Apollo’s Cabinet are a baroque band based who are proving that Early Music is anything but boring!
On January 24, 1758, Frederick II celebrated his 46th birthday – and we are joining in! Musicians from the Royal Court Orchestra perform, and works by Germany’s most gifted composers are being performed … and of course Johann Gottlieb Graun, who played music with Frederick when he was still crown prince, is concertmaster for the special occasion.
Apollo’s Cabinet has won a number of international prizes, including 1st prize and audience prize of the SMADE Musica Antigua Estella competition with this programme.
Programme
A Birthday Party for the King – Music at the Court of Frederick the Great
J G Graun Concerto in C Major forrecorder and violin
G P Telemann Overture Suite: Les nations anciens et modèrnes,TWV55:G4
J S Bach Two canons from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079
J J Quantz Trio Sonata in C Major
J S Bach Four-part canon from Musical Offering, BWV 1079
J A Hasse Cantata per Flauto
J S Bach ‘Schafe können sicherweiden’ (Sheep may safely graze), from cantata ‘Was mir behagt, istnur die muntre Jagd’, BWV208
G P Telemann selected movements from Overture Suite:Les nations anciens et modèrnes,TWV55:G4Traditional birthday song: ‘Hochsoll er leben’
G P Telemann Concerto for flute and recorder
Artists
Teresa Wrann Recorder
Sophia Prodanova Violin
Jonatan Bougt Theorbo and baroque guitar
Harry Buckoke Viola da gamba
Thomas Pickering Harpsichord, traverso and recorder
