Instrumental fireworks
Date & Time
Fri, May 23, 2025, 20:15‘Queen of the Baroque violin’ Rachel Podger will lead and inspire the Bach Society with her violin. Instrumental fireworks sparked off by one of today’s best Baroque violinists.Queen of the Baroque violin“What Beethoven was to the symphony, Italian composer and violinist Arcangelo Corelli was to the concerto: a shining example who was known to all composers. In this programme, Rachel Podger shows how far Corelli’s influence extended; way beyond the borders of Italy, to France and Germany. Virtuoso music by... Read full text
Keywords: Baroque
Musicians
Rachel Podger | Violin, Leader |
Program
Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 6 no. 3 |
Henry Purcell | The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597 |
Jean Baptiste Lully | Instrumental music from ‘Roland’ |
Georg Philipp Telemann | Ouverture-Suite in G minor, TWV 55:g9 |
Johann Sebastian Bach | Violin concerto in G minor, BWV 1056R |
Georg Muffat | Sonata no. 5 in G major from ‘Armonico Tributo’ |