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Nordic Sounds - The Court of Queen Christina of Sweeden

Continuing the Nordic Sounds theme: music from the court of Queen Christina of Sweden, one of the most intelligent and extraordinary women of the 1600s, with the NeoBarock Ensemble.

Continuing this week's Nordic Sounds theme, Penny Gore introduces music from the court of Queen Christina of Sweden, one of the most intelligent and extraordinary women of the Baroque era, nicknamed 'Pallas Nordica'. The NeoBarock Ensemble perform pieces by Albrici, Schmelzer, Farina and Biber in a concert recorded at Troja Castle as part of the 2021 Summer Festivities of Early Music, Prague.

Vincenzo Albrici: Sinfonia in D minor, for two violins and continuo
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Sonata for two violins and continuo
Carlo Farina: Sonata detta La Desperata
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Sonata for violin, two viols and continuo – No. 4, Ciacconna
NeoBarock Ensemble:
Maren Ries & Anna-Maria Smerd, Baroque violins
Ariane Spiegel, Baroque cello
Stanislav Gres, harpsichord
Johanna Seitz, Baroque triple harp

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 11 Jan 2021 16:30

Music Played

  • Vincenzo Albrici

    Sinfonia in D minor

    Performer: Anna-Maria Smerd. Performer: Johanna Seitz. Ensemble: NeoBarock.
  • Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

    Sonata for Two Violins and Continuo

    Performer: Anna-Maria Smerd. Performer: Johanna Seitz. Ensemble: NeoBarock.
  • Carlo Farina

    Sonata in G minor (La Desperata) for violin and continuo

    Performer: Anna-Maria Smerd. Performer: Johanna Seitz. Ensemble: NeoBarock.
  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Sonata no. 4 in D major for violin and continuo (Ciacconna)

    Performer: Anna-Maria Smerd. Performer: Johanna Seitz. Ensemble: NeoBarock.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Jan 2021 16:30