presents:
Van Swieten Society
Music for the King
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: This concert will take place in de Uilenburgersjoel - Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 91
The Van Swieten Society is a collective of instrumentalists with a passion for music from the classical and early romantic period. They are named after the Baron Van Swieten (born in 1733), a passionate and highly active music lover – and friend of composers such as Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven – who was one of the first to programme and promote 'early music'. But the collective doesn't limit itself to the famous masterpieces of this period: like detectives, they dig further into the less well-known works of unrightfully forgotten geniuses.
”The Van Swieten Society fits right in with heroes such as Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Morse and Scott & Bailey. They find themselves in places everyone thought they knew, and dig up details that had escaped everyone's attention. The Van Swieten Society is the most successful Cold Case Team of the classical music.”
The detective-work also expresses itself in the historical instruments that are played, and the deepening into the interpretation and expression of the time in which the pieces were written. The programmes are explained elaborately during the concerts, so there is also a lot to learn!
Tonight: Music for the King
Composing for the Royal Court was a well-paid job. Mozart’s pieces were dedicated to kings, emperors, barons and bishops: connoisseurs and protectors of all that is of value. We owe them eternal beauty. How surprising would it be if our king would commission a contemporary composer for a new piece… On this programme: music by Beethoven, Bach and Mozart. Once also contemporary composers!
Heleen Hulst violin
Ivan Iliev violin
Elisabeth Smalt viola
Diederik van Dijk cello
Bart van Oort fortepiano
Programme:
JS Bach Musikalische Opfer, BWV 1079 voor Frederick de Grote van Pruisen
Beethoven Cellosonata op. 5 nr. 1 voor Frederick Wilhelm II van Pruisen CPE
CPE Bach Symfonie in b klein Wq. 182/5 voor Baron van Swieten
Mozart/Lachner Pianoconcert in D groot KV 537 'Krönungskonzert' voor de kroning van Keizer Leopold II
PLEASE TAKE NOTE: This concert will take place in de Uilenburgersjoel - Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 91