Virtuoso Works for Micro Orchestra November 27, 2009

Bach: Cantata 82 - Ich Habe Genug
Telemann: Concerto for recorder, flute and strings
Rameau: Pieces de clavecin en concert
Handel: Messiah movements arranged for harpsichord duet Works by Muffat

Jonathan Salzedo, harpsichord; Marion Rubinstein, recorder/organ/harpsichord Greer Ellison, flute; Christa Pfeiffer, soprano David Wilson, Laura Rubinstein-Salzedo, violins; Daria D'Andrea, viola Farley Pearce, cello/viola da gamba; Roy Whelden violone/viola da gamba

The idea of a micro-orchestra is to be at the cutting edge of the most experimental music from the 18th century. We love the fact that we can play big fat sounding pieces by Bach and Telemann with only a very few players, then with exactly the same lineup play intimate music by their pals. This concert covers the gamut of virtuosity, including Rameau's brilliance in putting the harpsichord in the front line rather than at the back. And if you have ever thought that there is just too much singing in Handel's Messiah, you will really like our version for harpsichord alone, and we will let you hum along in your favorite bits.

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