New Horizons: Locke to Bach to Locatelli

• Julian Perkins, harpsichord

Matthew Locke — Curtain Tune in C major (from Drexel 3976, "The Rare Theatrical")
Georg Muffat — Armonico Tributo No. 5: String Sonata in G major
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Balletto à 4 in G major "Fechtschule"
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Battalia à 10 in D major
Athanasius Kircher — Tarantella Napoletana, Tono Hypodorico (arr. Julian Perkins)
Johann Sebastian Bach — Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Pietro Locatelli — Concerto grosso in E-flat major, Op. 7, No. 6 "Il pianto d'Arianna"

Daring dissonances, compelling rhetoric, and angst-ridden affects... What makes Baroque music eternally new and life-affirming? Here, harpsichordist Julian Perkins leads the orchestra through the synthesis of strong contrasting musical styles in Muffat's Armonico tributo, complete with depictions of warfare and wild dancing. The revolutionary cadenza in Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 is then offset by Locatelli's temperamental "Song without Words."

Pre-Concert Talk with Julian Perkins and All Classical Portland's Suzanne Nance one hour before each performance.

About Portland Baroque Orchestra

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About Julian Perkins, harpsichord

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