Thursday, September 29
Franciscan Church, 8 p.m.
Ensemble LA TEMPESTAD
Eugenia Boix, sopran
Guillermo Peňalver, flauta
Pablo Suárez, violina
Pablo Prieto, violina
Antonio Clares, viola
Guillermo Turina, violončelo
Jorge Muňos, violone
Silvia Márquez, artistic leadership
Varaždin Music School Chamber Vocal Ensemble
Dada Ruža, leadership of Chamber Vocal Ensamble
Programme:
Di tante sue procelle
Domenico Scarlatti (1685.-1757.)
Narcissus, uvertira
Overture
Grave
Minuet Allegro
José de Torres y Martínez Bravo (1665.-1738.)
Sacros deseos, responsorio a 8
Juan Oliver y Astorga (1733.-1830.)
Iz 12 Italian songs
Se mai senti spirarti sul volto
Ch’io mai vi possa lasciar
Almen se non poss’io seguir
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata u d-molu, K. 90
Grave
Allegro
(bez oznake)
Allegro
Juan Oliver y Astorga
Iz 12 Italian songs
L’ameró, saró costante
Cangia quel tuo rigore
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata u e-molu, K. 81
Grave
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Manuel Narro (oko 1729.-1776.)
Koncert za čembalo i gudače
Allegro presto
Adagio
Allegro
José de Tores y Martínez Bravo
La gloria se admire, villancico a 8
Juan Oliver y Astorga
Iz 12 Italian songs
Amo te solo
Parto ma tu ben mio
Di tante sue procelle
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata u d-molu, K. 89
Allegro
Grave
Allegro
Domenico Scarlatti
Piangete, occhi dolenti, komorna kantata
About:
LA TEMPESTAD
La Tempestad, founded in 2000, has become a force to reckon with in the Spanish early music world. With an unmistakable predilection for chamber music, the instrumental focal point of the ensemble is reflected in its regular programming of quintets by Boccherini, Bachʼs Musical Offering, Pièces en concert from J. Ph. Rameau, C.P.E. Bachʼs later trios, or J. Haydnʼs London Symphonies, without neglecting Spanish composers such as A. Soler, J. Oliver y Astorga or M. Cavasza.
Dependent on the repertoire covered in any given program, the ensemble can fluctuate between a small and a medium-sized format, with recognized musicians educated at the finest Spanish and European music conservatories and trained in the most prestigious ensembles dedicated to this repertoire; with the Orchestra of the 18th Century, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, the European Union Baroque Orchestra, La Stravaganza, the Baroque Orchestra of Seville, Al Ayre Español, La Real Cámara, and El Concierto Español, to name a few, their performing activities have extended from Spain to the rest of Europe, Israel, America, and China. The “expressivity and fascination” attributed by music critics to La Tempestadʼs interpretations have resulted in invitations to the principal halls and festivals for early music, including the Royal Theatre in Madrid, the Festival Musika-Música del Palacio Euskalduna in Bilbao, the Early Music Festival in Aranjuez, International Festivals in Daroca, Cádiz, Seville, Marbella, and Santillana del Mar, II Sacred Music Series in Almería, VII International Festival of Music Interpretation in
Jaca, Musical May in Bolea (Huesca), Festival Pau Casals in El Vendrell, the Early Music Series in the Royal Chapel of Santa Isabel (Zaragoza), and the Cantata Series of Madrid City Hall, among others.
Along with their concert activities, La Tempestad has been invited to give courses (National Conservatory of La Paz, Academy of Early Music in Gijón, among others) and to participate in social programs (including the Orchestra of New Men in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and the Active Festival of Gijón, for Alzheimer patients).
After the excellent reviews they received for Caro Dardo: Sopranos y castrati en el Londres de Farinelli (MAA 006, 2007) and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Música a tres (Arsis 4204, 2009), the recent publication of their recording of the 12 London Symphonies of Joseph Haydn, arranged by J.P. Salomon now deserves mention. This is, worldwide, the first recording ever of Salomonʼs arrangements, and was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture for the Region of Murcia and Címbalo Productions (Música Antigua Aranjuez, 2012).
La Tempestad, a founding member of GEMA (Association of Spanish Early Music Ensembles), has received support from the National Institute of Theatre Arts and Music, and since 2012 is Artist in Residence at the “Víctor Villegas” Auditorium and Congress Center of the Region of Murcia. La Tempestad was recently awarded the prize “Promúsicos 2011” from the Promúsica Association of Murcia.