衛武營國家藝術文化中心 National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying)

Not only were Handel and Telemann among the most representing composers of the Baroque Period, but the two were also close friends. In addition, the two masters both composed orchestral suites themed Water Music.
 

Telemann was an expert at integrating different styles and was a renowned figure in Europe. Telemann's Water Music, also known as Hamburg Ebb and Flood, was completed in 1723. The piece was composed in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Hamburg Admiralty, praising the landscape of the river Elbe and the port of Hamburg. As a suite that integrates characters and concepts from Greek mythology, Water Music manifests unique style and emotions through music.
 

Water Music by German, later British, composer Handel, was said to be composed in 1717 for a concert on the River Thames organized by King George I. The piece is filled with celebrative charm and elegance, and is comprised of 3 large suites and involves many brass instruments, which raised the importance of wind instruments in orchestral music.
 

Celebration: Water Music is the first to stage the two Water Music in the same concert, showcasing and interpreting the two works which have different styles with extraordinary skills and methods, presenting a vibrancy that takes audiences back to the age of glamour.

Essential Sound Baroque Ensemble

Essential Sound Baroque Ensemble was established in 2008 and is the first professional early music Baroque orchestra in Taiwan. The members of the ensemble were trained in classical music since they were little and all studied in Europe, receiving intensive training in interpreting and performing early music. Essential Sound Baroque Ensemble members are recipients of diplomas in early music performance and are among the few performers specializing in Baroque music in Taiwan. After a decade of devotion to the performance of early music, Yun Schen Baroque Ensemble continues to present the unique style of Baroque music.
 

In view of the lack of performance opportunities for Baroque musicians in Taiwan, since 2011, Essential Sound Baroque Ensemble expanded to enable those dedicated to the research, performance, and promotion to gain spotlight through international performances, concerts with listening guides, and lectures. At the same time, specially-curated courses and seminars are arranged to suit different audiences, hoping to change the stereotype that Baroque music is only for a specific type of adult art lovers. The campus project aims to cultivate interest in music and concerts from a young age, hoping to bring more variety and exquisiteness into art culture.

Program

• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
  Water Music, HWV 348-350
• Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
  Ouverture-Suite, TWV 55:C3.
  Water Music, 'Hamburg ebb and flood'

Creative and Production Team

Conductor｜Anton Steck
Principle Baroque Celloist ｜Werner Matzke
Principle Baroque Violinist｜Alexander Pilchen
Essential Sound Baroque Ensemble｜Huang Chi-Chih, Chien Chih-Hsien, Weng Yueh-Hung  , Li I-Ing , Cui Hong-Xia ,Vassilis Tsotsolis
Guest performers｜ Baroque Camerata Ensemble, Taiwan Early Music Carousel, Tainan National University of the Arts Baroque Ensemble.
Special invitation｜Wind musician of Bach Collegium Japan

Photo by 劉人豪
The instrument today is provided by CHIMEI Culture Foundation

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