JS Bach & Antonio Vivaldi

For its final festival Steven Devine returns to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach and his milieu. The concert is bookended by two masterpieces: the original version of his famous Ouverture or Suite No. 3 in D major (played without the wind and brass parts that were added later) and the sublime Concerto in D minor for two violins, with Tassilo Erhardt and Asuka Sumi as soloists. The contrast between the French and Italian styles is pursued further with the charming but rarely heard Ouverture No. 5 in G minor, long attributed to JS Bach but probably by one of his sons or followers, and by the fine Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A major. The programme is completed by Bach's Sonata in G major for violin and continuo and Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto in D minor RV 481, played by Sally Holman – making a welcome return to SVF as a concerto soloist.

Programme:
JS Bach Ouverture No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in D minor, RV 483
JS Bach Harpsichord Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
?WF Bach Ouverture in G minor, BWV 1070
JS Bach Sonata in G major, BWV 1021
JS Bach Concerto for two violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Performers:
Tassilo Erhardt, Asuka Sumi violins
Sally Holman bassoon
SVF Bach Soloists
Steven Devine director