The Baroque era opened the door for the violin to emerge as a defining voice in music. This program features an all-star cast of CMS violinists performing thrilling solo roles in Baroque concertos, including Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, one of the earliest examples of program music. Linked to sonnets possibly written by Vivaldi himself, the works depict the seasons through musical suggestions of babbling brooks, thunder and lightning, blasts of winter wind, and birdsong.
Georg Philipp Telemann: Fantasia No. 10 in D major for Violin, TWV 40:23 (1735)
George Frideric Handel: Sonata in A major for Violin and Continuo, Op. 1, No. 3 (c. 1725-26)
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D major for Strings and Continuo, Op. 6, No. 4 (published 1714)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in E major for Violin, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1042 (before 1730)
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Op. 8 No. 1-4 (1725)
Kristin Lee and Sandbox Percussion perform Vivian Fung's new work "Goddess//Insect" presented by Music@Menlo.
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center celebrate wind concertos as part of their Baroque Festival.
Kristin Lee and Michael Stephen Brown perform American chamber music.
