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Collegium Musicum Den Haag

dir. Claudio Ribeiro

Collegia Musica in Leipzig

In 18th century Leipzig there were no less than three large baroque orchestras, known as Collegia Musica. Prominent conductors were Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Friedrich Fasch and their contemporaries. In substantial ensembles of strings and horns, they played overtures, (solo) concertos and secular cantatas, including the famous Coffee Cantata. Collegium Musicum Den Haag, Musica Antica’s ambassador for early music in the districts of The Hague, will close their city tour 2013 with this concert. 

Introduction by Kees Arntzen at 19.30

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Otetto Amsterdam

Harmonie music in the Prater

When the Viennese of the late 18th century wanted to enjoy themselves, they went to the Prater, originally an imperial hunting ground that was opened to the public in 1766 by Emperor Joseph II. It quickly became a relaxed and informal fair with cafés, bakeries, and other food and beverage outlets - and of course there was music, Harmonie Music.

Mozart liked to go with Constanze or his friends to the "Wurstelprater". Come along and enjoy not only musical delights.

NOTE: IF THE WEATHER IS NICE THE CONCERT WILL BE IN "DE RUSTHOF"
(PARKSTRAAT 41-64)

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Ensemble Novello Cupido

Beatriz Lafont Murcia, soprano and lute, Marine Fribourg, mezzo soprano and viola da gamba, Emma Huysser, harp and recorder

Works by Caccini, Peri, Frescobaldi and Monteverdi

In the 17th and 18th centuries it was quite common for singers to accompany themselves on various instruments. For example, the famous singer Leonora Baroni sang throughout Europe along with her ​​mother and sister and accompanied herself on lutes, theorbos and lirones. Ensemble Novello Cupido revives this ancient tradition. The program includes Italian works from the early 17th century.

Ticket price includes coffee / tea

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Pratum Integrum

Works by Bortnjanski, Berezovsky, Tietz, et al

The Russian Tsarina Catherine the Great was a fervent admirer of Western art and culture. She practically cleaned out the European auction houses. Over twenty years, for example, Catherine bought 4,000 paintings, including works by Rembrandt, Hals and Rubens. Through her influence, an excellent court orchestra and choir based on the Italian-German style was founded. In honour of The Netherlands-Russia Year we have invited the famous Russian Early Music ensemble Pratum Integrum to acquaint us with the magnificent court music of Catherine the Great. The young musicians will also perform works by Haydn's friend Tietz, who introduced the string quartet to the court in St.Petersburg.

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Bach Ensemble Koninklijk Conservatorium

conducted by Patrick Ayrton

Cantate “Wo soll ich fliehen hin” BWV 5

Litaniæ de Venerabili Sacramento by Jan Dismas Zelenka

Tickets at the door only, from 16.15 hrs. Students and CJP free admission.

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Capella Sancta Maria

conducted by Enrique López-Cortón

Cristóbal de Morales worked as Kapellmeister at different Spanish cathedrals, and as a singer in the choir of the Sistine Chapel. By his contemporaries he was named La Luz de España (The Light of Spain). Singers and instrumentalists from Capella Sancta Maria present works that Morales wrote for the cathedral in Seville.

Introduction by Enrique López-Cortón at 7:30 pm

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Bach Ensemble Koninklijk Conservatorium

conducted by Teunis van der Zwart

Cantate “O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort” BWV 60,

Motet BWV 226 and Miserere in E minor by Johann Adolf Hasse

tickets at the door only from 16.15 hrs, students and CJP free admission

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Barokorkest van het Koninklijk Conservatorium

Directed by Bart Kuyken

Works by Rameau, Lully and Telemann

Conductor and virtuoso flutist Bart Kuijken is one of the pioneers of the Early Music Movement, along with his brothers Wieland and Sigiswald and the recently deceased harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt. Kuijken brings a fantastic program of absolute highlights from a life full of Baroque, including Rameau's Dardanus and works by Lully and Telemann.

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Consort van het Koninklijk Conservatorium

conducted by Michael Chance, Mieneke van der Velden and Daniel Brüggen

Consort Music by John Dowland

John Downland’s (1563-1626) talent was not appreciated in England. After his application as court lute player in London was rejected, he went on a trip through Europe. He worked for several German princes, before he became court lute player to Christian IV of Denmark. His compositions for gamba consort with lute accompaniment form a first pinnacle on the road to independent instrumental music.

