Seville Baroque Orchestra. Brandenburg Concertos

The Seville Baroque Orchestra, conducted by Pedro Gandía Martín, performs Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 5, and 6 and Suite No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach. The OBS is considered one of Spain's leading ensembles dedicated to the performance of early music using historicist criteria.

“Dizzying tempos undertaken with astonishing transparency in collusion with delicate textures, an exciting combination of rich instrumentation, delightful ornamentation, raw expressiveness in the slow passages... Simply an extraordinary Bach in its brilliance and depth. The flagship of its country, the audience rose to its feet to applaud the OBS with ovations.”

Thuringian State Newspaper

General admission: €16 and €12

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3, 5, and 6

                                               Suite No. 2

As in other areas of his catalog, Bach incorporated the two leading national styles of his time, Italian and French, into his orchestral music. The concertos were derived from the former; the suites from the latter. Both the Brandenburg Concertos and the Suite-Overtures date from the Cöthen period (1717-23), although the composer returned to them in Leipzig, reworking the four suites. The second is built on concertante principles, due to the presence of the solo flute, but its structure is characteristic of the genre: a broad French-style overture followed by a succession of dances. The Brandenburg Concertos, on the other hand, have a tripartite structure and combine the principles of the concerto grosso with those of the concerto with soloist.

Pablo J. Vayón

SEVILLE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA

The Seville Baroque Orchestra, a joint project by Ventura Rico, its co-founder, and Pedro Gandía Martín, its current artistic director, is unquestionably one of Spain's leading ensembles dedicated to performing early music using historicist criteria.

Its artistic activity takes place on the most important Spanish and European stages, with a significant presence in Seville and Andalusia. Since its foundation in 1995, it has enjoyed the collaboration of international figures such as Gustav Leonhardt, Christophe Coin, Sigiswald Kuijken, Jordi Savall, Monica Huggett, Diego Fasolis, and Enrico Onofri, among others.

After recording for the Harmonia Mundi, Lindoro, and Almaviva record labels, the OBS created its own label, OBS-Prometeo. It has received distinctions such as Editor's Choice from Gramophone magazine, Exceptional from Scherzo, Ritmo Parade, Recommended from Cd Compact and AudioClásica, 5 stars from Goldberg, etc.

In 2011, it was awarded the National Music Prize. It has also won the Manuel de Falla Prize in 2010, the FestClásica Prize in 2011, and an Honorary Distinction from the City Council of Seville. The OBS collaborates with the Ministry of Culture, the Regional Government of Andalusia, the City Council of Seville, and the University ofSeville.

General coordination                                    Ventura Rico

Artistic direction                                          Pedro Gandía Martín

Management and production                                    Patricia González

Institutional relations and development         Paula Olivares Murcia

Archives, documentation, and website                    Guillermo Peñalver

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