Handel's Treasures - Music in Dialogue
Works by C. Ditters von Dittersdorf, D. Dragonetti and G. M. G. Cambini
Italian classical music
Members of the Handel Festival Orchestra Halle:
Dietlind von Poblozki, Andreas Tränkner (violin), Michael Clauß (viola), Anne Well (violoncello), Stefan Meißner (double bass)
Discussion partner: Christiane Barth (Museum Director Handel House Foundation)
The special exhibit: Tinted lithograph with an image of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, drawing by Chapuy, published by Deroy in London and Paris, early 19th century (BS-Ilc 68)
Venue: Handel House, Chamber Music Salon
Organizer: Händelfestspielorchester Halle in cooperation with the Handel House Foundation
18,00 € / reduced 9,00 €
Programme:
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf: String Quintet No. 3 in C major K187
Domenico Dragonetti: Duet for violoncello and double bass
Giuseppe Cambini: String Quintet No. 2 in E flat major
Handel's Treasures - Music in Dialogue
Music for string instruments takes centre stage. The selection of rarely performed compositions, including a string quintet by Johann Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, a duet for cello and double bass by Domenico Dragonetti, as well as a string quintet by Guiseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini, promises a varied evening. The music belongs to the classical period. Dragonetti and Cambini originally came from Italy, although they ultimately spent the majority of their lives in England and France. And Vienna-born Johann Carl Ditters, later ennobled by Dittersdorf, also has a connection to Italy, having celebrated his first great successes as a violin virtuoso on an extended concert tour to which Christoph Willibald Gluck had invited him in the sunny south.
In keeping with the temporal and geographical level, we have selected a lithograph of one of Italy's most popular squares, San Marco Square in Venice, as a Handel House treasure for the concert. In the
foreground, strolling people dressed in Biedermeier style can be seen at. The Basilica of San Marco is in the background. This lithograph serves as a bridge to discuss, among other things, the colourful biography of Dragonetti, who began his career as a double bass player in the renowned cathedral chapel in Venice. Due to his extraordinary instrumental technique, Dragonetti was one of the most famous double bass virtuosos of his time.