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Telemann, Corelli, and Vivaldi

December 10, 2024, 10:00 pm

Arcangelo Corelli and the muse

This broadcast features a Baroque collection of works for strings. The program begins with Vivaldi’s Gulliver Suite in D major for Two Violins from Der Getreue Musik-Meister performed by Ida Kavafian and Arnaud Sussman. This is followed by a performance of Corelli’s popular “Christmas” Concerto, Telemann’s secular “Canary Cantata” lamenting the death of a pet canary by a cat, and lastly, Vivaldi’s Concerto in B Minor for four virtuoso violinists.

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Georg Philipp Telemann: Gulliver Suite in D major for Two Violins from Der Getreue MusikMeister
Ida Kavafian, Arnaud Sussmann, violin

Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in G minor for Two Violins, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 6, No. 8, “Christmas Concerto”
Lily Francis, Arnaud Sussmann, violin solo; Julie Albers, cello; Ida Kavafian, Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Anthony Newman, harpsichord

Georg Philipp Telemann: Trauer-musik eines kunsterfahrenen Canarienvogels for Soprano, Strings, and Continuo, “Canary Cantata”
Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano; Ida Kavafian, Lily Francis, violin; David Kim, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Anthony Newman, harpsichord”

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, Cello, Strings, and Continuo, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580
Ida Kavafian, Erin Keefe, Lily Francis, Arnaud Sussmann, violin solo; David Kim, Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass; Anthony Newman, harpsichord

Meet the Host

Elliott Forrest is a Peabody Award winning broadcaster & producer. He is heard on New York’s Classical Music Radio Station 105.9FM – WQXR, WQXR.org and on WNYC. He’s been on the radio in New York City for 30 years. Elliott is the host and producer of the national radio concerts of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He regularly produces and designs large-scale symphonic concerts include those with the Houston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, The New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, New Haven Symphony, Pasadena Pops and the Little Orchestra Society in a variety of venues, including the Hollywood Bowl, Philadelphia’s Mann Center and Lincoln Center. For 3 years he curated and hosted a chamber music series at The Rubin Museum in NYC. He’s hosted more the 60 concerts at Carnegie Hall including all 4 years of the original SPRING FOR MUSIC concerts. He directs the annual radio drama of A CHRISTMAS CAROL for NY Public Radio, past cast members include: Jefferson Mays, Mark Linn-Baker, Brian Cox, F. Murray Abraham, David Hyde Pierce and Tony Roberts. As a popular orchestra narrator, he’s been featured in Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale and Oedipus Rex, Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and Noah’s Flood. He’s Artistic Director of ArtsRock, in Rockland County, NY presenting concerts, conversations and family programming. He was a “Voice” of CNN and LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER and regularly hosts shows on PBS. For 12 years he was on the A&E Television Network as host of Breakfast with the Arts & Biography. Featured on the Grammy Award winning comedy album WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio with Peter Schickele. As a teenager, he appeared on THE GONG SHOW on NBC. BA in Theater from the University of Texas, Austin.

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Telemann, Corelli, and Vivaldi

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