In the Baroque era, reworking another’s music was not plagiarism but a tribute, a way to honor talent and exchange ideas. This program reveals how familiar themes transform while keeping their essence: Vivaldi’s violin concerto becomes Bach’s concerto for four harpsichords; a lost triple violin concerto resurfaces in a work for three keyboards.
Beloved Baroque ensembles of three or four soloists embody vivid musical conversation – a dialogue of wit, invention, and emotion that continually surprises and delights the ear.
Program:
Part I
Dietrich Buxtehude – Trio Sonata in D minor, BuxWV 257
from Seven Trio Sonatas
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach – Symphony in D minor, WfV 1/3
I. Allegro
II. Andante amoroso
III. Allegro assai
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Three Harpsichords and Orchestra in C major, BWV 1064
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Part II
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Four Violins and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580
from L’estro armonico
I. Allegro
II. Largo – Larghetto – Adagio – Largo
III. Allegro
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony in E minor, H. 653
I. Allegro assai
II. Andante moderato
III. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for Four Harpsichords and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro