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When in Rome…
Performance directed by Enrico Onofri, assisted by Margaret Faultless
Performance date: 22 May 2010
This ambitious project involves a sensational gathering of 50 former members of EUBO to recreate the atmosphere of the spectacular concerts that the great Italian violonist Corelli used to give in Rome at the beginning of the 18th century. During Corelli's lifetime, Muffat, Geminiani and the young Handel came to visit him there.
Corelli |
Concerto grosso in D major, Op.6 No.4 |
Muffat |
Sonata No.5 in G major (from Armonico tributo) |
Geminiani |
Concerto grosso in D minor, 'La Follia' (after Corelli) |
Corelli |
Concerto grosso in F major, Op.6 No.12 |
Handel |
Sonata a cinque in B flat major |
Corelli |
Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6 No.8, 'Christmas Concerto' |
Maladies and Melodies
Tour directed by Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Concertmaster Huw Daniel
Performance date: 15 to 26 July 2010
Zelenka |
“Hipocondrie” a 7 concertanti in A |
Locatelli |
Concerto Grosso in D Op 1 No 8 |
Albinoni |
Concerto for 2 oboes in F Op 9 No 3 |
Biber |
“Battalia” |
Charpentier |
Suite from “Le Malade Imaginaire” |
Vivaldi |
Concerto for strings in g RV157 |
Muffat |
Concerto Grosso III in B “Convalescentia” |
Handel, a dramatic Genius
Tour directed by Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Concertmaster Huw Daniel
Soprano Maria Keohane
Performance dates: 2 to 7 September 2010
Following up on the huge success EUBO achieved in 2009 with its performances with Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Swedish soprano Maria Keohane (“with a thrilling breathtakingly beautiful voice” The Scotsman), the orchestra will present a programme of some of Handel’s most beautiful solo arias and the dramatic Cantata ‘Ero e Leandro’. Handel wrote the Cantata when he was just 22 years old – a similar age to EUBO’s musicians, which recounts the tragic final moments of the disconsolate Hero and the brave Leander, drowning in the Hellespont.
Handel |
Overture to Alcina, HWV34 |
Concerto Grosso in d minor, Op 6 no 10 interspersed three operatic arias Ouverture (Concerto Grosso) - "Combattuta da due venti" (Faramondo HWV39) – Air: Lentement (CG) - "Bel piacere" (Agrippina HWV6) - Allegro (CG) - "Piangerò la sorte mia" (Giulio Cesare HWV17) - Allegro (CG) |
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Accompanied recitative and aria from Alcina, HWV 34 "Ah! Ruggiero crudel" - "Ombre pallide" [Alcina] |
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Ballet music from Alcina, HWV34 Entrée des Songes agréables - Entrée des Songes funestes - Entrée des Songes agréables effrayés - Le Combat des Songes funestes et agréables |
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Overture from Admeto, HWV22 |
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Cantata: “Ero e Leandro” |
The Dutch Connection
Tour directed by Ton Koopman
Concertmaster Zefira Valova
Performance dates: 8 to 17 October 2010
2010 sees the return of the eminent Dutch musician Ton Koopman. Maestro Koopman was one of the first Music Directors of the European Baroque Orchestra (as it first was called) and directed the first tour in 1985 highlighting 18th century musical links with Holland. His 1985 programme included many of the works (above) to be performed in 2010 by the 25th generation of orchestral musicians.
Handel |
Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 2 in F |
Hellendaal |
Concerto Grosso Op 3 No 1 in g minor |
Locatelli |
Introduzione teatrale Op 4 No 4 in G |
Handel |
Concerto Grosso Op 6 No 1 in G |
Van Wassenaer |
Concerto Armonico No 1 in G |
Telemann |
Tafelmusik III Suite and Conclusion in B flat |
Gods, Heroes … and mere mortals
Tour directed by Christina Pluhar
Concertmaster Tuomo Suni
Performance dates: 8 to 21 November 2010
Christina Pluhar (director of L’Arpeggiata) directs a performance weaving together stories of Gods, Heroes and ordinary mortals, including the love affairs of Hercules, through the music of Caldara, Cavalli, Legrenzi, Lully and others. The 18 musicians of EUBO, featuring a colourful array of plucked instruments and percussion, are joined by 4 singers and 2 dancers in this semi-staged opera. The performance, lasting 90 minutes without interval, unfolds with scenes from Cavalli’s ‘Ercole Amante’ (Hercules in love), written for the marriage of Louis XIV, which Lully interspersed with ballet interludes and entrées in 1662.
Maladies and Melodies
and/or
Handel, a dramatic Genius
Tour directed by Lars Ulrik Mortensen
Concertmaster Huw Daniel
Performance dates: 3 to 12 December 2010