Italian Christmas
Pastoral Music from the Boot-looking Land
Zavateri – Leonarda – Manfredini – A. Scarlatti – Corelli
Maria Ladurner, soprano
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
Finnish Baroque Orchestra musicians
1st violin: Irma Niskanen, Kaisa Ruotsalainen, Irina Kim
2nd violin: Anthony Marini, Juha-Pekka Koivisto, Anna Pohjola
viola: Tuula Riisalo, Laura Kajander
cello: Louna Hosia, Lea Pekkala
bass: Petri Ainali
harpsichord,organ: Anna-Maaria Oramo
lute: Olli Hyyrynen
Soprano: Maria Ladurner
Pastoral music is an integral part of the Italian Christmas tradition. Its hallmarks are the sweet sound of bagpipes and reed blowers and the swaying, three-part melody. The shepherds - in Italian pastori - made music in their fields, and during Christmas they came to play in the villages and towns to the cribs. During the Baroque period, elements of folklore were transferred to art music, and thus these choruses of pastoral music are heard in countless works related to Christmas.
In its concert, the Finnish Baroque Orchestra celebrates the birth in an Italian atmosphere, and the programme includes Christmas music by both familiar and unfamiliar Baroque composers.
Duration: 1 h 45 min (incl. intermission)
Anthony Marini introduces the concert at the House of Nobility on December 17th from 5–5.30 pm.