Секреты барокко. Вивальди, телеман, гендель(Baroque secrets. Vivaldi, telemann, handel) by Various, Frá (2022/2022), St. Andrew's Anglican Church, Moscow, Russia

The period from the end of the 16th century to the first half of the 18th century is called the Baroque era in music. At this time, vocal art underwent great changes. For a long time, the music played in the background, following the text. Such singing was of a declamatory nature, i.e. colloquial. But soon, with the development of Italian opera, especially in the work of C. Monteverdi and A. Scarlatti, music began to dominate the word, and vocals increasingly became more melodious and drawn out. Singers began to compete with each other in skill - more and more often they complicated their part with many decorations, for example, melismas and trills. Later, a virtuoso vocal style was formed - bel canto, which was distinguished by even greater complexity, the accuracy of all the passages performed, and also a huge supply of breath. Singing in the bel canto technique became very popular and many operas known to us were performed in this way. The program of this evening will feature works written during the birth of the famous vocal technique. Works by giants of the Baroque era will be performed: Handel, Telemann, Vivaldi, works by opera masters Sartorio and Fomin, as well as works by lesser-known composers. Each of you will be able to enjoy a variety of early music and hear how opera arias were performed before bel canto gained worldwide popularity.