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The oboist Elisabeth Baumer founded the Austrian-Italian ensemble Affinità in 2012, driven by the desire to create a special platform for chamber music together with close musician friends. The name "Affinità" was inspired by the subtle sentiments of Goethe's novel Die Wahlverwandschaften (Elective Affinities)," translated into Italian as Le affinità elettive. It also alludes to the Italophile Habsburg emperors of the 17th and 18th centuries and the close relationships between the Wiener Hofmusikkapelle and numerous Italian musical personalities.
The members of Affinità have all specialized in early music at Europe's leading music academies, play period instruments or copies, and are represented in numerous prominent Baroque orchestras and ensembles on the international period instrument scene. The program focuses on high Baroque woodwind chamber music, with interesting rediscoveries also playing an important role. The ensemble is particularly committed to unfolding the expressive power of this repertoire using all the means of Baroque musical expression. The ensemble size and instrumental composition vary depending on the program. |
