Artists
- Arcangelo
- Jonathan Cohenharpsichord, organ
- Christiane Kargsoprano
Archived Event
Handel: Nine German Arias
Arcangelo; Jonathan Cohen harpsichord, organ; Christiane Karg soprano
- Date
- Fri 12 Jun 2015, 10.00pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 1 hour in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- George Frideric Handel1685-1759
- Die ihr aus dunklen Grüften HWV208
- Künft'ger Zeiten eitler Kummer HWV202
- Das zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen HWV203
- Süsse Stille, sanfter Quelle HWV205
- Dieterich Buxtehudec.1637-1707
- Sonata in A minor for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo BuxWV254
- George Frideric Handel1685-1759
- Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden HWV210
- Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise HWV206
- In den angenehmen Büschen HWV209
- Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken HWV204
- Meine Seele hört im Sehen HWV207
Overview
Handel’s Nine German Arias, the composer’s final musical settings of his mother tongue, were inspired by the popular success of a collection of verse by the Hamburg poet Barthold Heinrich Brockes.
Christiane Karg and Arcangelo perform the complete set together with one of Dietrich Buxtehude’s most soulful sonatas, probably written in the 1690s for performance at St Mary’s Church in Lübeck.
The evening continues in the Wigmore Hall Bar with music by the Callum Au Quintet from 11:15 pm. This is a free event, with no ticket required.