Nel Giardino degli Oboi
From 17 August 2024 to 18 August 2024/ Switzerland / Bern and Solothurn
Discover the richness and diversity of the Sammartini brothers' work in the "Giardino degli Oboi".
Giuseppe Sammartini became the most famous oboist of the 18th century in London. His oboe concerto no. 12 in C major will be performed for the first time by soloist Benoît Laurent.
The symphonic works of his younger brother, Giovanni Battista, influenced European music history from his home town of Milan.
The programme will be enriched with oboe solos by Nicola Antonio Porpora and George Frideric Handel, which were composed especially for the oboist Giuseppe Sammartini.
GIOVANNI BATTISTA SAMMARTINI (1700 - 1775)
Symphony No. 21 in D major
Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Symphony No. 78 in B flat major
GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI (1695 - 1750)
Oboe Concerto No. 12 in C major (first revival in 300 years)
Concerto grosso Op 5 No. 3 in G minor
NICOLA ANTONIO PORPORA (1686 - 1768)
"Miseri fuenturati", aria from "Ariadne"
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 - 1759)
Overture in B flat major to "Esther", HWV 50
Largo from Concerto grosso Opus 3, No. 2 in B flat major, HWV 313
Soloist: Benoît Laurent (baroque oboe)
Orchestra: Les Passions de l'Âme
Conductor: Meret Lüthi
This programme will also be performed on 26 September 2024 at Musica Divina in Geel, Belgium.
Giuseppe Sammartini became the most famous oboist of the 18th century in London. His oboe concerto no. 12 in C major will be performed for the first time by soloist Benoît Laurent.
The symphonic works of his younger brother, Giovanni Battista, influenced European music history from his home town of Milan.
The programme will be enriched with oboe solos by Nicola Antonio Porpora and George Frideric Handel, which were composed especially for the oboist Giuseppe Sammartini.
GIOVANNI BATTISTA SAMMARTINI (1700 - 1775)
Symphony No. 21 in D major
Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Symphony No. 78 in B flat major
GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI (1695 - 1750)
Oboe Concerto No. 12 in C major (first revival in 300 years)
Concerto grosso Op 5 No. 3 in G minor
NICOLA ANTONIO PORPORA (1686 - 1768)
"Miseri fuenturati", aria from "Ariadne"
GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL (1685 - 1759)
Overture in B flat major to "Esther", HWV 50
Largo from Concerto grosso Opus 3, No. 2 in B flat major, HWV 313
Soloist: Benoît Laurent (baroque oboe)
Orchestra: Les Passions de l'Âme
Conductor: Meret Lüthi
This programme will also be performed on 26 September 2024 at Musica Divina in Geel, Belgium.
