Early Moderns: The (very) First Viennese School

Pre-concert talk at 2:30

Music in Vienna actually had its first great flourishing long before Mozart and Haydn.  The Holy Roman Emperors of the seventeenth century were great music lovers and connoisseurs, who brought together virtuosos from Italy and native-born composers at their splendid court in Vienna.  Our program brings to life the extravagant and sumptuous sonatas of these little-known masters.

"Revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times), Quicksilver brings together today’s top North American historically-informed performers. Described as “drop dead gorgeous with a wonderful interplay of timbres” (Early Music America) and praised as “irresistible” (Fanfare Magazine), Quicksilver vibrantly explores the rich chamber music repertoire from the early modern period to the High Baroque.

Praise for Quicksilver’s Early Moderns program:

“highly addictive…utterly captivating” - Limelight Magazine, Editor's Choice

“finesse, flexibility, and expressive detail…played as communicatively as if there was a text.” - Gramophone

“such a feast for the ears…wonderfully interpreted” - Kultur-Port De

a leading ensemble in the field of Baroque music...with, moreover, the “most beautiful imaginable timbres” - Opus Klassiek

“ravishing harmonies…distinct and vivid sonic tableaus…well inspired!” - Lexnews (France)