Program:
Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675) – Paduan and Gailliard in d minor
Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) – Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684) – Sonata @ 5, In Te Domine and Lieber Herr Gott
Heinrich Schütz (1587-1654) – Erbarm dich mein
Theodor Schwartzkopf (1659-1732) – Pieces à tre viole di gambe
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1684) – Canzona: O, nachbar Roland
Leopoldus I (1640-1705) – Regina Coeli
The concert features mezzo soprano, Jacqueline Horner Kwiatek, Judson Griffin and Małgorzata Ziemnicka, violin; Patricia Ann Neely, Carlene Stober, and Elizabeth Weinfield, viola da gamba; and Rick Erickson, chamber organ.
“In no other period of its musical history has Germany given more cogent proof of its ability to adopt foreign ideas, in the sense of assimilating them, making them its own, reworking them, and finally refashioning its native inheritance by fusing the latter with what it had newly acquired.” – Frederick Blume, “Deutschland,” Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart.
With politics and religious ethics permeating every facet of life in Germany during the 30 Year’s War (1618-1648), Frederick Blume captures the essence of the times in his quote regarding the region’s quest to develop its own nationalistic musical style.
The program features the repertoire of Scheidt, Schütz, Buxtehude, Rosenmüller, Hammerschmidt, Schwartzkopf, and Leopoldus I; composers influenced by the continental Europeans. They were masterful artists who weaved the styles of the Italians, French, Spanish, Dutch, and English into their own individual regional styles, ultimately representing the German style, and setting the stage for the next generation of composers, including Bach, Telemann, Gluck, Fasch, et al.
The concert features the mezzo soprano Jacqueline Horner Kwiatek. Ms. Kwiatek is a member of the world famous vocal quartet Anonymous 4 which has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East and recorded many award winning CDs including the Billboard chart-topping, “American Angels.” She has performed with numerous ensembles including, The Washington Bach Consort, the Bach Sinfonia, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity Lutheran, The Folger Consort, Parthenia, to name a few.
Program:
Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611-1675) – Paduan and Gailliard in d minor
Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) – Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin
Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684) – Sonata @ 5, In Te Domine, and
Lieber Herr Gott
Heinrich Schütz (1587-1654) – Erbarm dich mein
Theodor Schwartzkopf (1659-1732) – Pieces à tre viole di gambe
Samuel Scheidt (1587-1684) – Canzona: O, nachbar Roland
Leopoldus I (1640-1705) – Regina Coeli
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