#LetsBaRock – Jakub Józef Orliński & Aleksander Dębicz

Date & Time

Thu, Sep 26, 2024, 20:00

Venue

Philharmonie Berlin, Chamber Music Hall (Berlin)

You’ve never heard baroque music like this before: in a concert titled #LetsBaRock, countertenor, model and breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński presents arias by Henry Purcell, Claudio Monteverdi, Georg Friedrich Händel and Antonio Vivaldi in a new rock arrangement. Instead of harpsichord, lute and strings, he is accompanied by a band consisting of piano, bass guitar and drums. The settings are by composer and pianist Aleksander Dębicz, who, like the countertenor, is at home in many musical styles. But whatever the... Read full text

Keywords: Early Music

Info & Ticket (www.berliner-philharmoniker.de)

Musicians

Jakub Józef Orliński	Countertenor
Aleksander Dębicz	Piano, Arrangements
Wojciech Gumiński	Bass Guitar
Marcin Ułanowski	Drums
Mateusz Banasiuk	Tontechnik

Program

Intro	Aleksander Dębicz
Alla gente o Dio diletta	Francesco Nicola Fago (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
Come, Ye Sons of Art: Strike the Viol, Z 323 No. 5	Henry Purcell (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
King Arthur: Fairest Isle, Z 628	Henry Purcell (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
Oblivion soave	Claudio Monteverdi (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
Come, Ye Sons of Art: Sound the Trumpet, Z 335	Henry Purcell (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
Amadigi di Gaula: Pena tiranna io sento al core	George Frideric Handel (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
Prząśniczka	Stanisław Moniuszko
Toccata	Aleksander Dębicz
Music for a While, Z 583 No. 2	Henry Purcell (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
Quarantine Song	Aleksander Dębicz
Giustino: Vedrò con mio diletto	Antonio Vivaldi (arr. Aleksander Dębicz)
Finale	Aleksander Dębicz

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