Freiburger BarockConsort
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Ann-Kathrin Brüggemann
oboe
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Petra Müllejans
violin
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantasy in C minor for two violins, two violas and basso continuo after BWV 562
Sinfonia to Cantata "Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis", BWV 21
Concerto in D minor for oboe, violin, strings and basso continuo, BWV 1060R
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Concerto in F minor for oboe, strings and basso continuo, TWV 51:f1
Sonata in F minor for two violins, two violas and basso continuo, TWV 44:32
Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Canon and Gigue in D major for three violins and basso continuo
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727-1756)
Sonata in C minor for strings
The dark and the bright sides of the Baroque – mysticism and methodology, asceticism and feasts – join together in this colourful concert in Lucerne's Franciscan Church. Bach and Telemann dominate the programme with musical virtuosity and pensive contemplation. A genuine trouvaille is Bach's highly gifted pupil Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (he of the variations), a genius of self-destructive perfectionism who left behind a minuscule body of music. In contrast, Pachelbel's Canon and Gigue figure among the immortal hits of the Baroque – a miracle in notes in which three violins play above the unchanging foundation of a basso ostinato. This music is spiritual home territory for the Freiburg Baroque Consort, a small but exquisite ensemble that has received every prize from the Diapason d'Or to the Cannes Classical Award. A stroke of luck for the music and its aficionados.