St Michael's Church organ concerts open ‘Courtyard and Heaven’
You will hear works by Arauxo, Frescobaldi, Fux, Muffat, Sammartini.
On the Sieber organ (1714): Elias Gabriel Huber (Wien)
Baroque violin: Leah Maria Huber, Magdalena Waldauf
Violone: Balthasar Singer
Francisco Correa de Arauxo (1584–1654)
The Spanish organist and composer Francisco Correa de Arauxo is considered one of the most important representatives of Iberian organ art in the 17th century. His works combine deep religiosity, virtuoso figuration and the characteristic expressiveness of the Spanish musical language.
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583–1643)
Girolamo Frescobaldi, court organist at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, was one of the most influential musicians of his time. With his fantasias, toccatas and canzonas, he had a lasting impact on the development of keyboard music and paved the way for Bach and Handel.
Johann Joseph Fux (1660–1741)
As court composer and later court conductor at the Viennese imperial court, Johann Joseph Fux was a central figure of the Austrian Baroque. His textbook Gradus ad Parnassum became the foundation of contrapuntal composition for generations after him.
Georg Muffat (1653–1704)
Georg Muffat was a true European of the Baroque era: born in Savoy, he worked in Paris, Rome and Salzburg. His music combines the French elegance of Lully with the Italian vivacity of Corelli – an impressive testament to cultural mediation.
Giovanni Battista Sammartini (ca. 1700–1775)
The Milanese composer Giovanni Battista Sammartini is considered one of the pioneers of Viennese Classicism. His symphonies and chamber music pieces combine Baroque expressiveness with a new clarity and lightness – a glimpse ahead to Haydn and Mozart-
Followed by agape
Admission free, donations welcome