Baroque Orchestra of Seville. Brandenburg Concerts

The Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, conducted by Pedro Gandía Martín, performs the Brandenburg Concertos No. 3, 5 and 6 and Suite No. 2 by Johann Sebastian Bach. The OBS is considered in the first level of Spanish groups dedicated to the interpretation of early music with historicist criteria.

"Vertiginous tempi, played with astonishing transparency in connivance with delicate textures, thrilling conjunction of a very rich instrumentation, delicious ornamentations, expressiveness in the flesh in the slow passages... Simply an extraordinary Bach for its brilliance and depth. Flagship of its country, the public rose to its feet to acclaim the OBS with its ovations".

Thüringische Landeszeitung

General admission: 16 and 12€.

PROGRAM

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

                                               Suite No. 2

As in other sectors of his catalog, Bach assumed in his orchestral music the two national styles of reference in his time, the Italian and the French. From the former derived the concertos; from the latter, the suites. Both the Brandenburg Concertos and the Suites-Overtures date from the Cöthen period (1717-23), although the composer returned to them in Leipzig, then reworking the four suites. The 2nd is built on concertante principles, due to the presence of the solo flute, but its structure is characteristic of the genre: wide French-style overture followed by a succession of dances. The Brandenburgs, on the other hand, have a tripartite structure and combine the principles of concerto grosso with those of the concerto with soloist.

Pablo J. Vayon

BAROQUE ORCHESTRA OF SEVILLE

The Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla, a joint project of Ventura Rico, co-founder of the orchestra, and Pedro Gandía Martín, current artistic director, is unquestionably at the top level of Spanish groups dedicated to the interpretation of early music with historicist criteria.

Its artistic activity is developed in the most important Spanish and European stages, with an important presence in Seville and Andalusia. Since its foundation in 1995, it has had 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 labels, the OBS has created the OBS-Prometeo label. It has received distinctions such as Gramophone magazine's Editor's Choice, Scherzo's Exceptional, Ritmo Parade, Cd Compact and AudioClásica's Recommended, 5 Goldberg stars, etc.

In 2011 he was awarded the National Music Prize. It has also been awarded the Manuel de Falla Prize 2010, the FestClásica Prize 2011 and an Honorary Distinction from the City Council of Seville. The OBS is supported by the Ministry of Culture, the Andalusian Regional Government, the Seville City Council and the University ofSeville.

General Coordination Ventura Rico

Art Direction Pedro Gandía Martín

Management and production Patricia Gonzalez

Institutional Relations and Development Paula Olivares Murcia

Archive, documentation and web Guillermo Peñalver

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