Programme 2009 (PDF) - Beethovenfest Bonn

B e e t h o v e n f e s t B o n n 4. 9. – 3. 10. 2 0 0 9 In the LIght
Sir John eliot gardiner Sol gabetta
hommage
to handel
Argentinean
Virtuoso
I n 2009 the musical world will
see the 250th anniversary of
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T
he music is in the air. Take as
much as you want.« Thus the
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Handel’s death and the 200th of Monteverdi Choir
words of Sir Edward Elgar as he Sol gabetta Cello
Mendelssohn’s birth. In addition english Baroque Soloists
liberated England of its 200­year City of Birmingham
to the »Messiah« (5 Sept) the Sir John eliot gardiner Conductor musical twilight. His elegiac Symphony Orchestra
Beethovenfest Bonn will thus george Frideric handel:
Cello Concerto, »a really great Andris nelsons Conductor
also present Handel’s second »Israel in Egypt« HWV 54
work« according to Elgar, wal­ edward elgar:
great oratorio on the stage of the Oratorio for solos,
lows in melancholy melodies. Concerto for cello and orchestra
Beethovenhalle: in an authentic choir and orchestra
The solo part is played by Sol in E minor op. 85
interpretation with experienced (original English version)
Gabetta, whose recital at the Ludwig van Beethoven:
specialists from the historical­ ? 65 I 50 I 38 I 26 I 15
Beethovenfest Bonn 2008 was Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 67
critical performance practice Sponsored by Kunststiftung NRW.
sold out within days. Now there 7.30 Pm
Handel­pioneer Sir John Eliot
is a second chance to hear Sol orChestra PortraIt
Gardiner will conduct the orato­
Gabetta live! In addition to »All ears for half«
rio »Israel in Egypt« from the
Elgar’s late­Romantic virtuoso ? 53 I 44 I 35 I 27 I 19
year 1738 that was rediscovered
concerto Beethoven’s Fifth is
by Mendelssohn in the 19th century
and has since been considered
the sister work of the
»Messiah«.
also on the programme.
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