Keywords: Special Concert
| Andrea Marcon | Conductor |
| Chouchane Siranossian | Baroque violin |
| BRSO hip |
| Francesco Maria Veracini | Overture No. 6 in G minor |
| Georg Friedrich Händel | Concerto grosso in G major, op. 6/1 |
| Francesco Maria Veracini | “Concerto à 8 stromenti” in D major |
| Antonio Vivaldi | “The four seasons” Violin concertos, op. 8/1 – 4 |
These events are similar in terms of concept, place, musicians or the program.
“HIP” is not only the abbreviation for ’Historically Informed Performance,’ but above all denotes Sir Simon Rattle’s initiative to expand the BRSO repertoire with baroque music – played on period instruments. The Chief Conductor commences with three of Bach’s most beautiful cantatas. Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht is full of poignant friction and sigh-laden progressions. Every note of Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben contains a longing for death, but also the assurance of an eternal life. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan is probably most akin to chamber music: with its sparse instrumentation and the omission of a final chorale, it occupies a unique position among Bach’s cantatas.
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