Queen Kristina 400 years - queen and muse
Garrison Church, Copenhagen
Queen Kristina 400 years - queen and muse
From the throne in Stockholm to the center of art in Rome.
CoCo celebrates the 400th anniversary with music from her dramatic and inspiring journey.
The story of Swedish Queen Christina is worthy of a TV series. Born in 1626 in Stockholm and dying in 1689 in Rome, she lived a life filled with drama, power and upheaval.
Her father, King Gustav 2. Adolf, fell in the 30 Years' War in 1632, and although Kristina was only six years old, she was proclaimed Queen of Sweden. As regent from 1644, she was deeply respected as a skilled politician and recognized for her knowledge in philosophy, art and science.
But at the age of 28, she abdicated the throne, left Sweden and rode disguised as a man through Denmark to Germany and the Netherlands before continuing on to Innsbruck. Here she converted to Catholicism and eventually ended up in Italy, where she was received as a heroine - carried through the streets of Rome on a golden chair designed by Bernini.
Much of Kristina's journey and life is well documented - including her passion for art and music. In 1656, she founded the Arcadia Academy in Rome, where the greatest thinkers and artists of the time discussed literature, science and music. Composers such as Scarlatti, Corelli, Stradella and Pasquini were among the members - and stand today as some of the most innovative and expressive figures of the Italian Baroque. Even Corelli's Opus 1 with 12 trio sonatas was dedicated to Queen Christina.
Concerto Copenhagen celebrates the 400th anniversary of Queen Kristina with a concert that follows her life journey from Stockholm, through dramatic Europe - and to Rome. Along the way, we hear some of the music she encountered, inspired and left her mark in.
From the throne in Stockholm to the center of art in Rome.
CoCo celebrates the 400th anniversary with music from her dramatic and inspiring journey.
The story of Swedish Queen Christina is worthy of a TV series. Born in 1626 in Stockholm and dying in 1689 in Rome, she lived a life filled with drama, power and upheaval.
Her father, King Gustav 2. Adolf, fell in the 30 Years' War in 1632, and although Kristina was only six years old, she was proclaimed Queen of Sweden. As regent from 1644, she was deeply respected as a skilled politician and recognized for her knowledge in philosophy, art and science.
But at the age of 28, she abdicated the throne, left Sweden and rode disguised as a man through Denmark to Germany and the Netherlands before continuing on to Innsbruck. Here she converted to Catholicism and eventually ended up in Italy, where she was received as a heroine - carried through the streets of Rome on a golden chair designed by Bernini.
Much of Kristina's journey and life is well documented - including her passion for art and music. In 1656, she founded the Arcadia Academy in Rome, where the greatest thinkers and artists of the time discussed literature, science and music. Composers such as Scarlatti, Corelli, Stradella and Pasquini were among the members - and stand today as some of the most innovative and expressive figures of the Italian Baroque. Even Corelli's Opus 1 with 12 trio sonatas was dedicated to Queen Christina.
Concerto Copenhagen celebrates the 400th anniversary of Queen Kristina with a concert that follows her life journey from Stockholm, through dramatic Europe - and to Rome. Along the way, we hear some of the music she encountered, inspired and left her mark in.
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PROGRAM
Program:
B. Pasquini: Overture to "La sete de Christo"
A. Stradella: Sinfonia in D major "A concertino e concerto grosso distinti"
B. Pasquini: Toccata con lo scherzo del cucco (harpsichord solo)
A. Corelli: Trio sonata op. 1, no. 8
A. Scarlatti: Concerto no. 4 in G minor
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A. Scarlatti: Overture to "Giuditta"
A. Stradella: Sinfonia from "Qual prodigio è ch'io miri?"
A. Scarlatti: Cello Sonata no. 3
B. Pasquini: Sinfonia a quatro
A. Corelli: Concerto grosso op. 6, no. 1