Three brilliant stars of early music are about to give a dazzling performance in Weston. Wieland Kuijken, from Belgium, is an almost legendary master of the viola da gamba, among the most influential pioneers in the revival of the instrument. The eloquent recorder virtuoso Eva Legêne, originally from the Netherlands, has ravished audiences around the world with her remarkable playing. The third member of the trio is an American, harpsichordist Arthur Haas, a prize-winner in Europe and at home. He has just won the 2012 Thomas Binkley Award, given by Early Music America. In "Virtuoso Music of the Baroque," the trio create one gorgeous experience after another. The program opens with royal entertainments, mostly written for kings of France, including colorful sonatas and suites of Leclair, Marais, Rameau, and Couperin. Favorites of the Bach family follow. At the height of his powers, J.S Bach wrote music for extraordinary performers, including sonatas for viola da gamba paired with soloistic harpsichord, not an accompanist. Kuijken and Haas have the consummate skill and refinement to interpret this music. From C. P. E. Bach, the best-known of J.S. Bach's sons, there will be a sonata for recorder and harpsichord in the new, "sensitive style" that explores human emotion in a fresh and surprising way. All three players combine as joyful equals in one of J.S. Bach's most beloved ensembles, the Trio Sonata in G Major. It concludes in a rollicking peasant dance to close the evening on a joyful note. The musical fireworks are not to be missed! A convivial reception follows. Presented by the Cambridge Society for Early Music (CSEM). Tickets at the door, cash or check. Senior discount of $5, students free.
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