Ars Lyrica's season opener spotlights Artistic Director Matthew Dirst along with Sam Houston State professor Mario Aschauer in favorite concertos for two harpsichords by J. S. Bach. They'll be inaugurating a new instrument as well: a lavishly-decorated harpsichord modeled after instruments known to Bach himself.
This program of musical duels also features Ars Lyrica core string players in a bit of tuneful fencing plus a sonorous suite, both by masters of the Austrian Baroque.
Program
- J. S. Bach: Concerto in C Minor for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1061
- J. H. Schmelzer: Fechtschule (Fencing School)
- H. I. F. Biber: Mensa Sonora Pars VI (Suite in G Minor)
- J. S. Bach: Concerto in C Major for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1060
Ars Lyrica's season opener spotlights Artistic Director Matthew Dirst along with Sam Houston State professor Mario Aschauer in favorite concertos for two harpsichords by J. S. Bach. They'll be inaugurating a new instrument as well: a lavishly-decorated harpsichord modeled after instruments known to Bach himself.
This program of musical duels also features Ars Lyrica core string players in a bit of tuneful fencing plus a sonorous suite, both by masters of the Austrian Baroque.
Program
- J. S. Bach: Concerto in C Minor for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1061
- J. H. Schmelzer: Fechtschule (Fencing School)
- H. I. F. Biber: Mensa Sonora Pars VI (Suite in G Minor)
- J. S. Bach: Concerto in C Major for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1060
Ars Lyrica's season opener spotlights Artistic Director Matthew Dirst along with Sam Houston State professor Mario Aschauer in favorite concertos for two harpsichords by J. S. Bach. They'll be inaugurating a new instrument as well: a lavishly-decorated harpsichord modeled after instruments known to Bach himself.
This program of musical duels also features Ars Lyrica core string players in a bit of tuneful fencing plus a sonorous suite, both by masters of the Austrian Baroque.
Program
- J. S. Bach: Concerto in C Minor for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1061
- J. H. Schmelzer: Fechtschule (Fencing School)
- H. I. F. Biber: Mensa Sonora Pars VI (Suite in G Minor)
- J. S. Bach: Concerto in C Major for Two Harpsichords and Strings, BWV 1060