Musical Wanderlust - Charles Burney’s Travels

After initially satisfying his boundless musical curiosity in France and Italy, the prolific music historian Dr. Burney set out to explore other parts of Northern and Eastern Europe in 1772.
In the age of the stagecoach, this was a truly arduous undertaking. And he couldn't even dream of a recording device; music was only available as live performance or as sheet music for the initiated. With music from Venetian Canals, French ballrooms, German courts and English taverns, this programme illustrates the diary of this widely travelled musician.

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Musical Wanderlust - Charles Burney’s Travels

After initially satisfying his boundless musical curiosity in France and Italy, the prolific music historian Dr. Burney set out to explore other parts of Northern and Eastern Europe in 1772.
In the age of the stagecoach, this was a truly arduous undertaking. And he couldn't even dream of a recording device; music was only available as live performance or as sheet music for the initiated. With music from Venetian Canals, French ballrooms, German courts and English taverns, this programme illustrates the diary of this widely travelled musician.

Musical Wanderlust - Charles Burney’s Travels

After initially satisfying his boundless musical curiosity in France and Italy, the prolific music historian Dr. Burney set out to explore other parts of Northern and Eastern Europe in 1772.
In the age of the stagecoach, this was a truly arduous undertaking. And he couldn't even dream of a recording device; music was only available as live performance or as sheet music for the initiated. With music from Venetian Canals, French ballrooms, German courts and English taverns, this programme illustrates the diary of this widely travelled musician.

The Comic Muse: The Theatrical World of Kitty Clive

Apollo's Cabinet will mark the release of their new recording all about 18th century soprano Kitty Clive - a real celebrity of her time, but then defamed by male colleagues and long forgotten by historians - with a concert tour across the south of England and Cornwall. The programme will be semi-staged and features lots of English theatre music of the time as well as some of the arias she would have performed.

The Comic Muse: The Theatrical World of Kitty Clive

Apollo's Cabinet will mark the release of their new recording all about 18th century soprano Kitty Clive - a real celebrity of her time, but then defamed by male colleagues and long forgotten by historians - with a concert tour across the south of England and Cornwall. The programme will be semi-staged and features lots of English theatre music of the time as well as some of the arias she would have performed.

Travels with Burney - A Baroque musical voyage

This programme is a Baroque musical voyage following Burney on his journey: a kaleidoscope of European Baroque music with compositions from each of the countries he visited, interspersed with readings of his original 18th century diary entries. The programme includes seldomly heard pieces by Austrian composer Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and Czech composer Frantisek Tuma, a new arrangement of the folk song "Kraut und Rüben" based on Dietrich Buxtehude's "La Capricciosa" and Bach’s Goldberg variation “Quodlibet”, music from one of Georg Philipp Telemann’s operas (yes, Telemann also wrote opera!) and a Cantata written by Charles Burney himself called "The despairing shepherd".

Travels with Burney - A Baroque musical voyage

This programme is a Baroque musical voyage following Burney on his journey: a kaleidoscope of European Baroque music with compositions from each of the countries he visited, interspersed with readings of his original 18th century diary entries. The programme includes seldomly heard pieces by Austrian composer Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and Czech composer Frantisek Tuma, a new arrangement of the folk song "Kraut und Rüben" based on Dietrich Buxtehude's "La Capricciosa" and Bach’s Goldberg variation “Quodlibet”, music from one of Georg Philipp Telemann’s operas (yes, Telemann also wrote opera!) and a Cantata written by Charles Burney himself called "The despairing shepherd".

The Comic Muse: The Theatrical World of Kitty Clive

Apollo's Cabinet will mark the release of their new recording all about 18th century soprano Kitty Clive - a real celebrity of her time, but then defamed by male colleagues and long forgotten by historians - with a concert tour across the south of England and Cornwall. The programme will be semi-staged and features lots of English theatre music of the time as well as some of the arias she would have performed.

A dazzling evening of Baroque music.

Apollo’s Cabinet are presenting an exciting and inventive programme, showcasing music dazzling from the Baroque, deconstructing it, reinterpreting it, and reassembling it with other works to create something new.

Composers like Handel, Bach, Telemann, and Quantz often were inspired by each other’s works and adopted melodies, bass lines, harmony, and texts for their own works in a similar or sometimes almost identical way. This continues to happen even today, as composers and artists take inspiration from the Baroque and rework it to be their own. re:invention highlights these links by not only showing similarities between music in the Baroque period but also pairing modern songs with their Baroque roots.

