Friends—Mozart, Haydn, Dittersdorf, Vanhal
Jane Glover, conductor- Sunday, May 20, 7:30 pm
- First United Methodist Church, Evanston
Ticket Prices: $60, $45, $38 - Wednesday, May 23, 7:30 pm
- Harris Theater, Chicago
Ticket Prices: $75, $60, $45, $38, $30
Free pre-concert lectures by Peter Van De Graaff will take place before each concert. Lectures begin at 6:30 pm in the church, and at 6 pm in the Chicago Cultural Center’s Randolph Café before Harris Theater concerts.
Program
- VANHAL
- Sinfonia in G Minor
- F. J. HAYDN
- Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
- DITTERSDORF
- Double Bass Concerto in E Major
- W. A. MOZART
- Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364
Hear the Music
- F. J. Haydn
- “Cello Concerto No. 1 in C, mvt 3”
- Dittersdorf
- “Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra in E, mvt 1”
- W. A. Mozart
- “Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, mvt 1”
Music by four composers who played quartets together inspires a program featuring Music of the Baroque’s own principal string players as soloists. Jane Glover takes the podium for an evening of spirited music-making among good friends, as the concert season concludes with the Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola.
Recommended Recordings
- Vanhal, Sinfonia in G Minor
- Matthias Barnert, London Mozart Players (Chandos)
- Haydn, Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
- Jose Garcia, Yo-Yo Ma, English Chamber Orchestra (Sony Classical)
- Dittersdorf, Double Bass Concerto in E Major
- Christian Vasquez, Orquestra Sinfόnica Simόn Bόlivar, Edicson Ruiz (phil.harmonie)
- Mozart, Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat Major, K. 364
- Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)
