Organization

Conductor

Lars Ulrik Mortensen

Concerto Copenhagen

Orchestra

Dronning Kristina – den rebelske dronning og muse

Copenhagen

Denmark

Dronningesalen

Den Sorte Diamant

Public

Uppsala

11 Sonatas and 19 Dances in 3, 4 and 5 Parts

12 Sinfonias

Partite Diversi di Follia

12 Trio Sonatas, Op.1

I fatti di Mosè nel deserto

The Deceptions in Appearance

Madrigals, Libro 6

Toccata No. 1 for solo lute

Sinfonia 11

Concerto grosso in D major, Op.6 No.1

Approved

Dronning Kristina – den rebelske dronning og muse: Uppsala Düben, A. (+10 More)

Concerto Copenhagen præsenterer  musik inspireret af dronning Kristinas tid i Rom.
Svenske dronning Kristina grundlægger i 1656 akademiet “Arcadia” i Rom. Medlemmerne diskuterede litteratur, kunst, videnskab og musik, og mange komponister var en del af Kristinas akademi. Bl.a. A. Scarlatti, Corelli, Stradella og Pasquini – alle komponister, hvis musik den dag i dag står som noget af det mest nyskabende og udtryksfulde fra den italienske barok. Eksempelvis er hele Corellis opus 1, der består af 12 triosonater, tilegnet dronning Kristina.

Historien om den svenske dronning Kristina er en Netflix-serie værdig. Hendes far, kong Gustav 2. Adolf, protestanternes redningsmand, faldt i 30-årskrigen i 1632, og selv om Kristina kun var 6 år gammel, fik hun allerede da titlen som dronning af Sverige, dog først regerende dronning fra 1644. Som regent var hun dybt respekteret som en dygtig politiker og anerkendt for sin viden om filosofi, kunst og videnskab. Men allerede ti år senere, i 1654, kun 28 år gammel, abdicerer hun fra tronen, forlader Sverige, konverterer til katolicismen og rejser til Italien, hvor hun modtages som heltinde, båret på en guldstol tegnet af Bernini igennem Roms gader.

Hør mere om dronning Kristina og hendes utroligt dramatiske liv, og hør den fantastiske musik som hun inspirerede til.

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Concerto Copenhagen presents music inspired by Queen Kristina's time in Rome.
In 1656, Swedish Queen Christina founded the academy "Arcadia" in Rome. Members discussed literature, art, science and music, and many composers were part of Christina's academy. These included A. Scarlatti, Corelli, Stradella and Pasquini - all composers whose music still stands today as some of the most innovative and expressive of the Italian Baroque. For example, Corelli's entire opus 1, consisting of 12 trio sonatas, is dedicated to Queen Christina.

The story of Swedish Queen Kristina is worthy of a Netflix series. Her father, King Gustavus 2. Adolf, the savior of the Protestants, fell in the 30 Years' War in 1632, and even though Kristina was only 6 years old, she was already given the title of Queen of Sweden, though not reigning queen until 1644. As regent, she was deeply respected as a skilled politician and recognized for her knowledge of philosophy, art and science. But just ten years later, in 1654, at the age of 28, she abdicated the throne, left Sweden, converted to Catholicism and traveled to Italy, where she was received as a heroine, carried on a golden chair designed by Bernini through the streets of Rome.

Learn more about Queen Kristina and her incredibly dramatic life and listen to the amazing music she inspired.

English

Dronning Kristina – den rebelske dronning og muse by Düben, A., Young, W., Stradella, Pasquini, B., Corelli, A., Scarlatti, Alessandro, Gesualdo, Kapsberger, From (2024/2024), Conductor Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Dronningesalen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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