The cradle of genius: music at the Cologne court
Program
Felice Giardini
Piano Quintet in G major,, op. 11/1
Andreas Romberg
Quintet for flute, violin, 2 violas and cello in C major, op. 1
Christian Gottlob Neefe
Variations for piano on an aria from ‘Das rote Käppchen’ by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Quartet in C major,, WoO 36/3
Artists
Orchester l’arte del mondo
Verena Fischer transverse flute
Elisabeth Weber violin
Petar Mancev violin, viola
Priscila Rodriguez-Cabaleiro viola
Linda Mantcheva violoncello
Christine Schornsheim grand piano forte
What music did Beethoven hear as a teenager? A research project into his early influences provides answers to this question by tracking down the holdings of the library of Maximilian Franz, Elector of Cologne. Members of the period orchestra l’arte del mondo offer a glimpse into the young Beethoven’s ‘native soundscape’. Besides a Piano Quartet by the 15-year-old prodigy (with a star role for the pianist!), there are works by three members of the Bonn court chapel: his teacher Christian Gottlob Neefe and the cousins Andreas and Bernhard Romberg. A truly European horizon is conveyed by the composers Felice Giardini of Turin and Antonio Salieri, Mozart’s rival in Vienna.
Kleine Beethovenhalle
