Baroque Christmas

18 December 2025, 19.30-22.00

Grand Hall

Highlights

Baroque Christmas Presented by Liszt Academy

Zsombor Tóth-Vajna & Harmonia Caelestis Baroque Orchestra

L. Couperin: Duretez Fantaisie (from the Oldham manuscript)

Frescobaldi: Capriccio di durezze (in English Baroque style)

Blow–Frescobaldi: Voluntary No. 2 in C

Blow–Froberger: Ricercar in e

Blow-Purcell: Voluntary on the Old 100th

Blow: Verse No. 60 in g

Anonymous (attr. Purcell): Double Voluntary

Blow: Psalm 113


INTERMISSION

Purcell: Sonata for Trumpet, Strings and Basso Continuo in D major, Z. 850
Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway – anthem, Z. 49
Purcell: Behold, I bring you glad tidings – anthem, Z. 2
Purcell: Te Deum és Jubilate Deo (Morning Service), Z. 232

Gábor Audrey, Gabriella Ács (soprano), Dalma Kranyák, Diána Hajdú (alto), Balázs Orosz, Péter Molnár (tenor), Ákos Jasznik (bass)
Harmonia Caelestis Baroque Orchestra
Conducting and playing organ: Zsombor Tóth-Vajna

In the 17th century, English music underwent a transformation on a scale similar to the political and social changes of the time. By the final decades, a fusion of local traditions with the French and Italian music that had entered the country resulted in the emergence of a distinct, rich, and diverse English Baroque style. The main representatives of this musical movement were John Blow and his tragically short-lived pupil, Henry Purcell. Alongside genres and forms (opera, suite) already established in other parts of the world, they created unique forms such as the free-form voluntary, which played a significant role in Anglican worship. Zsombor Tóth-Vajna, a keyboard artist, and the Harmonia Caelestis Baroque Orchestra, which he leads, have carefully selected a program of Christmas-related works from this repertoire, evoking both the spirit of 17th-century England and the warmth of the holiday season.

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Liszt Academy Concert Centre

Tickets:

HUF 4 900, 6 200, 7 500, 8 900

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