BAROQUE IN HANOVER - COURT MUSIC

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759):

Duet “Conservate, raddopiate“ HWV 185 (for soprano, alto & B.c.), Cantata “Solitudini care, amata libertà” HWV 163 (for soprano & B.c.), Duet “Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi“ HWV 187 (for soprano, alto & B.c.)

Charles Babell (ca. 1636–1716): “8me Suite en c-moll“ for harpsichord solo

Agostino Steffani (1654–1728): Duet “Vuol il Ciel ch’io sia legato” (for soprano, alto & B.c.), Duet “O care catene ch’il piede stringete“ (for soprano, alto & B.c.)

Nicolaus Adam Strungk (1640–1700): 4 Lieder from “Leucoleons Galamelite“ (for alto & B.c.), “Capriccio della Chiave A“ for organ solo

Georg Philip Telemann (1681–1767): Sonata in e minor for viol & B.c.

Antonio Sartorio (1630–1680): Cantata “E tiranna la speranza“ (for soprano & B.c.)

ensemble Alla Polacca

as guests:

Franz Vitzthum, countertenor

Piotr Wagner, viola da gamba

During the 17th and 18th Centuries, the city of Hanover played an important role in the musical life of Germany. Music was performed at the Lutheran Church as well as at the Duke’s court. Soon after its establishment in 1636, the court played host to many of the era’s most prominent musicians as Handel, Steffani, Strungk, and Sartorio. The ensemble alla polacca was formed by three musicians who studied chamber music together at Cologne University of Music under artists as Konrad Junghänel, Barbara Schlick and Kai Wessel. The ensemble’s core members are Iwona Leśniowska-Lubowicz (soprano), Paulina Kilarska (harpsichord, organ) and Stanisław Gojny (theorbo, archlute and baroque guitar).

ARS Produktion ARS38076