nap­les, and Venice gave rise to new forms of musi­cal expres­si­on that cap­ti­va­ted musi­ci­ans and audi­en­ces ali­ke with their sonic sple­ndor and vir­tuo­si­ty. At the heart of this deve­lo­p­ment stood Arc­an­ge­lo Corel­li; to this day, his work epi­to­mi­zes the per­fec­tion of the Ita­li­an Baro­que like few others. The Bre­mer Barock­or­ches­ter explo­res this uni­que musi­cal uni­ver­se, invi­ting the audi­ence to expe­ri­ence the music of Corel­li and his con­tem­po­r­a­ri­es.

Pro­gram

Gio­van­ni Bene­det­to Plat­ti (1697–1763)
Con­cer­to Grosso in D major (after A. Corel­li, Vio­lin Sona­ta Op. 5, No. 1)

Giu­sep­pe Anto­nio Bre­scia­nel­lo (1690–1758)
Sin­fo­nia Op. 1, No. 5 in F major

Gio­van­ni Bene­det­to Plat­ti
Con­cer­to Grosso in A major (after A. Corel­li, Vio­lin Sona­ta Op. 5, No. 9)

Charles Avi­son (1709–1770)
Con­cer­to Grosso No. 3 in D minor (after harp­s­ichord sona­tas by D. Scar­lat­ti)

Gio­van­ni Bene­det­to Plat­ti
Con­cer­to Grosso in C major (after A. Corel­li, Vio­lin Sona­ta Op. 5, No. 3)

A. Corel­li / A. Vival­di / other com­po­sers
Varia­ti­ons on “La Folia” (Arr. Nés­tor F. Cor­tés Gar­zón)

Artis­tic Direc­tor: Nés­tor F. Cor­tés Gar­zón

"Barock&Umzu" Con­cert Series 26/27: Con­cert 1
Octo­ber 10, 2026
Con­cert: 8:00 PM
Venue: Unser Lie­ben Frau­en Kir­che
Address: Unser Lie­ben Frau­en Kirch­hof 27-29, 28195 Bre­men