Date: 04/29/2024
Time: 8:15 p.m.
Venue: Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar

Baroque music concert.

Doors open: 7:45 p.m.
(Unnumbered seating)

Tickets may be purchased by clicking here.

General admission: €13*

The stones of the Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar, with their monumentality and long history, have witnessed the talent of numerous Kapellmeisters (Masters of the Chapel) over the centuries. In this space—rich in meaning and musical tradition—The Ministers of Pastime invite us to explore the stylus phantasticus through the works of Giovanni Valentini, Antonio Bertali and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, all of whom served as Kapellmeisters at the Viennese court. These composers, renowned for their innovation, virtuosity and mastery, were central figures in a musical movement that was virtually without stylistic limitations.

This programme not only traces the history of the stylus phantasticus through the instrumental works of these three composers, but also allows us to appreciate how, thanks to their close relationship with emperors and patrons, these musicians enjoyed a creative freedom that enabled them to refine a compositional style rooted in experimentation and imagination, creating a language rich in expressive affects, unique harmonic landscapes and striking sonic contrasts.

The Ministers of Pastime, recognised for their dedication to historically informed performance of 17th- and 18th-century music, promise an evening in which historical precision and a passion for early music come together in an incomparable setting.

Programme:

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1623–1680)
Sonata à 5 in D minor, S-Uu 58:9a (pub. c.1650–1699, Düben Collection)

Giovanni Valentini (c.1582–1649)
Sonata a 4 in D minor (pub. c.1680)

Giovanni Valentini
Sonata à 5 “Enharmonica” in G minor (pub. 1654–60)
Sonata XII à 6 in C major (pub. c.1680)

Antonio Bertali (1605–1669)
Sonata à 6 in E minor (pub. 1662, No.101 Partiturbuch Ludwig)

Antonio Bertali
Chiacona in C major, IAB 1 (pub. 1665, Kroměříž version)

Antonio Bertali
Sonata à 2 in D minor, violino e braccio (pub. 1680–88, No. LXX Rost Codex)
Sonata à 4 in D minor (pub. 1662, No. 76 Partiturbuch Ludwig)

J. H. Schmelzer
Sonata à 2 in A major (pub. 1680–88, No. IV Rost Codex)
Sonata Jucunda A 546/IV:100 (attrib.)

*Reduced admission: €8. Applicable to persons under 26, university or music students with a valid student ID, unemployed persons, and holders of a large family or single-parent family card. All conditions must be verified at the entrance. If verification cannot be provided, the difference in fare must be paid. Tickets are available for purchase in person only.