Dresden Music Festival 2013

[Stanfordian]

Last night at a packed Albertinum in Dresden the performers were the Dresden Festival Orchestra directed from the harpsicord/organ by Ivor Bolton with Giuliano Carmignola (baroque violin) and Bejun Mehta (countertenor).

The programme was
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Overture-Suite in D-Major for 3 Trumpets, 2 Horns, 2 Oboes, 2 Flutes, Bassoon, Strings, Timpani and Basso continuo,
Johann Adolf Hasse: ‘Dei di Roma’ from ‘Il Trionfo di Clelia’,
Johann Christian Bach: Accompagnato and Aria ‘Nò, che non ha la sorte’/’Vo solcando un mar crudele’ from ‘Artaserse’,
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto per la solennità di S. Lorenzo in D-Major for Violin, 2 Oboes, 2 Horns, Strings and Basso continuo RV562,
Johann David Heinichen: Concerto in F-Major for 2 Horns, Violas, 3 Oboes, 2 Flutes and Strings Seibel 234,
Georg Friedrich Händel:’»Non fu già men forte Alcide’ from ‘Orlando’,
Georg Friedrich Händel: Rezitativo, Accompagnato and Aria ‘Che più si tarda omai’/ ‘Inumano fratel’/‘Stille amare’ from ‘Tolomeo’,
Georg Friedrich Händel: ‘Vivi tiranno!’from ‘Rodelinda’,
Georg Friedrich Händel: Water Music HWV 348-350 (Selection),

An excellent concert on period instruments if you can stand them keep going out of tune sometimes in mid-movement. Carmignola was stunning in the Vivaldi. Countertenor Bejun Mehta got better as the concert went on and finshed splendidly.

It's Jonas Kaufmann singing Wagner tonight with the Staatskapelle Dresden under the baton of new chief conductor Christian Thielemann.

[slarty]

Highlights from the Kaufmann Wagner concert will be shown on Sunday afternoon on ARTE.
The full concert will be shown tomorrow on ORF2 (Austria's 2nd channel)

[BBMmk2]

That baroque violinist chap, he also plays for Abbado's Orchestra Mozart as well.Looks like it was alright then, SF!

[Stanfordian]

That baroque violinist chap, he also plays for Abbado's Orchestra Mozart as well.Looks like it was alright then, SF!

Hiya Brassbandmaestro,

Carmignola's violin fitted with gut strings went out of tune and the horns sounded awful with the rest all ok. But that is period instrument for you.

[Stanfordian]

Last night at the Semper Oper, Dresden for the Wagner Geburtstagskonzert II
Richard Wagner:
Ouvertüre zu Der fliegende Holländer,
Eine Faust-Ouvertüre (Fassung 1855),
Gebet des Rienzi ‘Allmächt´ger Vater‘,
Ouvertüre zu Rienzi
Vorspiel zu Lohengrin,
Gralserzählung des Lohengrin ‘In fernem Land‘ (Urfassung)
Hans Werner Henze:
‘Fraternité‘ Air pour l'orchestre (1999)
Richard Wagner:
Romerzählung des Tannhäuser ‘Inbrunst im Herzen‘.
Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser,
Einzug der Gäste (Freudig begrüßen wir) aus Tannhäuser
Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden,
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden/Christian Thielemann
Jonas Kaufman (tenor)

[verismissimo]

Hiya Brassbandmaestro,

Carmignola's violin fitted with gut strings went out of tune and the horns sounded awful with the rest all ok.

All properly authentic then, Stan!

[BBMmk2]

Good Wagner programme there Stan!

[Stanfordian]

Last night at the Schloss Albrechtsberger, Dresden as part of the Birthday Concert Series for Richard Wagner players from the Dresdner Philharmonie performed:
Feierliches Stück nach dem Zuge zu Münster aus 'Lohengrin' arranged for cello quartet by Friedrich Grützmacher,
'Wesendonck Lieder' arranged for mezzo-soprano arranged for chamber orchestra by Andreas Tarkmmann sung by Stephanie Atanasov,
Fragment aus 'Parsifal' arranged for cello quartet by Hermann Jacobowsky,
Siegfried Idyll for chamber orchestra,

[Stanfordian]

Last night I was at the Semper Oper in Dresden for a State Opera production of Rossini La cenerentola. Quite enchanting it was too with some great visual and sound effects. In fact everything about the production was splendid.

[Stanfordian]

Last night at the Semperoper, Dresden the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Kent Nagano played:

Britten: Passacaglia from Peter Grimes,
Strauss: Don Quixote (Jan Vogler cellist),
Brahms: Symphony No. 1,

[amateur51]

Many thanks for your daily account, Standfordian - I hope you're getting the great waves of envy that I'm sending telepathically

Keep on having a great time

[Stanfordian]

Many thanks for your daily account, Standfordian - I hope you're getting the great waves of envy that I'm sending telepathically

Keep on having a great time

Hello amateur51,

Yes, I can feel almost the vibes. In my view the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin is one of the most underrated orchestras on the world stage.

Tonight it's a Viktoria Mullova concert. I'm excited as it has always been an ambition of mine to hear her play.

[Stanfordian]

Last night at the Dresden Music Festival it was Viktoria Mullova and the Matthew Barley Ensemble at the Residenzschloss (Kleiner Schlosshof) playing works from the album 'The Peasant Girl'.

[Tevot]

Any idea whether any of these concerts have been recorded for Radio broadcast? I'm thinking of Through the Night here...

Best Wishes,

Tevot

[Stanfordian]

Any idea whether any of these concerts have been recorded for Radio broadcast? I'm thinking of Through the Night here...

Best Wishes,

Tevot

Hello Tevot, None of the concerts that I have been to have had microphones there.