Parador Nacional, Cuenca, Spain
July 4 – August 4, 2009
Exhibitions of the Orpheon Foundation
The Vazquez Collection of Historical String Instruments
Violins, Violas da gamba, Viola d’amore, Violoncellos, Double Basses from 1500 to 1789
Cuenca is a spectacular setting for an exhibition!
The Parador Nacional in Cuenca is itself a notable historical monument. In addition, the City of Cuenca harbors truly formidable works of art of the first rate. Indeed, the cathedral has nothing to envy in Italy, which is why I have chosen to intersperse details of its magnificent artwork among the photos of the exhibition, just to let you know, that you will never regret your visit here.
Concerts:
| Julio 4 | Cuenca | Inauguración |
| Julio 10 | Cuenca | Marais, Forqueray, Nicolai, Kühnel |
| Julio 17 | Cuenca | Simpson, Hely, Tobias Hume, Purcell |
| Julio 24 | Cuenca | Buxtehude, Nicolai, Kühnel, Finger |
| Julio 31 | Cuenca | Couperin, Biber, Lawes, Jenkins |
| Conciertos en la Comunidad de Madrid: | ||
| Julio 18 | Cadalso | Marais, Forqueray, Couperin |
| Julio 22 | Fuentidueña | Marais, Forqueray, Couperin |
Download the guide of the exposition
Poster
Cuenca, Spain
Cuenca,Spain
View from the upper city
Parador Nacional in Cuenca
Parador Nacional in Cuenca
Parador Nacional
Inside the Parador Nacional
One of the halls of the Parador Nacional
One of the halls of the Parador Nacional
One of the halls of the Parador Nacional
One of the halls of the Parador Nacional
Viola d’amore
Viola d’amore by Jean Baptiste Deshayes Salomon
Viola d’amore
Viola d’amore by Johann Schorn
Still Alive
Viole d'amore
Doulce memoire en plaisir consumé
One of the halls of the Parador Nacional
One of the halls of the Parador Nacional
The Italian violins
Cuenca, Spain
The Italian violins
Violone from Veneto, 17th C.
Cuenca Cathedral
The violoncelli piccoli
Joachim Tielke viola da gamba and five-string violin
The World of the
Viola da gamba
Joachim Tielke
Viola da gamba by Joachim Tielke, Hamburg, 1683
Joachim Tielke: five-string violin
Cuenca Cathedral
A hall of the Parador Nacional
Cuenca Cathedral
Viola da gamba by Claude Boivin
Viola da gamba by Claude Boivin
The viola da gamba in England
The viola da gamba in England
Four violas da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650
Three treble violas da gamba by William Turner
Treble viola da gamba by William Turner with its present owner
Three treble violas da gamba by William Turner
Head of bass viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650
Head of bass viola da gamba by William Turner, London, ca. 1650
Cuenca Cathedral
One of the halls in the Parador
The viola da gamba in Italy: 16th-17th C.
German and Austrian violas da gamba
Violoncello after Andrea Amati by Roland Houel, whose research brought forth for the first time the true dimensions of the original instrument
Cuenca Cathedral
Michael Albanus
Viola da gamba by Michael Albanus
Cuenca Cathedral
A sarangi from India
Indian Instrument
A sarangi from India
Indian Instrument
Cuenca Cathedral
Cuenca Cathedral
Cuenca Cathedral
Cuenca Cathedral
Gianbattista Grancino
Viola da gamba by Gianbattista Grancino
Cuenca Cathedral: a viola da gamba player!
Cuenca Cathedral: a vihuela de mano player!
Giovanni Paolo Maggini
Viola da gamba by Giovanni Paolo Maggini
Cuenca Cathedral
Cuenca Cathedral
Edward Lewis
Viola da gamba by Edward Lewis
Cuenca Cathedral
Jakob Stainer
Viola da gamba by Jakob Stainer
Cuenca Cathedral
Cuenca Cathedral
Pardessus de viole by Louis Guersan, Paris, ca. 1740
Pardessus de viole
Pardessus de viole by Louis Guersan, Paris, 1740 and Flemish, ca. 1710
Head of a pardessus de viole
The Beauty and the Beast
Dessus de viole and quinton
Dessus de viole by Salomon and quinton by Louis Guersan, Paris, 1740
Bows for pardessus de viole
Cuenca Cathedral
Giovanni Battista Grancino
Viola da gamba by Giovanni Battista Grancino, Milano, 1697
Baryton
Baryton after Simon Schödler, by Jaura
Crónicas de Cuenca
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
The first guided visit
Press Cuenca
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
First concert: Marin Marais
After the First concert
Press Cuenca
Air on a cheese string
Musically inclined cheese and wine shop
and here at the Parador Nacional: Couperin, Jenkins, Biber
Lucia Krommer listening intensively to Marais...
Second concert
“English Musicke” on appropriate viols
Achim Schulz, Kunihiro Mimura
Second concert
“English Musicke” on appropriate viols
José Vázquez, Kunihiro Mimura, Lúcia Krommer
William Turner
The appropriate viols: William Turner, London, ca. 1650
William Turner
The appropriate viols: William Turner, London, ca. 1650
Second concert
“English Musicke” on appropriate viols
Achim Schulz at the harpsichord
Donat Deaky at the organ
Kunihiro Mimura & Lúcia Krommer
Second concert
“English Musicke” on appropriate viols
Cuenca, Spain
San Miguel, Cuenca, Spain
Concert: Cadalso de los Vidrios (Madrid)
Concert: Fuentidueña (Madrid)
Achim Schulz, harpsichord and organ
Concert: Fuentidueña (Madrid)
Cuenca,Spain
Impromptu concert
Impromptu concert
Impromptu concert
Impromptu concert
Impromptu concert
Rehearsal for the final concert
The final concert
The final concert
The final concert
The final concert
Achim Schulz at the harpsichord
Lucia Krommer
Lucia Krommer with the Viola da gamba by Jakob Stainer
The final concert
The final concert
Kunihiro Mimura
Kunihiro Mimura tuning the viola da gamba by William Turner, 1650
The final concert
Jose Vazquez and Achim Schulz
Jose Vazquez with the violin by Amati, Achim Schulz on the organ
Christa Opriessnig
Christa Opriessnig under the limelight, Jose Vazquez in the shadows
Achim Schulz, Kunihiro Mimura
Achim Schulz, Kunihiro Mimura
The final concert
The final concert
On the final concert
Nocturnal excursion
Cuenca,Spain
Cuenca,Spain
Cuenca,Spain
Cuenca,Spain
Music: François Couperin – La Sultanne