Baroque concert: the title of a highly musical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier sounds like a promise of expressive generosity and boundless emotional abundance. From Borromini's facades to Bernini's sculptures, from dramatic intensity to exalted faith, the theatrical spirit of the Counter-Reformation conquered much of Europe, revolutionising musical writing. Monteverdi's Orfeo was the cradle of opera, alongside the fantastical exoticism of Rameau's Indes galantes, the Franco-Flemish complexity of Arcaldet's language, the heart-rending chromaticism of Sigismondo d'India, the lyrical prodigality of Draghi, the condensed dramaturgy of Ribayaz and the spiritual depth of Giorgi. An exceptional selection from one of the most inventive periods in the history of music. Free concert as part of the European Heritage Days.
Types
- Music
- Music
- Choir
- Concert