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Programm

Henry Purcell (1659-1695):

Akt 4: Symphony und Chor «Hail! Great Parent» aus der Masque «The Fairy Queen» Z. 629

Birthday Ode for Queen Mary «Love’s Goddess sure was blind» Z.331 (Text Sir Charles Sedley; UA 29. April 1692)

         Symphony

         Love’s Goddess sure was blind – Countertenor – Ritornello

         Those Eyes, that form – Bass – Ritornello

         Sweetness of Nature – Countertenors

         Long may she reign – Sopran / Chor

         May her blest Example – Countertenor – Ritornello

         Many such Days – Countertenors – Ritornello

         May she to Heaven late return – Chor

         As much as we below – Chor

         Our short, but their eternal choice – Chor

Akt 1: First Musick – Prelude / First Musick – Hornpipe / Second Musick – Air / Second Musick – Rondeau

aus der Masque «The Fairy Queen» Z. 629

Birthday Ode for Queen Mary «Come, Ye Sons of Art» Z.323 (Text vermutlich Nahum Tate; UA 1694)

         Symphony: Largo, Allegro, Adagio

         Come, ye Sons of Art – Countertenor / Chor

         Sound the Trumpet – Countertenors

         Come, ye Sons of Art – Chor

         Strike the Viol – Countertenor – Ritornello

         The Day that such a Blessing gave – Bass / Chor

         Bid the Virtues – Sopran

These are the sacred Charms – Bass

See Nature, rejoicing – Sopran, Bass / Chor

Akt 3: Dance for the Fairies aus der Masque «The Fairy Queen» Z. 629

Thomas Augustine Arne (1710-1778):

«Rule Britannia» aus der Masque «Alfred»

Besetzung

Annina Martens Künzi, Sopran

Dániel Mentes & Tobias Knaus, Countertenor

Ismael Arroniz, Bass

Barockorchester Grenzklang

Irene Benito Temprano, Barockvioline & Konzertmeisterin

Sophia Binggeli, Muriel Affolter, Mojca Gal, Emilie Mory, Anna Will, Barockvioline

Annette Kappeler, Giovanni Simeoni., Barockviola

Sabina Weyermann & Esther Fluor, Barockoboe/Blockflöte

Peter Schwegler & Sebastian Benz, Tromba; Titus Bellwald, Timpani/Perkussion

Bernhard Maurer, Barockcello; Dominique Tinguely, Barockfagott ; Dina Kehl, Violone

Sergio Bermudez, Laute; Annette Unternährer-Gfeller, Orgel/Cembalo

Chorus Conventus

Patrick Oetterli, Leitung

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