Jordi Savall: Baroque Master
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Tonight's program opens with two Baroque string sonatas: Parnassi Musici performs Domenico Gallo's Sonata No. 6 in D, followed by the duo of Jordi Savall and Ton Koopman in J.S. Bach's First Gamba Sonata. Also featured in our first hour is Vaughan Williams' charming "Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes," a work destined for those who — in the composer's words — find themselves "whiling away the waiting hours of war."
Three traditional Bulgarian folksongs lead us into our third hour, as we waft our way from late romanticism through contemporary minimalism via Gabriel Faure's Barcarolle No. 3 and a vocal selection from Philip Glass's opera "Akhenaten."
Our evening will wind to its 20th century conclusion with Sasha Matson's "The Fifth Lake." The Just Strings Ensemble teams up with guitarist John Schneider for this adventurous work, which employs the "Pythagorean tuning system of pure perfect fifths."
Finally, Jordi Savall fans, you're in luck: you'll have a few chances to catch the esteemed Baroque master in action around the city next month. As a preview sampler tonight, we'll be sprinkling the evening with a selection of 17th century vocal and orchestral works by Mateo Flecha, Matthew Locke, and Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.
» Jordi Savall at the Miller Theater in March
» The Art of Jordi Savall at the Met Museum
» Jordi Savall in recital at Weill Recital Hall
Three traditional Bulgarian folksongs lead us into our third hour, as we waft our way from late romanticism through contemporary minimalism via Gabriel Faure's Barcarolle No. 3 and a vocal selection from Philip Glass's opera "Akhenaten."
Our evening will wind to its 20th century conclusion with Sasha Matson's "The Fifth Lake." The Just Strings Ensemble teams up with guitarist John Schneider for this adventurous work, which employs the "Pythagorean tuning system of pure perfect fifths."
Finally, Jordi Savall fans, you're in luck: you'll have a few chances to catch the esteemed Baroque master in action around the city next month. As a preview sampler tonight, we'll be sprinkling the evening with a selection of 17th century vocal and orchestral works by Mateo Flecha, Matthew Locke, and Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber.
» Jordi Savall at the Miller Theater in March
» The Art of Jordi Savall at the Met Museum
» Jordi Savall in recital at Weill Recital Hall
