3rd BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL:
OLD & NEW DREAMS
MUSIC & PAINTING IN BAROQUE SPAIN

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Artistic supervision Dimos Goudaroulis

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PART I
Las Meninas – The music behind the painting
 
There is no doubt that the painting Las Meninas (The Ladies in Waiting) by Diego Velázquez is one of the most important works in Western art. Which music, however, did Velázquez listen to as he painted in the court of King Philip IV? Juan Hidalgo and José Marín, two composers who offered their services to Philip, as well as Gaspar Sanz, the greatest Spanish guitarist of the 17^th century, guide us in a recreation of the soundscape of the era.
 
Theodora Baka Mezzo Soprano
Alexandros Ioannou Percussion
Theodoros Kitsos Baroque guitar, Theorbo, Artistic direction
 
 
PART II
Fandango – The Spain of Boccherini and Goya
 
Luigi Boccherini, one of the greatest cellists and composers of the second half of the 18^th century, lived for most of his life in Spain, working in the service of the Infante Don Luiz, in whose court he met Francisco Goya. Boccherini’s music, virtuosic but also soft and sensitive, warm and sensual, offers a Mediterranean answer to Viennese classicism. His string quintets with two cellos are an important and particularly original part of his output. This programme presents two of his most beautiful quintets, with a strong Spanish influence, one of which also includes the famous Fandango.
 
Mayah Kadish Baroque violin
Giorgos Samoilis Baroque violin
David Bogorad Baroque viola
Dimos Goudaroulis Baroque cello
Iason Ioannou Baroque cello