Baroque weekend. Maxim Emelyanychev and Il pomo d’oro

Arcangelo CorelliConcerto grosso g-Moll op. 6 Nr. 8 »Weihnachtskonzert«Georg MuffatConcerto grosso Nr. 1 d-MollCharles AvisonConcerto grosso Nr. 3 d-MollPauseGeorg Friedrich HändelConcerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 2 F-Dur HWV 320Alessandro ScarlattiConcerto grosso Nr. 1 f-MollPietro Antonio LocatelliConcerto grosso Es-Dur op. 7 Nr. 6Giuseppe SammartiniConcerto grosso A-Dur op. 2 Nr. 1

To conclude our Baroque Weekend, Maxim Emelyanychev and Il pomo d’oro present one of the era’s most popular genres: the concerto grosso. In this vibrant dialogue between two instrumental groups, musicians engage in playfully virtuosic competition, leaving plenty of room for moments of extreme beauty and elements of surprise. Italian violinist and composer Arcangelo Corelli helped define the form with his Opus 6, which inspired later composers like Georg Muffat, Alessandro Scarlatti, and Giuseppe Sammartini. George Frideric Handel also drew from Corelli, setting off colourful emotional fireworks with his Concerti grossi op. 6.