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Baroque Mix

December 17, 2024, 10:00 pm

Jeremy Denk (Photo: Josh Goleman)

Why do people in the 21st century, in the digital, electronic age, relate so strongly to music that was composed by candlelight and performed in unheated rooms on instruments barely capable of handling the notes? There may not be a clear answer, but for the many who enjoy the Chamber Music Society’s music in New York and around the world through the magic of radio and the internet, nothing beats music for the holidays more than the glorious, uplifting and endlessly inspiring music of the Baroque. Today’s program, “A Baroque Mix,” features works by J.S. Bach including the Second Brandenburg Concerto and the Keyboard Concerto in E major with soloist Jeremy Denk, plus concertos by Vivaldi and Heinichen perfect for a cold and magical December night.

Playlist

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Sooyun Kim, flute; Areta Zhulla, violin solo; Stephen Taylor, oboe; Caleb Hudson, piccolo trumpet; Nicolas Dautricourt, Daniel Phillips, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Dane Johansen, cello; Peter Kolkay, bassoon; Kurt Muroki, double bass; Kenneth Weiss, harpsichord

Johann David Heinichen: Concerto in G major for Oboe, Bassoon, Cello, and Continuo
James Austin Smith, oboe; Bram van Sambeek, bassoon; Mihai Marica, cello; Timothy Cobb, double bass; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in E major for Keyboard, Strings, and Continuo, BWV 1053
Jeremy Denk, piano; Ani Kavafian, Sean Lee, Kristin Lee, Jessica Lee, Adam Barnett-Hart, Erin Keefe, violin; Paul Neubauer, Richard O’Neill, viola; Fred Sherry, Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Edgar Meyer, double bass

Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in D major for Flute, Oboe, Violin, Bassoon, and Continuo, RV 95, “La Pastorella” (1716)
Sooyun Kim, flute; James Austin Smith, oboe; Ani Kavafian, violin; Bram van Sambeek, bassoon; Mihai Marica, cello; Timothy Cobb, double bass; Kenneth Cooper, harpsichord

Johann Sebastian Bach: Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit, BWV 668
Dorothea Figueroa, Frederick Zlotkin, Fred Sherry, Eileen Moon, Nicolas Altstaedt, David Finckel, Carter Brey, Jerry Grossman, cell

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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