STRINGS DAYS! CONCERT: FANTASTICA ENSEMBLE
Castello, Fontana, Marini, Corelli, and Vivaldi: this roll of composers traces the development of the Baroque instrumental sonata from its early, still fluid forms to the mature and ordered language of the late Baroque. Predominant in the sonatas of Dario Castello and Giovanni Battista Fontana is a style grounded in contrast, expressive gesture, and rhetorical narrative, characteristic of the early stile moderno. This music operates through shifts of moods and bold harmonic solutions, emphasising immediacy of expression.
The works of Biagio Marini place a greater emphasis on virtuosity and timbral experimentation, while the sonatas of Arcangelo Corelli reveal clarity of form, balance of proportions, and transparent instrumental dialogue. Antonio Vivaldi develops these principles further, reinforcing rhythmic energy and enhancing textural contrast. The chamber scoring of the works allows individual parts to resound with particular clarity and enables close attention to the relationships between voices, as well as to the subtle role of the basso continuo. Performed by the Fantastica Ensemble, the programme presents the evolution of the sonata as a coherent narrative on the evolution of its form, while also displaying Baroque instrumental music as a space for intimate dialogue.
ARTISTS
Fantastica Ensemble:
Aleksandra Owczarek, Agata Front – violin
Anna Cierpisz – cello
Klaudia Łoboda – harpsichord
PROGRAMME
JOIE DE VIVRE
Dario Castello ( c. 1590 – c. 1630) Sonata X from Sonate Concertate in stil moderno
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 1 RV 73
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) Sonata da camera in A major, Op. 4 No. 3
Giovanni Battista Fontana (1589–1630) Sonata quartadecima from Sonate a 1, 2, 3 per il Violino, o Cornetto, Fagotto, Chiatrone, Violoncino o simile altro Istromento
Biagio Marini (1594–1663) Sonata sopra „La Monica” Op. 8 No. 45
Arcangelo Corelli Sonata da camera in E minor, Op. 2 No. 4
Giovanni Battista Fontana Sonata undecima from Sonate a 1, 2, 3 per il Violino, o Cornetto, Fagotto, Chiatrone, Violoncino o simile altro Istromento
Antonio Vivaldi Trio sonata in D minor, Op. 1 No. 8 RV 64
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running time
60 min
no intermission
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