One venue different stages

In the afternoon, the diversity of the KONTOR can be discovered with musical stations. Music goes on tour through the whole building, from baroque to pop, musically coordinated by the Apollo-Kabinett ensemble. And in such a way that the rooms incorporate our creative neighbors, who are pleased to converse with visitors. Whether art studio, landscape architect or robotics lab - this is where those who discover and are curious can have a go.  

Music at the court of Fredrick the Great

On 24 January 1758, Frederick the Second celebrated his 46th birthday – and we’re there! Johann Joachim Quantz leads through the celebrations as master of ceremonies and musicians from Frederick’s court orchestra, as well as Germany’s most gifted composers, perform. But music is not everything: there is dancing, laughter and games, as befits a celebration for a king.

A dazzling evening of Baroque music.

Apollo’s Cabinet are presenting an exciting and inventive programme, showcasing music dazzling from the Baroque, deconstructing it, reinterpreting it, and reassembling it with other works to create something new.

Composers like Handel, Bach, Telemann, and Quantz often were inspired by each other’s works and adopted melodies, bass lines, harmony, and texts for their own works in a similar or sometimes almost identical way. This continues to happen even today, as composers and artists take inspiration from the Baroque and rework it to be their own. re:invention highlights these links by not only showing similarities between music in the Baroque period but also pairing modern songs with their Baroque roots.

Music at the court of Fredrick the Great

On 24 January 1758, Frederick the Second celebrated his 46th birthday – and we’re there! Johann Joachim Quantz leads through the celebrations as master of ceremonies and musicians from Frederick’s court orchestra, as well as Germany’s most gifted composers, perform. But music is not everything: there is dancing, laughter and games, as befits a celebration for a king.

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Les voyages de Charles Burney, l’aventure musicale.

Jusqu'en 1776, aucune histoire de la musique n'existait en anglais. Pour combler ce vide, Burney entreprit deux longs voyages en 1770 et 1772, en Italie, France, Allemagne, Bohême (Tchéquie), Autriche, Belgique et aux Pays-Bas. Il a effectué des recherches dans les bibliothèques et les archives, a rencontré des personnalités du monde musical, a assisté à des événements musicaux, et a ensuite publié des comptes rendus de ces deux voyages.

Vous serez emmenés dans un voyage musical baroque suivant Burney lors de ses périples : un kaléidoscope de musique baroque européenne avec des compositions de chacun des pays visités par Burney, ponctuées de lectures de ses entrées originales de journal du 18ème siècle et d'anecdotes de ses voyages.

Tickets: https://www.amia-alsace.eu/

Les voyages de Charles Burney, l’aventure musicale.

Jusqu'en 1776, aucune histoire de la musique n'existait en anglais. Pour combler ce vide, Burney entreprit deux longs voyages en 1770 et 1772, en Italie, France, Allemagne, Bohême (Tchéquie), Autriche, Belgique et aux Pays-Bas. Il a effectué des recherches dans les bibliothèques et les archives, a rencontré des personnalités du monde musical, a assisté à des événements musicaux, et a ensuite publié des comptes rendus de ces deux voyages.

Vous serez emmenés dans un voyage musical baroque suivant Burney lors de ses périples : un kaléidoscope de musique baroque européenne avec des compositions de chacun des pays visités par Burney, ponctuées de lectures de ses entrées originales de journal du 18ème siècle et d'anecdotes de ses voyages.

Charles Burney, (born April 7, 1726, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, died April 12, 1814, Chelsea, Middlesex) was an organist, composer, and the foremost music historian of his time in England.
Until 1776, no history of music existed in the English language. To equip himself to fill the gap, Burney set off on two long journeys in 1770 and 1772, to Italy, France, Germany, Bohemia (Czechia), Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. He researched in libraries and archives, spoke to personalities in the musical world (and even got invited to King Frederick the Great’s palace in Prussia), attended musical events, and subsequently published accounts of both tours.

You’ll be taken on a Baroque musical voyage following Burney on his journey: a kaleidoscope of European Baroque music with compositions from each of the countries Burney visited, interspersed with readings of his original 18th century diary entries and anecdotes from his travels.

re:invention is an exciting and inventive programme, showcasing music dazzling from the Baroque, deconstructing it, reinterpreting it, and reassembling it with other works to create something new.

Composers like Handel, Bach, Telemann, and Quantz were often inspired by each other’s works and adopted melodies, bass lines, harmony, and texts for their own works in a similar or sometimes almost identical way. This continues to happen even today, as composers and artists take inspiration from the Baroque and rework it to be their own. re:invention highlights these links by not only showing similarities between music in the Baroque period but also by pairing modern songs with their Baroque roots.

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As ROSL Mixed Chamber Prize Winners, we will be performing a set of pieces from our winning programmes.

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