Picnic-Concert
Dancing Master Lully
SO 8. Sep. 2024 | 16:30-17:30
Inner Courtyard of the Servite Church (in case of rain at Sommerchor)
In the summer garden setting, ensemble freymut presents one of the most exciting repertoire pieces of French Baroque music in terms of music history. 38 years after Jean-Baptiste Lully's death, François Couperin wrote the “Apothéose de Lully”, a true homage to the composer, dance master and violinist Jean-Baptiste Lully. The decades-long rivalry between Italian and French composers and the attempt to prove one's own style as superior finds a new perspective in François Couperin. Couperin was interested in the advantages of the “mixed style”, the réunion des goûts. In his homage to Lully, the latter appears as the personification of the French style, while Arcangelo Corelli represents the Italian style. In this dramaturgically rich work, Couperin not only creates a dialog, but also a reconciliation between generations, styles and cultures.
GOURMET TIP
Picnic with freunderlwirtschaft
At ViertelBarock, the picnic concert is what Tafelmusik was in the Baroque era. Make yourself comfortable in a deckchair, on a picnic blanket or at a table in the shade and immerse yourself in the world of French dance music, accompanied by culinary refreshments from freunderlwirtschaft.
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At the freunderlwirtschaft festival stand, you can stock up on vegan or vegetarian delicacies and drinks before the concert. You can find out exactly what's on the menu on their Instagram account. After the concert, the courtyard will be open for another hour. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who would rather have dinner with us - because the renowned dumplings (knödelmania) à la freunderlwirtschaft will only be available after the concert.
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You are welcome to bring your own picnic blanket from home. There are only a limited number of blankets available to borrow at the festival stand. We look forward to a culinary and musical adventure together!
Margit Legler, Baroque Dance
Margit Legler, originally from Vienna, transitioned to specializing in historical performance practices of dance, singing, and theatrical arts after her career as a dancer at the Vienna State Opera Ballet. She founded her own ensemble, LES PLAISIRS DE LA DANSE, dedicated to historical dance performances. Their productions have been featured at venues including Schloss Kroměříž, the International Baroque Days in Melk, the Handel Festival in Göttingen, the Theater Museum Vienna, the Resonanzen at the Vienna Konzerthaus, and the Baroque Festival in St. Pölten.
Margit Legler has directed opera productions utilizing historical acting techniques at various international venues. These include "Die Zauberflöte" by Mozart in Tokyo, "Il parnaso confuso" by Gluck in Budapest, Salzburg, Schönbrunn, and Schloss Hof, "Il trionfo d´Amore" by Gassmann at Schlosstheater Ballenstedt, "Dido and Aeneas" by Purcell in Weimar and at the Handel Festival in Halle, "INO" by Telemann in Budapest, "Il Giuoco del Quadriglio" by Caldara at the Mozarteum Salzburg, "La Corona" by Gluck at the Mozarteum Salzburg, "Lucio Cornelio Silla" by Handel at the Handel Festival in Göttingen and Schlosstheater Ludwigsburg, and "Bach BWV 66a" at the Baroque Days in Köthen. She has also directed "Polifemo" by Bononcini at the Music Festival Potsdam - Sanssouci and the Margravial Opera House Bayreuth, and "Etearco" by Bononcini at UNIkate Wiener Konzerthaus. Margit Legler is actively involved in teaching through masterclasses across Europe and holds teaching positions in Historical Dance and Historical Acting at the Vienna State Opera Ballet Academy, the Mozarteum Salzburg, and since 2016, as a professor at MUK Private University Vienna.
ensemble freymut
Die Wiener Musikgruppe ensemble freymut hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren in der Alte Musik Szene einen Namen gemacht, indem sie musikalische Brillanz mit einem ausgeprägten Innovationsgeist erfolgreich kombiniert. Mit der neuen Projektreihe HORIZONS - Alte Musik INNOVATIV möchten die Musiker*innen dem Wiener Publikum die "Alte Musik" mit drei ausgefallenen musikalischen Programmen näher bringen. In der Saison 2022|23 war ensemble freymut Featured Ensemble der Jeunesse Österreich und reiste mit drei Programmen durch Österreich. Im Jänner 2023 debütierte es mit seinem Kinderprogramm „Freyen Muthes durch die Welt” im Wiener Konzerthaus und übernahm im selben Jahr die künstlerische Leitung des Festivals ViertelBarock im 9. Bezirk.
Konzerte führten die Musikgruppe u.a. nach Chuncheon (Südkorea), Berlin, Magdeburg, Köln, Salzburg und ans Wiener Konzerthaus. Seit 2024 ist ensemble freymut Mitglied von REMA, dem größten Netzwerk für Alte Musik in Europa und wird durch das von der EU teilfinanzierte Förderprogramm S-EEEmerging unterstützt.
Artists​
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​Ching-Yao Wang, Baroque Flute
Helga Kobar, Baroque Violin
Maria Danneberg, Viol
Sobin Jo, Harpsichord
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Margit Legler, Baroque Dance
