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Concerts
11.01.26

Im freien Fall

Camerata Variabile

In the second concert of the season, «Status Quo: Vanitas», Camerata Variabile devotes itself entirely to the fascination of descent. Falling lines in the basses represent tragic and deep emotions that span from baroque to pop music.

In «Autoconcert» by Hungarian composer Vydovszky, the audience is directly confronted with falling objects. The art of ceremoniously celebrating descent in music opens up a different perspective on phenomena that are otherwise often viewed with apprehension: falling stock market prices and social decline, the «becoming less» and the low point at the end of the fall. The lute, with Locke, Purcell and Cavalli, leads us into the great past of the infinitely descending lament bass, while contrasting bold duos by Furrer, Widmann and Winkelman offer a rich kaleidoscope of contemporary voices. Particularly noteworthy are the world premiere of Antoine Fachard's work, written especially for this programme, and Morton Feldman's quartet.

With

Guest: Azul Lima (Lute);
Isabelle Schnöller (Flute); Helena Winkelman, Sherniyaz Mussakhan (Violins); Alessandro D'Amico (Viola); Christoph Dangel (Violoncello); Stefka Perifanova (Piano); Mikolaj Rytowski (Percussion)

Program

Laszlo Vydovszky (*1944): «Autoconcert» (1972) (Installation)

Matthew Locke (1621 –1677): «Curtain Tune» (from «The Tempest»),
for string quartet, flute and lute
André Jolivet (1905 – 1974): «Pipeaubec», for flute and percussion

Francesco Cavalli (1602 – 1676): «Sinfonia Grave», for strings and lute

Jörg Widmann (*1973): «Petite Suite»(2016) for flute

Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695):
«Curtain Tune» for strings, lute, flute
«Fantazias XI, VII» (1680)

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): «2. Streichquartett in C-Dur D 32, II. Andante» (1812)

Morton Feldman (1926 – 1987): «Four Instruments» (1974), Version for piano, tubular bells, violin, violoncello

Beat Furrer (*1954): «Presto», for flute and piano

Helena Winkelman (*1974): «Gravitation I», for violin and piano

Antoine Fachard (*1980): Neues Werk (2025, WP) for flute, piano, string quartet, percussion

Info

Presale: → camerata-variabile.ch
Age recommendation: Suitable from 12 years

Duration

100 minutes, with break

Links

camerata-variabile.ch
youtube.com

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