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Ensemble Stravaganza

Domitille Gilon, violin, Ronald Martin Alonso, viola da gamba, Damien Pouvreau, theorbo, baroque guitar, Thomas Soltani, harpsichord

Works by Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre et al

At five years of age she performed for the first time for the Sun King Louis XIV. Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre developed into one of the most important female composers of her time. In his famous Lexicon from 1732 Johann Gottfried Walther calls her "The Miracle of the Century."

During the Van Wassenaer Competition in 2011, Ensemble La Stravaganza stood out with its charismatic performance.

 Ticket price includes coffee / tea

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Bach Ensemble Koninklijk Conservatorium

conducted by Hidemi Suzuki

Cantate “Wachet, betet” BWV 70a

Magnificat in C major by Johann Christian Bach

tickets at the door only form 16.15 hrs, students and CJP free admission

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La Caravaggia

Mediterranean Troubadour Music

At the end of the 15th century the papal authority was in the hands of Catalans - in mani dei Catalani - to the dismay of many. Pope Calixtus III and Pope Alexander VI, for example, ruled from Rome, but came from Valencia (now Spain). These 'Spanish' popes did not take their vows of celibacy very seriously and their descendants, the Borgias were well-known and notorious. The mix of Spanish-Moorish and Italian influences in this turbulent period also had its effect on the music, particularly the music of the troubadours, called Cançoners, or chansons. La Caravaggia brings an award-winning program (Audience prize at the International Young Artists Presentation in Antwerp) with attractive music from Spanish and Italian chanson collections. This will be their première performance in the The Netherlands.

Note: also Friends Concert! Friends of Musica Antica have free admittance.

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Evan Bogerd, organ

Bach’s Toccata and Fuga BWV 565

works by French masters

tickets at the door only from 16.15 hrs, students and CJP free admission

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Johannette Zomer en het Tulipa Consort

Vivaldi, Cesti, Purcell, Biber, Handel and Telemann

Soprano Johannette Zomer (known in the press as the Queen of Dutch Early Music) shall be accompanied by the Tulipa Consort in a series of musical portraits of strong Oriental women. Slave or empress - who were these mysterious women of the Orient? The name Tulipa Consort comes from the famous tulip mania of the 17th century when tulip bulbs suddenly became very valuable. Special tulip varieties were widely invested in. The financial "bubble" was short-lived and investors were left poor and destitute. But listening to this program is a good investment, from which ones life will be enriched.

Arias and instrumental music focusing on Oriental women

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Ensemble Camerata Garestin

Ivana Lazar, soprano, Silvio Richter, violin, Krešimir Lazar, cello, Krešimir Has, harpsichord

Works by Sorkočević, Bach and Händel

While most of Croatia was occupied by the Ottomans, a golden age of Croatian music originated. Many Croatian composers went to Italy to study there, and composed music for noble families. In addition to well-known works by Bach and Händel, Camerata Garestin will perform works by composers such as Sorkočević, Motovunjanin and Cecchini.

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Bach Ensemble Koninklijk Conservatorium

conducted by Peter van Heyghen

Cantate “Mit Fried und Freud fahr ich dahin” BWV 125

Dixit Dominus by Antonio Vivaldi (RV 595)

Tickets at the door only,
students and CJP free admission

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Les Vents Atlantiques

conducted by Rebecca Huber
Stefanie True, soprano

Today is Valentine's Day, the day for true romance. And what could be more romantic than to invite your partner to a concert of Romances by Beethoven, Haydn's La Passione and love arias by Mozart? Les Vents Atlantiques are led by the concertmaster.

Introduction by Rebecca Huber at 7:30 pm

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Ensemble Nova Silesia

Works by Jarzębski, Telemann and Zelenka

In the 18th century there were four major music styles: the Italian, the French, the German and the Polish style. Particularly German composers showed a keen interest in what Poland had to offer musically. Telemann for example, worked for a long time in Poland and was known for his work in this genre. In his arias, concertos and sonatas he makes abundant use of this style, which is characterized by exciting rhythms and unusual accents within the bar. The Polish Ensemble Nova Silesia takes us on a musical adventure with works by Jarzębski, Telemann and Zelenka.

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Bach Ensemble Koninklijk Conservatorium

conducted by Peter Kooij

Cantate “Widerstehe doch der Sünde” BWV 54

Messe des Morts by Jean Gilles

tickets at the door only, students and CJP free admission

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La Academia de los Nocturnos

conducted by Isaac Alonso de Molina

Passion Music by Sebastián Durrón

Sebastián Durón was one of the most important Spanish composers of the late 17th century. He introduced musical influences from Italy in Spanish compositions, something which was not to everyone’s liking. But Durón’s innovations did give the Spanish music new momentum, both in Spain itself and in South America. La Academia de los Nocturnos plays various double choral works - especially for the Passion Time - including his beautiful Lamentaciones de Jeremías.

