Juxtapositions: Old & New Music for Baroque Instruments [NEWLY-RECORDED]

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 1 in D minor "The Annunciation"
Elliot Figg — Sonate für Violine und Generalbaß
Girolamo Frescobaldi — Canzon prima à basso solo
Elliot Figg — Canzona per basso solo
Johann Sebastian Bach — Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat major BWV 866
Johann Sebastian Bach — Prelude in E-flat minor and Fugue in D-sharp minor BWV 853
Elliot Figg — Prelude and Fugue in 21 Tones
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015

Five Boroughs Music Festival, in partnership with Portland Baroque Orchestra and Great Arts. Period., presents the world premiere of Juxtapositions: Old and New Music for Baroque Instruments, a two-part pre-recorded concert video.

5BMF’s original 2020-21 season included a late-fall presentation of the complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord by J.S. Bach, performed by violinist Monica Huggett and keyboardist Elliot Figg. Forced to switch gears due to the pandemic, 5BMF is now proud to present a double-feature of short programs led by Huggett and Figg respectively, recorded on the west and east coasts.

PROGRAM

Through the Warping Lens
Elliot Figg: Just Intonation Music for Baroque Instruments

Elliot Figg, harpsichord
Manami Mizumoto, violin
Michael Unterman, cello

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber – "The Annunciation" from Rosenkranzsonaten ("The Rosary Sonatas")
Elliot Figg – Sonate für Violine und Generalbaß
Girolamo Frescobaldi – Canzon prima à basso solo (1643)
Elliot Figg – Canzona per basso solo
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude from Prelude and Fugue in B-flat major, BWV 866
Johann Sebastian Bach – Fugue from Prelude in E-flat minor and Fugue in D-sharp minor, BWV 853
Elliot Figg – Prelude and Fugue in 21 Tones

Bach Sonatas: Part II

Monica Huggett, violin
Byron Schenkman, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1014
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015

The broadcast will become available December 19 at 7pm Pacific.

Watch the broadcast here

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