{"id":5310,"date":"2011-10-28T15:59:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T04:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=5310"},"modified":"2011-10-28T15:59:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T04:59:10","slug":"possum-goes-for-baroque-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=5310","title":{"rendered":"Possum goes for Baroque"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5319\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5319\" style=\"width: 159px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5319\" title=\"riccardo1\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/riccardo1-159x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"159\" height=\"240\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riccardo Minasi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra opens its <em>Glorious Baroque <\/em>season this weekend with the Australian\u00a0debut of Guest Director and violinist Riccardo Minasi, described by Gramophone Magazine as \u2018one of the most exciting baroque violinists in the business\u2019. Minasi brings his lyrical, tender and dramatic playing to showcase rare 16th and 17th century works one of which is the exquisitely beautiful violin concerto by Vivaldi, \u00a0<em>Il favorito<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Minasi\u00a0has recently recorded this work in Rome for a CD release in early 2012 and has teamed with a film-maker to make a music video of this work which can now be seen on You Tube. (Scroll down to the bottom of this page to\u00a0hear\u00a0Minasi play <em>Il Favorito <\/em>on You Tube)\u00a0He says \u201cThere is not the same tradition of video clips in classical music as there is in pop music. We hope that we can be a bit pioneering in this sense.\u201d Minasi will be playing a 1627 violin, made in Cremona by Antonius and Hieronymus Amati and<strong> <\/strong>once owned by Eduard Rem\u00e9nyi, a good friend of Brahms and violin soloist to Queen Victoria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also in <em>Glorious Baroque<\/em>, Jamie Hey, the Brandenburg\u2019s principal cellist will give the world premiere of Federico Maria Sardelli\u2019s<strong> <\/strong><em>Cello Concerto in G minor<\/em>. This is the first time his music has been ever performed in Australia. Federico is a Grammy-nominated conductor, as well as a flautist, painter, engraver, satirist and the founder of the baroque orchestra <em>Modo Antiquo<\/em>. He wrote the concerto for his wife, <em>Modo Antiquo\u2019s <\/em>own principal cellist but the group has not yet programmed the work for public performance. The Cello Concerto is written in a baroque style, particularly drawing inspiration from Vivaldi. His mission is not to imitate or copy Vivaldi\u2019s work but to create something new: \u201cMy music is new and speaks to the people of today. I\u2019ve learnt to write with the mindset and methods of the ancients, but with new and original ideas.\u201d In\u00a0today&#8217;s computer age Federico takes the old-school approach: \u201cI always compose on paper with pen and ink, and later I transcribe it onto the computer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Flautist Melissa Farrow on period flute performs the thrilling nocturnal landscape of Vivaldi\u2019s <em>La Notte (The Night)<\/em>. <em>Glorious Baroque<\/em> will also feature the Australian premiere of excerpts to Zelenka\u2019s <em>Il Diamante (The Diamond) <\/em>featuring a sparkling sinfonia and a sublime aria performed by guest soprano Siobhan Stagg.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The last time Riccardo Minasi was in Australia, he had a close encounter with a possum. He was on tour <em>Il Giardino Armonico, <\/em>and whilst walking in a park, decided to take a closer look at a group of possums. \u2018They looked so cute, so sweet, so I decided to pat one\u2019. The result was a nasty wound to his finger and hospital treatment. \u201cMy finger was so heavily bandaged, people could see it from the back row of every theatre\u201d recalls Riccardo.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Programme<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ZELENKA\u00a0 Sinfonia to <em>Il Diamante<\/em> ZWV 177<br \/>\nZELENKA\u00a0 Aria &#8220;Qui piegate, qui posate&#8221; from <em>Il Diamante<\/em><br \/>\nVIVALDI\u00a0 Concerto for flute <em>La Notte<\/em> RV 439<br \/>\nSARDELLI\u00a0 Cello Concerto<br \/>\nFASCH\u00a0 Ouverture Grande in D major, FWV K:D8<br \/>\nVIVALDI\u00a0 Violin Concerto in E minor <em>Il favorito<\/em> RV 278<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For tickets\u00a0call (02) 8256 2222 or in person at City Recital Hall Angel Place or online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityrecitalhall.com\">www.cityrecitalhall.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<p><br class=\"spacer_\" \/><\/p>\n<hr size=\"1\" noshade=\"noshade\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Brandenburg Orchestra opens its Glorious Baroque season this weekend with the Australian\u00a0debut of Guest Director and violinist Riccardo Minasi, described&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"sls_format":[],"class_list":["post-5310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shows"],"acf":{"deck":"","is_featured":false,"media_type":"standard","audio_embed":"","video_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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