Introduction by Isaac Alonso de Molina at 7:30 pm

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Musica Poetica o.l.v. Jörn Boysen

Arias and instrumental music by Vivaldi, Händel, Hasse and Graun

Opera Stars are not a new phenomenon. In the first half of the 18th century Europe was captivated by the soprano Faustina Bordoni. The audience was in love with her ​​brilliant and versatile voice. Together with her husband, the famous singer and composer Johann Adolph Hasse, she traveled all over Europe. The public especially liked her to shine in the role of a desperate and extremely emotional woman, and because classical myths were a favorite subject for opera libretti in the Baroque period, it is no wonder that Faustina was seen and heard in roles as Ipermestra, Artemis, Cleofide, Semiramis and Cleopatra.

Note: Introduction by Jörn Boysen at 7:30 pm

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Ensemble Les Festes d'Euterpe

Mathilde Vialle, viola da gamba, Jean-Miguel Aristizabal, harpsichord, Thibaut Roussel, theorbo

Works by Marais and Forqueray, Lemoyne and Duphly

Because of their personalities and their playing, Marin Marais was known as Angel of the Viola da Gamba, and Antoine Forqueray as the Devil of the Viola da Gamba. Both played in Versailles at the court of Louis XIV and tried to outdo each other. Gambist Mathilde Vialle won two first prizes in separate competitions and will reveal how Marais and Forqueray earned their nicknames.

Ticket price includes coffee / tea

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Ilze Bertrand, organ

Bach and Italy

Bach's Dorische Toccata and Fuga

works by Italian masters

tickets at the door only, students and CJP free admission

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Menno van Delft en Siebe Henstra, clavichord

Works by C.P.E. Bach, J. Müthel et al

"Whoever can produce a good sound on the clavichord, will be able to play any other keyboard instrument without problems" stated Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. Every keyboard player should have a clavichord and must play it regularly, he thought. It was an expressive instrument with a beautiful tone and dynamics, which also requires good technique. Especially for this unique concert, Menno van Delft and Siebe Henstra will play music for one or two clavichords on historical instruments from the Gemeentemuseum collection.

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Maciej Wierzcholowski, organ

Bach and the North German Organ school

Bach’s Passacaglia and Fuga

works by Kuhnau and Podbielski

tickets at the door only, students and CJP free admission

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Maria Valdmaa, sopraan, Ula Danielewicz, fortepiano

Works by Bonneval de la Trobe, Van Weyrauch, Chopin and Reichardt

When one wrote about Stimmungsbilder (Mood Pictures) at the end of the 18th century, one referred to songs in which deep emotions were expressed. Maria Valdmaa from Estonia and Ula Danielewicz from Poland enchant us with songs and piano works by composers from their homeland with music by Bonneval de la Trobe, Van Weyrauch and Chopin.

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Collegium Musicum Den Haag

conducted by Claudio Ribeiro

For Beethoven, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was the first romantic composer. In celebration of his birth year, Collegium Musicum Den Haag will perform orchestral works by this Bach son as the final concert of their city tour 2014. Alongside one of his symphonies for twelve obligato (independent) parts, the program will also include works by his brother Wilhelm Friedemann and his godfather Telemann.

Note: Introduction at 7:30 pm

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La Barca Leyden

conducted by Raymond Honing

The original version of Bach's famous cantata

In the 18th century it was very common to adapt musical works to fit various circumstances. It was nothing out of the ordinary, for example, that Bach reused melodies from a birthday cantata in religious cantatas. In this program, alongside the second orchestral suite, are the original version for soprano of the well-known Bass cantata "Ich habe genug" and the "Lutheran Mass in A” for which Bach reused music from four religious cantatas.

Introduction by Raymond Honing at 7:30pm

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Jan Cizmar e.a.

Marta Kratochvílová, traverso, Petr Wagner, viola da gamba, Jan Čižmář, theorbo

Works by Caputti, Sarri, Telemann and Hasse

Aloys Graf von Harrach was not only viceroy of Naples and an Austrian diplomat, but was also a great admirer of art and music. He had his own orchestra and brought together an unparalleled collection of scores. After the Second World War the collection spread across the world. The Czech lute player and musicologist Jan Čižmář has located the most interesting works for us from the New York Public Library, Dutch Institute of Music in The Hague and from the Harrach family castle in Rohrau.

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