Events
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Forthcoming Events
Handel in Malta: Martin Randall Festival
Buskett Gardens, Verdala Palace
25 November 2025, 11:00am and 4:00pm
Beating hearts and bitter tears
Handel trio sonata for oboe and violin HWV 386a
Telemann cantata ‘Ich seh’ euch fast mit bittern Tränen’ TWV862a
Handel trio sonata op 2 no 2 for two violins
Handel cantata ‘Mi palpito il cor’
Janitsch sonata a camera op 3 no 4 for oboe, two violins and continuo
Soloists of Gabrieli
Soprano – Jessica Cale
Violins – Catherine Martin, Oliver Webber
Cello – Jonathan Byers
Oboe – Alexandra Bellamy
Keyboard – Jan Waterfield
Soloists of Gabrieli present a programme exploring the expressive depths of Baroque music, featuring works by Handel and Telemann alongside a hidden gem by Johann Gottlieb Janitsch.
Handel’s ‘Mi palpito il cor’ and Telemann’s ‘Ich seh’ euch fast mit bittern Tränen’ showcase the intimacy and poignancy of the secular and sacred cantata forms with obbligato instrumental accompaniment, and two of Handel’s celebrated trio sonatas demonstrate his mastery of the chamber music genre.
The programme concludes with Janitsch’s chamber sonata for the unusual combination of two violins and oboe with continuo, a work of contrapuntal brilliance and heartfelt lyricism.