Instrumentaal vuurwerk (photo Eduardus Lee)

Instrumental fireworks

Nederlandse Bachvereniging
Fri 23 May 2025 20:15 - 22:00
Fri 23 May 2025
20:15 - 22:00
  • Fri 23 May 2025
    20:15 - 22:00
    Grote Zaal

Program

Arcangelo Corelli Concerto grosso in C minor op. 6 nr. 3
Henry Purcell The Gordian Knot Untied Z. 597
Jean-Baptiste Lully Instrumental music from Roland LWV 65
Georg Philipp Telemann Ouverture-Suite in G minor TWV 55:g9
Johann Sebastian Bach Violin concerto in G minor BWV 1056R
Georg Muffat Sonata No. 5 from Armonico Tributo

Credits

Nederlandse Bachvereniging 
Rachel Podger violin and musical direction

Virtuoso violin music with the ‘queen of the baroque violin’

‘Queen of the Baroque violin’ Rachel Podger leads and incites the Nederlandse Bachvereniging. Instrumental fireworks with one of the best Baroque violinists of our time. Italian composer and violinist Arcangelo Corelli was to the concerto grosso what Beethoven was to the symphony. Their works established them as guiding lights for other composers. 

In this programme, Rachel Podger shows how far Corelli’s influence reached: far beyond the borders of Italy into France and Germany. Virtuoso music by Handel, Lully, and others, featuring stunning performances by Podger and the instrumental stars of the Nederlandse Bachvereniging.