Artists
- Basel Chamber Orchestra
- Daniel Hopeviolin
- Anders Kjellberg Nilssonleader
Archived Event
Bach, Mendelssohn, Martin and Bartók
Basel Chamber Orchestra; Daniel Hope violin; Anders Kjellberg Nilsson leader
- Date
- Tue 18 Apr 2017, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Johann Sebastian Bach1685-1750
- Concerto in A minor for violin, strings and continuo BWV1041:
- Concerto in A minor for violin, strings and continuo BWV1041
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- Concerto in D minor for violin and strings
Interval
- Frank Martin1890-1974
- Pavane Couleur du Temps
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- Divertimento for string orchestra BB118:
- Divertimento for Strings BB118
Encore
- Antonio Vivaldi1678-1741
- L'estro armonico RV522:
- III. Allegro
- Béla Bartók1881-1945
- 7 Romanian Folk Dances BB76:
- V. Poarga româneasca (Romanian polka). Allegro
- VI. Maruntel (Fast dance). L'istesso tempo
- VII. Maruntel (Fast dance). Allegro vivace
Overview
Contrasts and coincidences abound in the BaselChamber Orchestra’s programme. Daniel Hopeplay-directs the ensemble in Mendelssohn’s youthfulD minor Violin Concerto, written for the composer’schildhood friend, Ferdinand David, who also led theorchestra in his famous revival of Bach’s St MatthewPassion.
Bartók’s Divertimento, written for the BCOin 1939, is prefaced by Frank Martin’s lyrical Pavanein its version for strings.