Menuhin Festival Gstaad | Family matters: The Bachs, the Sammartinis, the Marcellos
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MAURICE STEGER | Recorder
SEBASTIAN WIENAND | Harpsichord
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Where family and friendship unite: the human connections behind European baroque music
Johann Sebastian Bach(1685–1750): Sonata for Flute and Basso continuo in E Major, BWV 1035
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Sonatine for Recorder and Basso continuo in A Minor, TWV 41:a4
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788): Sonata for Flute and Obbligato Harpsichord in D Minor, H 542.5
Alessandro Marcello (1673–1747) / arr. Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750): Concerto for Solo Harpsichord in D Minor, BWV 974
Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739): Sonata for Recorder and Basso continuo in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 2
Giovanni Battista Sammartini (1701–1775): Harpsichord Sonata in C Major
Giuseppe Sammartini (1693–1750): Sonata for Recorder and Basso continuo in G Major, Op. 2 No. 2
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For many years, they’ve been an integral part of the Festival family. Now, Zurich-born recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger and Basel-based harpsichordist Sebastian Wienand return to the mountains with one of their legendary fireworks of early music – brimming with flair, virtuosity, and sheer joy of playing. At the heart of their programme lies an exploration of the connections – often familial in nature, though not exclusively so – that have shaped some of the most beautiful chapters in the great book of music history. Among them are masterpieces for recorder by Benedetto Marcello and Giuseppe Sammartini, born of decisive encounters within their closest circles.***Seit vielen Jahren sind sie fester Teil der grossen Festivalfamilie. Jetzt kehren der Schweizer Blockflötist Maurice Steger und der Cembalist Sebastian Wienand zurück in die Bergwelt – mit einem ihrer legendären Feuerwerke Alter Musik, voller Esprit, Virtuosität und purer Spielfreude. Im Zentrum ihres Programms steht die Beleuchtung jener Verbindungen – oft familiärer Natur, aber nicht nur – die einige der schönsten Kapitel im grossen Buch der Musikgeschichte geprägt haben. Darunter finden sich die Meisterwerke für Blockflöte von Benedetto Marcello und Giuseppe Sammartini, die aus entscheidenden Begegnungen in ihren engsten Kreisen hervorgingen.
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Info: https://www.menuhin.ch/de/concert/programm-and-tickets/programm-2026/konzerte-2026/2026/9136
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Menuhin Festival Gstaad
Yehudi Menuhin, the founder of the classical music festival in Gstaad bearing his name, is still remembered as a world famous violin child prodigy, conductor...
Yehudi Menuhin, the founder of the classical music festival in Gstaad bearing his name, is still remembered as a world famous violin child prodigy, conductor and humanist. Since 2026, Daniel Hope has been leading the festival into its future.