[Apollo and Dionysus
The juxtaposition of pain and beauty was recognized from as far back as Greek mythological times as the gods of music – Apollo (beauty) and Dionysus (destruction). This concert highlights the interconnection between the two states of being, how one is incomplete without the other, in music by Handel, Albinoni and Sculthorpe. and featuring the heart-breaking Arianna’s Lament by Monteverdi. With Sophia Mitchell (mezzo soprano), Angus Ryan (cello), Lucy Cormack (cello and percussion), Alicia Crossley (recorder) and Diana Weston (harpsichord).
SUNDAY DECEMBER 9, 2012 3 pm.
ST LUKE’S CHURCH, Mosman
Frederich Neitszche For piano arr. 2 cellos
Pietro Boni Sonata in C major for Violoncello and Basso continuo Op. I/10
Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751) Filli, chiedi al mio core from twelve cantatas Op. 4
Johann Kuhnau (1660 – 1722) Sonata Quarta. A musical story
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) O Solitude
Georg Frederic Handel (1685 – 1759) Sonata in A minor for recorder and basso continuo HWV 362
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Lamento d’Arianna for solo voice and continuo
Peter Sculthorpe The Song of Tailitnama
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Sonata IV in Bflat major
John Blow (1649-1708) Cantate Domino