Portland Baroque Orchestra: The Italian Connection – the Theater of Stylus Fantasticus
$36-$75
- John Lenti, theorbo, lute, & guitar
- Carla Moore, violin
- Julian Perkins, harpsichord
Dario Castello — Sonata Prima à Sopran solo (from Sonate concertate in stil moderno, libro secondo)
Giovanni Battista Fontana — Violin Sonata No. 6 in G major, F 1475.06
Biagio Marini — Romanesca per Violino solo a Basso se piace, Op. 3, No. 23
Girolamo Frescobaldi — Selected works (toccata & canzona TBA)
Isabella Leonarda — Violin Sonata No. 12 in D minor, Op. 16, No. 12
Marco Uccellini — Selected works (trio sonata TBA; for violin, theorbo, & harpsichod)
Johann Gottfried Walther — Violin Sonata No. 10, "Imitatione del Cuccu" (from Scherzi da violino solo)
Sylvius Leopold Weiss — Lute Sonata No. 34 in D minor, WeissSW 34 ("I. Prelude")
Johann Sebastian Bach — Chromatic Fantasia (Fantasy) and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
Arcangelo Corelli — Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12 "La Folia"
In the same way that chiaroscuro paintings evoke strong emotions through bold contrasts, so too does music's Stylus fantasticus through frequent juxtapositions of free fantasy with measured counterpoint. Emanating from Italy, this theatrical style infused the spirit of the Baroque both in performance and composition, culminating here in Corelli's famed variations on "madness." Prepare for a musical rollercoaster!
Join us one hour prior to the performance for a pre-concert talk about the program. Learn more here: https://pbo.org/discover/pre-concert-talks
About John Lenti, theorbo, lute, & guitar
About Carla Moore, violin
Carla Moore is one of America's foremost Baroque violinists acclaimed for her stylish and virtuosic playing. A First Prize winner of the Erwin Bodky Competition for Early Music, she is co-concertmaster of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra where she has been a member for over twenty-five years. She is concertmaster of Portland Baroque Orchestra and co-founder and director of Archetti Baroque String Ensemble, a conductor-less Baroque string band.
http://www.carlamoore.net/