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Alfredo Bernardini

Teatro Maestranza

Orchestra

Orchestra Barocca Zefiro

Brandenburg Concertos

Seville

Spain

Teatro de la Maestranza

Sala Principal

Public

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major BWV 1046

Brandenburg Concerto No.2 in F Major, BWV 1047

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049

Brandenburg Concerto No.5 in D Major, BWV 1050

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

Approved

The delicious six Brandenburg Concertos BWV 1046-1051 that Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) presented to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt and brother of King Frederick I of Prussia, in March 1721 -although, due to its magnitude, it is Estimated that they were written during the previous 3 years when Bach was Kapellmeister in Köthen - they constitute today one of the most famous musical corpus of the Baroque repertoire.

Composed for various instruments, as indicated by the dedication that Bach wrote in the collection, exploiting the maximum potential of the instrumental spectrum of the orchestras of his time, Bach proposed us to conquer new and audacious musical horizons. The large contingent of the collection requires a virtuoso degree of execution.

Interesting readings of the works, such as those of the musician Philip Pickett, speculate that, under the obvious gesture of homage that Bach pays to the noble patron of the collection, there are symbolic and allegorical signs that would stage a certain moorishness of the works seen as a large altarpiece, in the manner of a pictorial vanitas , either in praise of the margrave, portrayed as a classical hero with great skills as a warrior and hunter, but also reminded by Bach that glory is fleeting, that mundane affairs they have a very prosaic value and that life is doomed to expiration.

The Orchestra Barocca Zefiro, directed by the oboist Alfredo Bernardini, is an excellent formation specialized in this repertoire that Bernardini and Paolo and Alberto Grazzi, outstanding performers of the historicist scene of the 80s, founded in 1989 with a strong sense of adaptability and versatility. . Singularly shining in the wind repertoire, the Orchestra Barocca Zefiro has recorded a large repertoire in records whose quality has accumulated international awards. Bernardini (Rome, 1961) is an outstanding baroque oboist present at the great festivals of the genre as director of groups such as the Seville Baroque Orchestra, with which he has collaborated.

English

Los deliciosos seis Conciertos de Brandenburgo BWV 1046-1051 que Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) presentó a Christian Luis, margrave de Brandenburgo-Schwedt y hermano del rey Federico I de Prusia, en marzo de 1721 -aunque, por su magnitud, se estima que fueron escritos durante los 3 años anteriores siendo Bach maestro de capilla en Köthen- constituyen hoy uno de los corpus musicales más célebres del repertorio barroco.

Compuestos para diversos instrumentos, como indica la dedicatoria que Bach escribió en la colección, explotando el máximo potencial del espectro instrumental de las orquestas de su tiempo, Bach nos propuso en ellos conquistar nuevos y audaces horizontes musicales. El amplio contingente de la colección requiere un grado virtuoso de ejecución.

Interesantes lecturas de las obras, como las del músico Philip Pickett, especulan con que, bajo el evidente gesto de homenaje que Bach rinde al noble mecenas de la colección, laten signos simbólicos y alegóricos que pondrían en escena una cierta mora de las obras vistas como un gran retablo, a la manera de un vanitas pictórico, ya sea de alabanza del margrave, retratado como un héroe clásico con grandes destrezas como guerrero y cazador, pero al que Bach también le habría recordado que la gloria es efímera, que los asuntos mundanos tienen un valor muy prosaico y que la vida está condenada a la caducidad.

La Orchestra Barocca Zefiro, dirigida por el oboísta Alfredo Bernardini, es una excelente formación especializada en ese repertorio que Bernardini y Paolo y Alberto Grazzi, intérpretes destacados de la escena historicista de los años 80, fundaron en 1989 con un fuerte sentido de adaptabilidad y polivalencia. Brillando singularmente en el repertorio para viento, la Orchestra Barocca Zefiro ha grabado numeroso repertorio en registros cuya calidad acumula premios internacionales. Bernardini (Roma, 1961) es un destacadísimo oboísta barroco presente en los grandes festivales del género como director de formaciones como, por ejemplo, la Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, con la que ha colaborado.

español

Brandenburg Concertos by Bach, J. S., From (2024/2024), Conductor Alfredo Bernardini, Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, Spain

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