Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Past Concerts

Program includes works by Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Traditional, Bartolomé de Selma y Salaverde, Andrea Falconieri, Biagio Marini, Salamone Rossi, Claudia Francesca Rusca, Isabella Leonarda, and Henry Purcell.

Isabella Leonarda — Adorate Jesu Care, Op. 6, No. 6
Isabella Leonarda — Violin Sonata, Op. 16, No. 12 "Sonata duodecima"
Alessandro Stradella — "Deh, ricevi i nostri voti" from Ah! Troppo è ver
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Sonata á Violino Solo in A major
Turlough O'Carolan — Selected works (suite)
Franz Joseph Haydn — Mary's Dream, Hob. XXXIa:1
George Frideric Handel — "Tu del ciel ministro eletto" from Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno ("The Triumph of Time and Disillusion"), HWV 46

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Die Fechtschule ("The Fencing School")
Philipp Friedrich Böddecker — Sonata sopra 'La Monica'
Georg Philipp Telemann — Concerto for 4 violins in G major, TWV 40:201
Johannes Schenck — Viola da Gamba Suite in A minor, Op. 6, No. 6 ("IV. Sarabande. Adagio" & "IX. Boure")
Paul Peuerl — Pavan
Samuel Scheidt — Galliard Battaglia, SSWV 59

Matthew Locke — Curtain Tune in C major (from Drexel 3976, "The Rare Theatrical")
Georg Muffat — Armonico Tributo No. 5: String Sonata in G major
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Balletto à 4 in G major "Fechtschule"
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Battalia à 10 in D major
Athanasius Kircher — Tarantella Napoletana, Tono Hypodorico (arr. Julian Perkins)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Pietro Locatelli — Concerto grosso in E-flat major, Op. 7, No. 6 "Il pianto d'Arianna"

Matthew Locke — Curtain Tune in C major (from Drexel 3976, "The Rare Theatrical")
Georg Muffat — Armonico Tributo No. 5: String Sonata in G major
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Balletto à 4 in G major "Fechtschule"
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Battalia à 10 in D major
Athanasius Kircher — Tarantella Napoletana, Tono Hypodorico (arr. Julian Perkins)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Pietro Locatelli — Concerto grosso in E-flat major, Op. 7, No. 6 "Il pianto d'Arianna"

Program includes works by Henry Purcell, Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, Pedro Lopes Nogueira, and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer.

Giovanni Battista Fontana – Sonata No. 16 in C major for 3 violins
Biagio Marini – Sonata in ecco con tre violini, Op. 8, No. 44
Biagio Marini – Passacaglia, Op. 22, No. 25
Henry Purcell – Fantasia in Three Parts Upon a Ground, Z. 731
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinand III
Johann Pachelbel – Canon & Gigue in D major, P. 37

2 rarely heard suites from Johann Pachelbel’s most major surviving chamber work, Musicalische Ergötzung ("Musical Delight"), plus Baroque works by Antonio Bertali, Nicola Matteis, Dietrich Buxtehude, & more.

Violinist Tekla Cunningham takes center stage with PMW's dynamic continuo team in a wild, emotionally charged Baroque program. Music by Carlo Farina, G.B. Fontana, J.H. Schmelzer, & H.I.F. Biber.

Sublime & dramatic 17th-century sonatas for 2 violins & continuo. Works by Dario Castello, Johann Rosenmüller, Giovanni Legrenzi, Giovanni Battista Fontana, & many more.

Concert/documentary on the rehearsal process & recording of rarely-heard 17th-century music from the Moravian/Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic. Works by Gottfried Finger, Heinrich Biber, & more.

A program that explores the deep relationship between oft-warring cultures, and discovers that there are more similarities than differences. Music by Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, Marin Marais, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.

A program that explores the deep relationship between oft-warring cultures, and discovers that there are more similarities than differences. Music by Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, Marin Marais, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.

Works by Uccellini, Marini, Buxtehude, Schmelzer, and the incomparable Isabella Leonarda.

Works by Uccellini, Marini, Buxtehude, Schmelzer, and the incomparable Isabella Leonarda.

Music by Schmelzer, Pleyel, and Graun that celebrates the 18th century sibling rivalry between violin and viola.

The musicians’ instrumental and improvisational agility is on display in this program of music from Italy and Austria.

Extravagant music from 17th-century Germany and Austria, including works by Biber, Schmelzer, Becker, and Krieger.

Extravagant music from 17th-century Germany and Austria, including works by Biber, Schmelzer, Becker, and Krieger.

An incredible repertoire comes to life on historical instruments. Works by Farina, Fontana, Mealy, Albertini, Schmelzer, and Biber.