Music@Menlo Festival: Baroque Splendor

Presented by Music@Menlo

 

Concert Program I: Baroque Splendor

Music from the Baroque era stimulates the senses, uplifts the spirits, and inspires faith in all things good. Composers of that time challenged boundaries by experimenting with new styles, forms, and techniques. In this festival opening concert, you'll enjoy the music of six innovative composers performed by world-class musicians.

 

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN

Concerto in D major for Four Violins

 

GIUSEPPE TORELLI

Sonata in D major for Trumpet, Strings, and Continuo

 

ANTONIO VIVALDI

Concerto in A minor for Bassoon, Strings, and Continuo

 

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Aria from Cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen for Soprano, Trumpet, Strings, and Continuo

 

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

“Let the Bright Seraphim” from Samson 

“Per te lasciai la luce” and “Un pensiero voli in ciel” from Il delirio amoroso

“Eternal Source of Light Divine” from Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne

 

ANTONIO VIVALDI

Concerto in D major for Flute, Strings, and Continuo, Il gardellino

 

FRANCESCO GEMINIANI

Concerto Grosso no. 12 in D minor, La Follia

 

ARTISTS

HARPSICHORD Gilbert Kalish, Hyeyeon Park, Mika Sasaki, Wu Han

VIOLIN Aaron Boyd Chad Hoopes, Ani Kavafian, Kristin Lee, Arnaud Sussmann, James Thompson, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu

VIOLA Paul Neubauer, Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu

CELLO Dmitri Atapine, David Finckel, Mihai Marica

DOUBLE BASS Scott Pingel

FLUTE Sooyun Kim

BASSOON Peter Kolkay

TRUMPET David Washburn

SOPRANO Erika Baikoff

 

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City: Atherton
Price Range:
$25-$85
Phone:

Spieker Center for the Arts

Spieker Center for the Arts

50 Valparaiso Avenue
Atherton, CA 94027
United States