Bizzarrie! Oslo Circles

• Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Balletto di Matti:
• 1 Schmelzer: Balletto di Matti: Aria I 00:39
• 2 Schmelzer: Balletto di Matti: Aria II (Bergamasco / Canario / Gavotte / Sarabanda) 01:16
• 3 Schmelzer: Balletto di Matti: Aria III 01:10
• Andrea Falconieri (1585 - 1656): Folias echa para mi Señora Doña Tarolilla de Carallenos:
• 4 Falconieri: Folias echa para mi Señora Doña Tarolilla de Carallenos 04:09
• Nicola Matteis (1650 - 1714): Bizzarrie all’umor Scozzese:
• 5 Matteis: Bizzarrie all’umor Scozzese 02:32
• Balletti di filosofi:
• 6 Schmelzer: Balletti di filosofi: Aria I 01:17
• 7 Schmelzer: Balletti di filosofi: Aria II 01:38
• 8 Schmelzer: Balletti di filosofi: Aria III 00:45
• Giuseppe Colombi (1635 - 1694): Partite sopra il basso di ciaccona:
• 9 Colombi: Partite sopra il basso di ciaccona 02:38
• Giuseppe Negri: Bizzarria d’amore:
• 10 Negri: Bizzarria d’amore 03:08
• Johann Joseph Fux (1660 - 1741): Sinfonia a 3 in C Major, K. 331:
• 11 Fux: Sinfonia a 3 in C Major, K. 331: I. Turcaria 02:07
• 12 Fux: Sinfonia a 3 in C Major, K. 331: II. Passa gallia 02:35
• 13 Fux: Sinfonia a 3 in C Major, K. 331: III. Janitshara 01:32
• 14 Fux: Sinfonia a 3 in C Major, K. 331: IV. Posta Turcica 02:28
• Carlo Farina (1600 - 1639): Capriccio Stravagante:
• 15 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Entrata 01:52
• 16 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: La Lira 01:52
• 17 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Il Pifferino - Lira Variata 01:31
• 18 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Qui si batte col il legno di archetto sopra le corde 00:36
• 19 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: [...] 00:58
• 20 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Presto / Adagio / La Trombetta / Il Clarino / Le Gnachere 01:25
• 21 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: La Gallina / Il Gallo / Presto 00:38
• 22 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Il Flautino pian piano 00:40
• 23 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Forte / Presto / Adagio 01:27
• 24 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Il tremulo 00:53
• 25 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Pifferino della soldatesca/ Il Tamburo / Il Gatto / Il Cane 02:07
• 26 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Presto / La Chitarra Spagnuola 01:14
• 27 Farina: Capriccio Stravagante: Il Fina 00:58
• Nicola Matteis: Diverse Bizzarrie sopra la vecchia sarabanda ò pur ciaccona:
• 28 Matteis: Diverse Bizzarrie sopra la vecchia sarabanda ò pur ciaccona 04:51
• Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580 - 1649): Capriccio detto Hermafrodito:
• 29 Castaldi: Capriccio detto Hermafrodito 02:39
• Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Balletto à 4, Die Fechtschule:
• 30 Schmelzer: Balletto à 4, Die Fechtschule: I. Aria I 01:14
• 31 Schmelzer: Balletto à 4, Die Fechtschule: II. Aria II 00:57
• 32 Schmelzer: Balletto à 4, Die Fechtschule: III. Sarabande 00:32
• 33 Schmelzer: Balletto à 4, Die Fechtschule: IV. Courante 00:45
• 34 Schmelzer: Balletto à 4, Die Fechtschule: V. Fechtschule 02:20
• 35 Schmelzer: Balletto à 4, Die Fechtschule: VI. Bader Aria 01:03
• Andrea Falconieri: Corriente dicha La Cuella:
• 36 Falconieri: Corriente dicha La Cuella 01:05
• L’Eroica:
• 37 Falconieri: L’Eroica: Ciaccona 02:50
• Total Runtime 01:02:21

Info for Bizzarrie!

BIZZARRIE! is Oslo Circles' brand new album, featuring captivating, surprising, slightly crazy (or completely insane?) Baroque music from the 17th century. After the pandemic, we are ready for a large dose of joie de vivre and a touch of madness, and tonight's music describes dogs, cats, chickens, a fencing school (with real sabres!), Turkish janissaries, the ballet of philosophers and madness, to name but a few.

The music was written by a rather colourful cast of characters: Get to know the Italian in Dresden - Carlo Farina; the whimsical Neapolitan in London - Nicola Matteis, Vienna's superstar and “Hofcompositeur” Johann Joseph Fux, the early violin virtuosos Johann Heinrich Schmelzer and Marco Uccellini, the composition pioneer Giovanni Battista Vitali and the Neapolitan lutenist Andrea Falconieri.

Oslo Circles:
Astrid Kirschner, baroque violin
Renata Kubala, baroque violin
Mari Giske, baroque viola
Mime Brinkmann, baroque cello
Einar Schøyen, violone
Caroline Eidsten Dahl, recorder
Karl Nyhlin, theorbo, baroque guitar
Thomas C. Boysen, theorbo, baroque guitar
Mariangiola Martello, harpsichord
Jonas Bonde, percussion

Oslo Circles
was founded in Oslo in 2015, and consists of some of the most established musicians in Scandinavia within the world of baroque music. The members of the group regularly play in orchestras like Concerto Copenhagen, Barokksolistene, B’Rock, Barokkanerne, Academia Montis Regalis, Finnish Baroque Orchestra. The baroque violinist Astrid Kirschner has gathered a “musical circle”, where all the members bring to the group their unique talent and musical experience, adding their personal input of different styles, nationalities and backgrounds. Oslo Circles has a passion for showing how modern baroque music can be – through playfulness and freedom in the moment of performing. Oslo Circles has worked with soloists like Johannes Weisser (bass-baritone), David Hansen (countertenor), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzosoprano), Berit Norbakken (soprano), Barthold Kuijken (traverso), Magnus Staveland (tenor), Rinaldo Alessandrini (harpsichord) and many more.

Oslo Circles has performed at international festivals like Tage Alter Musik, Regensburg (Germany), Barocktage Stift Melk (Austria), Froville Festival (France), Baroque & Beyond (Sweden), Oslo kammermusikkfestival (Norway), Wunderkammer (Trieste/Italy), Korkyra Baroque Festival (Croatia), Spazio & Musica (Vicenza/Italy) and Varazdin Baroque Evenings (Croatia), where Oslo Circles in September 2019 also won the critic's prize for the festival's best musical interpretation.

Oslo Circles' recordings One Charming Night (SIMAX, 2020, David Hansen, countertenor, music by Henry Purcell) and LAMENTO (LAWO, 2022, Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzosoprano) were released to high critical acclaim from the international press. LAMENTO was also nominated for the German classical award OPUS KLASSIK 2022 in three categories.

Oslo Circles receives the support of The Norwegian Arts Council, Music Norway, The Aksel Bye Foundation, the Fund for Performing Artists and Oslo district.

This album contains no booklet.