Marsalis "Well-Tempered"
$50-$55
Henry Purcell — Incidental Music for Strings
Louis Antoine Dornel — Oboe Sonata in G major
Pietro Locatelli — Concerto Grosso in C minor Op. 1 No. 6
George Frideric Handel — "Al Lampo Dell' armi" from Giulio Cesare in Egitto ("Julius Caesar in Egypt"), HWV 17
George Frideric Handel — "Cara Speme, Questo Core Tu Cominci" from Giulio Cesare in Egitto ("Julius Caesar in Egypt"), HWV 17
Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Oboe D'Amore, Strings, and Continuo in A major, BWV 1055R
Johann Sebastian Bach — "Air on the G String" from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Renowned Grammy Award-winning saxophonist, Tony Award nominee, and composer, Branford Marsalis, joins the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in Marsalis “Well-Tempered,” performing Baroque masterpieces. A founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia is led by Music Director Dirk Brossé. They are renowned for their performances of repertoire from the Baroque period.
Program
Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068
Albinoni: Concerto à cinque for Oboe, Strings and Continuo in C Major, Op. 9, No. 5
Purcell: Incidental Music for Strings
Dornel: Oboe Sonata in G Major
Locatelli: Concerto Grosso in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 6
Handel: Al Lampo Dell' armi and Cara Speme, Questo Core Tu Cominci (arias from Guilio Cesare)
Bach: Concerto for Oboe D'Amore, Strings and Continuo in A Major, BWV 1055a
This event is presented in partnership with the Early Music Guild.