Affetti & Plaisirs | 30 Anni Barocchisti

Maurice Steger from Graubünden is often referred to as the "Paganini of the recorder" due to his highly virtuoso playing. In his latest program, he devotes himself to emotional states and sensual pleasures in music. The 18th century theory of affects taught composers to express emotions such as love and hate or joy and pain through certain intervals, keys, harmonies or contrapuntal combinations. The recorder played a special role in this. It was held in high esteem at court and was considered a noble instrument. Georg Philipp Telemann, who played the recorder himself, wrote a series of highly virtuoso masterpieces for this instrument. His overture suite in A minor combines breathtaking solo parts with French elegance. The Milanese Giovanni Battista Sammartini wrote a brilliant work for the smallest instrument in the recorder family with his Flautino Concerto. In Bach's 5th Brandenburg Concerto, the harpsichord takes center stage and grows far beyond its role as an accompanying instrument with its virtuoso solo playing. Vivaldi, who was called "il prete rosso" (the red priest) because of his red hair, also composed highly virtuoso flute concertos in addition to his concertos for the string players at the Ospedale della Pieta in Venice. The G major flute concerto demands a great deal of demanding breathing techniques from the soloist as well as a great deal of joy in playing.

I Barocchisti (Lugano)

Duilio Galfetti, Fiorenza De Donatis, violin

Luca Moretti, viola

Mauro Valli, violoncello

Vanni Moretto, violone

Maurice Steger, recorder

Diego Fasolis, conductor & harpsichord

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Overture (Suite) for recorder, strings and basso continuo in A minor TWV 55:a2

Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1700-1775)

Sinfonia in G major J-C 39

Concerto for flautino, strings and basso continuo in F major

Intermission

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major BWV 1050

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Concerto for strings and basso continuo in G minor RV 153

Concerto for flute, strings and basso continuo in G major RV 436

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