Tuesday 22.7.

Tuesday 22.7.2025

10.00 Salakamari

The Heart of the Day – Minna Lindgren talks about the program for the next few days (in Finnish).

Tuesday 22.7.2025

36. 11.00 Kuhmo Church — €27/21

QUEEN CHRISTINA'S COURT – DROTTNING KRISTINAS HOV – KUNINGATAR KRISTIINAN HOVI

Arcangelo Corelli (1653—1713):

Trio Sonata in G, Op. 1 No. 9 from 12 Sonatas (1681)

Johan Helmich Roman (1694—1758):

Trio Sonata in A, BeRi 114

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660—1725):

Cantata O penosa lontananza, H. 497 for soprano, bass and continuo (lyrics: unknown)

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660—1725):

Cantata Sono un'alma tormentata, H. 672 for soprano, bass and continuo (lyrics: unknown)

Andrea Amendola (—):

Ernando Moribondo

Tuesday 22.7.2025

37. 15.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €27/21

FIKA

“Fika, the delightful custom of enjoying a coffee and a treat with friends, is as Swedish as ABBA.”
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John Cage (1912—1992):

Living Room Music (1940, lyrics quoted from The World is Round by Gertrude Stein)

Ilkka Kuusisto (1933—):

Suomalainen vieraanvara (Finnish Hospitality) for vocal and piano (1972, lyrics: Helena Vuorenjuuri)

J. S. Bach (1685—1750):

Cantata 'Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht', BWV 211 'Coffee Cantata' (1734, lyrics: Christian Friedrich Henrici)

Tuesday 22.7.2025

38. 18.00 Kuhmo Arts Centre — €33/25

HOT SPOT I – TREFFPUNKT I – KOHTAAMISIA I: LEIPZIG

In the mid 19th century, Leipzig was a real ‘hot spot’, where both the Mendelssohns and
the Schumanns were heavily involved in cultural life. The city attracted many Nordic
composers too. People met in Leipzig, established friendships and brought an array of
influences back home with them. And it was in Leipzig that the Norwegian Christan
Sinding, the Swede Amanda Maier, the Dutchman Julius Röntgen (who later married
Maier) and the Dane Niels W. Gade together helped make the ‘Nordic sound’ so instantly
recognisable. This sound is still very popular in Germany today – and for good reason!

Julius Röntgen (1855—1932):

Serenade No. 2 for wind quintet (1928)

Niels Gade (1817—1890):

String Octet in F, Op. 17 (1848)

Intermission

Amanda Maier-Röntgen (1853—1894):

Swedish Airs and Dances, Op. 6 No. 2 for violin and piano (1882)

Christian Sinding (1856—1941):

Piano Quintet in E minor, Op. 5 (1882–84)

Tuesday 22.7.2025

39. 21.00 Kuhmo Church — €27/21

LATE NIGHT LEIPZIG – NATTLIG LEIPZIG – ILTA LEIPZIGISSA

J. S. Bach (1685—1750):

Chaconne from Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 for solo violin (1720, arr. for violin and piano by Robert Schumann)

While Christoph Graupner was serving as court conductor in Hesse-Darmstadt in the
1710s, the local opera and music scene were beset by various financial difficulties. Salaries
might go unpaid or were at least reduced due to the lack of productions. For this reason,
Graupner sought better opportunities and applied for the position of cantor at St. Thomas
School in Leipzig. Indeed, he was eventually offered the post, and his future employer
wrote to Hesse-Darmstadt requesting Graupner’s release from his current duties. However,
the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Ernst Ludwig, did not want to lose his court composer.
He paid the overdue wages and even offered a generous pay rise, which convinced
Graupner to stay. Thus, the position in Leipzig remained vacant. The next applicant for the
post was a composer by the name of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Christoph Graupner (1683—1760):

Trio Sonata in E, GWV 208 (1741 ca.)

C. Ph. E. Bach (1714—1788):

Trio Sonata in C minor, H. 579 'Sanguineus et Melancholicus' (1749)