HANDEL Concerto Grosso in G Major
RAMEAU Suite from Dardanus
VIVALDI Concerto for 2 Violins in A Minor
BACH Missa in A Major
The galant styles of High Baroque and Rococo music join hands in the mature works by Bach and Rameau. The Missa in A Major is a curious amalgam of the traditional and contemporary, featuring a pair of a relatively “new” instrument on the scene, the flauto traverso. And the ornate wizardry of Rameau's theatrical Dardanus brought the opera acclaim as one of his greatest compositions. A glance back to the Italian roots of the Baroque is revealed in Handel's and Vivaldi's concertos.
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin
Tekla Cunningham, violin
Maya Kherani, soprano
Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano
Matthew Hill, tenor
Mischa Bouvier, bass-baritone
American Bach Soloists
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Mischa Bouvier's appearance is sponsored by Hugh Davies & Kaneez Munjee and Margaret Harrington.