With "Virtuosi!", the Bremen Baroque Orchestra presents a program that focuses on Baroque woodwind music. Between German elegance and Italian fury, the recorder and oboe take center stage as expressive solo instruments.
At times they shine in rapid passages, at others they surprise with warm, intimate timbres. Telemann's Concerto for Recorder, Oboe, and Violin TWV 43:a3 showcases the full spectrum of the art of dialogue, and his overture suite "La Bizarre" skillfully plays with expectation and form – an invitation for the ensemble to rediscover Baroque conventions.
Sammartini's Flute Concerto, a classic of the Italian Baroque, is on the program, both an audience favorite and a blast for soloists. The finale is Bach's reconstructed Oboe Concerto in F major, whose profundity rounds out the diverse program.
Soloists: Recorder | Oboe; Ensemble: Strings & Basso Continuo
