Concertzender Live:
 Utrecht Early Music Festival 2016

This month, you can listen to recordings of several companies at the Utrecht Early Music Festival of 2016 during the Concertzender Live of 13 and 27 April.

In the episode of Thursday 13 April, you can hear Concerto Soave with soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr and artist in residence Olga Pashchenko. On Thursday 27 April, you can listen to a recording of Carnivalesque by Italian company Micrologus.

On Sunday 28 August 2016, Argentinian soprano Maria Cristina Kiehr and the instrumentalists of the Concerto Soave ensemble performed a Venetian repertoire for holy and profane purposes, under the direction of French harpsichord player Jean-Marc Aymes. Not only the solo motets of Monteverdi sounded, but also the magnificent Serenata by Barbara Strozzi.

Young, Russian master pianist Olga Pashchenko gave three concerts during the festival's main programme and would play daily during the Eventalks.

At the Leeuwenbergh church, she played concerts of Vivaldi and Marcello, adapted by Bach. Bach didn't turn a blind eye to the musical fashions of his days, and was especially keen on the virtuoso and colourful Italian style.

Broadcasts:

• Thursday 13 April, 20:00 – 22:00 hours
• Friday 21 April, 15:00 – 17:00 hours

On Tuesday 30 August 2016, the musicians of Micrologus, under direction of singer Patrizia Bovi, threw a sensational party at the Utrecht Geerte church. On the agenda where several intermezzi of comedies and tragedies, in which characters from the commedia dell'arte appeared, like Scaramella, the lovers Giannolo and Rosina, and unhappy housewife Ramacina.

These intermezzi, frottolas and villottas were very popular at the main courts and were often naughty and satirical.

Broadcasts:

• Thursday 27 April,
  20:00 – 22:00 hours
• Friday 5 May,
  15:00 – 17:00 hours