Beauty of the European Baroque

From the dramatic intensity of Paolo Scalabrini’s G-minor Sinfonia—long attributed to Hasse—to the serene, open textures of Corelli`s Christmas Concerto, this programme traces the many faces of the European Baroque. Italian brilliance and theatrical gesture meet the contrapuntal clarity of Bach, the refined virtuosity of Giuseppe Sammartini and Telemann, and Charles Avison’s distinctive transformation of the Italian concerto style.

At its centre is the pastoral: not merely an image of Christmas, but a musical language of suspension, simplicity and light.