Concentus Musicus Vienna
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Program and cast
SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2024 - 7:30 p.m
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Singing club of the Society of Music Friends in Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Johanna Wallroth, soprano
Patricia Nolz, mezzo-soprano
Werner Güra, tenor
David Steffens, bass
PROGRAM
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Symphony No. 6 C major, D 589, “Small C major Symphony”
- Intermission -
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Mass in A flat major, D 678
Ends approximately 9:15 p.m
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2024
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Chorus sine nominal
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Johanna Wallroth, soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Florian Boesch, baritone
PROGRAM
GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL
Alexander's Feast or the Power of Music, HWV 75
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2024 - 7:30 p.m
PERFORMERS
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
PROGRAM
JOHANN BERNHARD BACH
Overture for strings and basso continuo No. 1 in G minor
JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH BACH
Sinfonia in D minor
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Sinfonia D major, BWV 1045
- Intermission -
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH
Symphony for strings and basso continuo in B minor, Wq 182/5
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Overture No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Ends approximately 9:30 p.m
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025 - 7:30 p.m
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Michael Schade, tenor
PROGRAM
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Overture to the tragedy “Coriolanus” in C minor, op. 62
FRANZ SCHUBERT
A sleeping child. Recitative and aria by Adrast from the opera of the same name, D 137
When I pursued him. Nathanael's aria from “Lazarus or: The Celebration of the Resurrection”, D 689
Why are you tormenting me, O misfortune? Aria by Fierrabra from the opera of the same name, D 796
Already when the day begins. Aria by Alfonso from the opera “Alfonso and Estrella”, D 732
A voice rises. Aria by Pedro from the musical play “Claudine of Villa Bella”, D 239
- Intermission -
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67
Ends approximately 9:30 p.m
SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2025 - 7:30 p.m
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Nikola Hillebrand, soprano
Patricia Nolz, mezzo-soprano
Werner Güra, tenor
Daniel Gutmann, bass
Ernst Schlader, clarinet
PROGRAM
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Masonic Funeral Music, KV 477
Concerto for clarinet and orchestra in A major, KV 622
- Intermission -
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Mass in C minor, KV 427
Ends approximately 9:30 p.m
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025 - 7:30 p.m
Concentus Musicus Vienna
Stefan Gottfried, conductor
Erich Höbarth, violin
Pablo de Pedro, viola
PROGRAM
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Overture to the opera “The Magic Flute”, KV 620
Sinfonia concertante for violin, viola and orchestra in E flat major, KV 364
- Intermission -
JOSEPH HAYDN
Symphony in E flat major, Hob. I:103, “Symphony with the timpani roll”
Ends approximately 10:00 p.m
Musikverein Golden Hall
This building is located on Dumbastraße/Bösendorferstraße behind the Hotel Imperial near the Ringstraße boulevard and the Wien River, between Bösendorferstraße and Karlsplatz. However, since Bösendorferstraße is a relatively small street, the building is better known as being between Karlsplatz and Kärntner Ring (part of Ringstraße loop). It was erected as the new concert hall run by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, on a piece of land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1863. The plans were designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen in the Neoclassical style of an ancient Greek temple, including a concert hall as well as a smaller chamber music hall. The building was inaugurated on 6 January, 1870. A major donor was Nikolaus Dumba whose name the Austrian government gave to one of the streets surrounding the Musikverein.
Great Hall - Golden Hall
“As high as any expectations could be, they would still be exceeded by the first impression of the hall which displays an architectural beauty and a stylish splendour making it the only one of its kind.” This was the reaction of the press to the opening of the new Musikverein building and the first concert in the Großer Musikvereinssaal on 6 January 1870.
The impression must have been overwhelming – so overwhelming that Vienna’s leading critic, Eduard Hanslick, irritatingly brought up the question of whether this Großer Musikvereinssaal “was not too sparkling and magnificent for a concert hall”. “From all sides spring gold and colours.”
Brahms Hall
"In order not to promise too much it can be said that it has been made into the most beautiful, most magnificent, perfect example of a chamber concert hall that any of us knows in the world.” This was the reaction of a Vienna daily newspaper in October 1993 as the Brahms-Saal was presented to the public after extensive renovation work.
The surprise was perfect. It was a completely new hall. In contrast to the Grosse Musikvereinssaal, the Brahms-Saal had changed its appearance quite considerably over the years. When and how it acquired that slightly melancholy duskiness that was known to music lovers before 1993 cannot be precisely documented.
Glass Hall
As a venue for events from concerts to luxury banquets, the Glass Hall / Magna Auditorium is not only the largest of the Musikverein's 4 new halls but also the most flexible in terms of usage.
Hub podiums enable the smooth transformation of the concert hall into a conference centre, the cinema into a ballroom, or the stage into a catwalk. State-of-the-art equipment for sound, lighting, video and widescreen digital projection provide the ideal conditions for half-scenic productions.
The Glass Hall / Magna Auditorium was designed by the Viennese architect Wilhelm Holzbauer. With a height of 8 metres, the hall (including the gallery) can play host to up to 380 visitors.
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