Jean-Philippe Rameau: Orchestral Suite from the Ballet-Opera «Pygmalion» RCT 52
Pierre Guillaume Barré: Cantata «Arbres espais» for Soprano and Baroque Ensemble
Jean-Baptiste Barrière: Sonata B minor for Violoncello and B. c. Livre 1 No. 1
Jacques-Martin Hotteterre: Sonata C major for two Oboes and B. c. op. 3 No. 2
Michel Pignolet de Montéclair: Cantata «Le retour de la paix» for Soprano and Baroque Ensemble
Duration approx. 80 minutes, no interval
The celebrated soprano Dorothee Mields brings sensual and colourful French music to her debut in the Musikdorf Ernen. This includes the cantata «Le retour de la paix«, in which the violins become veritable trumpets proclaiming the victory of peace. A special discovery is the composer Pierre Guillaume Barré, whose music was previously almost completely unknown.
Video recordings of past concerts
Playlist ‘Baroque 2025’ on Spotify
Read our blog entries about the baroque weeks of past years:
«Aernen Barock – der Friede sei mit dir», July 2022, by Madeleine Hirsiger
«The Best of Baroque and Beaumont», July 2018, by Sarah Batschelet
«Baroque At Its Best», July 2017, by Sarah Batschelet
«The Baroque Weeks Begin!», July 2015, by Sarah Batschelet
Aernen Barock:
Dorothee Mields, Soprano | Ada Pesch, Violin | Monika Baer, Violin | Deirdre Dowling, Viola | Catherine Jones, Violoncello | Christian Staude, Double Bass | Josep Domènech, Oboe | Xenia Löffler, Oboe and Recorder | Benny Aghassi, Recorder and Bassoon | Emmanuel Frankenberg, Harpsichord and Organ | Mike Fentross, Theorbo
Concert introduction with Jonathan Inniger
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