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Helsinki Baroque Orchestra Perform 'Bach and the Baltic' at Korcula Korkyra Festival

By 10 September 2018

September 10, 2018 - The 7th Korkyra Baroque Festival is in full swing on the island of Korcula, with a very international presence, including a great concert by the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra. 

The cultural summer on Korcula lives on!

Day 7 of the 7th Korkyra Baroque Festival brought a spectacular performance from Scandinavia, as the Helsinki Baroque Orchestra took up temporary residence at St. Mark's Cathedral on Friday night to pay homage to Bach in a rich programme entitled 'Bach and the Baltic Sea'.

Photos and the full programme below. With almost a week to go of the festival, there is plenty to see and enjoy. Check out what still remains on the festival programme here

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BACH AND THE BALTIC SEA

Helsinki Baroque Orchestra (Finland)
Aapo Häkkinen: organ, harpsichord and artistic leader
Kajsa Dahlbäck: soprano

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Programme:

Anon (Düben MS)
Paduan

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
O Gottes Stadt, BuxWV 87

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (?1623-1680)
Lamento sopra la morte Ferdinandi III, 1657

Johan Helmich Roman (1694-1758)
Sinfonia E minor, BeRI 22
Allegro – Larghetto – Allegro assai – Allegro

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Partita C minor, BeRI 8
Largo – Con spirito – Andante – Largo – Presto – Minuetto – Presto

Christian Ritter (1648-c1725)
Allemande in discessum Caroli XI Regis Sveciae, 1697

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202

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