Tango Fenesta
Date & Time
Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 19:00Venue
COMEDIA Theater KölnThemes of farewell, grief, and despair run through this semi-staged concert, leading to a transformation of hope and happiness. The Gürzenich Orchestra ensemble combines string quartet sounds with accordionist Marko Kassl, immersing mezzo-soprano Ursula Hesse von den Steinen's voice in new colors. The program spans a musical cosmos, from Renaissance music to avant-garde Salvatore Sciarrino, baroque opera arias, Billie Eilish, and Astor Piazolla's tango.A summary from original text in German | Read the original
Keywords: Baroque, Chamber Music, Special Concert
Musicians
Ursula Hesse von den Steinen | Mezzo sprano |
Alvaro Palmen | Violin |
Dylan Naylor | Violin |
Anna Isabel Haakh | Violin |
Martina Horejsi-Kiefer | Viola |
Daniel Raabe | Cello |
Marko Kassl | Accordion |
Philipp Matthias Kaufmann | All adaptations, Arrangements |
Sabine Hartmannshenn | Scenic consulting |
Program
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Ave Maria a 4 voci for string quartet |
Salvatore Sciarrino | Quartetto No. 7 |
Claudio Monteverdi | Oblivion soave from the opera L'incornazione di Poppea. Arranged for soprano and accordion |
Antonio Vivaldi | Sento in seno from the opera Il GiustinoArranged for soprano, string quartet and accordion |
Astor Piazzolla | Five Tango Sensations |
Vincenco Bellini | Fenesta che Lucive |
Antonio Vivaldi | Vedro con mio diletto from the opera Il Giustino |
Carlos Gardel | Caminito |
Billie Eilish | Bad Guy |
Antonio Vivaldi | Un vostro sguardo from the opera Il Giustino. Arranged für soprano, string quartett and accordion |
Jüdisches Volkslied | Goodbye Odessa |
Georg Friedrich Händel | Venti Turbini from the opera Rinaldo |