Sundowner Programme 7 Enchanting Baroque

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This evening we relax to some of the gems of the later 17th and early 18th centuries:

George Frideric Handel_ Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348_ I. Ouverture (Grave - Allegro)
George Frideric Handel_ Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 - III. Allegro - Andante – Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Flute Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3, RV 428 Il gardellino Allegro, Cantabile and Allegro
Georg Philipp Telemann - Viola Concerto In G, TWV 51_G9_ 1. Largo
Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, K141
Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846_1
François Couperin - Pièces de Clavecin, Book 2, Ordre VI_ No. 5, Les baricades mistérieuses
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, RV 514_ II. Adagio
Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068_ II. Air on the G String
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Lute, 2 Violins and Continuo in D Major, RV 93_ II. Largo
George Frideric Handel - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349_ II. Alla Hornpipe
26 Mar English South Africa Music History · Music Commentary

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