ACRONYM

Vienna: City of Music, City of Dreams

Giovanni Valentini (1582-1649), Sonata a5 in C major

G. Valentini (1582-1649), Sonata a5 in G minor 

Antonio Bertali (1605-1669), Sonata a5 in G minor

G. Valentini (1582-1649), Sonata a5 in A minor

A. Bertali (1605-1669), Sonata a6 in E minor

Georg Piscator (c.1610-1652), Sonata a7 in A minor

Adam Drese (1620-1701), Sonata a6 in C major

Intermission

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c.1620-1680), Sonata a5 in G minor

Pietro Andrea Ziani (1616-1684), Sonata TBD (modern premiere)

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704) arr. A.A. Schmelzer: The Battle of Vienna  in G minor

?H. I. F. von Biber (1644-1704), Ballettae a8 in C major

Alessandro Poglietti (c.1630-1683), Sonata a8 in A minor

J. H. Schmelzer (c.1620-1680), Serenata in Mascara a8 in A major

WQXR Host: Paul Cavalconte

Tonight’s concert is being recorded for future broadcast on classical WQXR 105.9 FM and www.wqxr.org  with WQXR host: Paul Cavalconte

Acronym first performed in our series in June 2023

The performance of Acronym has been made possible in part by a generous grant from The MacDonald-Peterson Foundation

HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY
Jonathan Cohen, Artistic Director
Aisslinn Nosky, Director, Violin
Joélle Harvey, Soprano
Ian Watson, Organ
Debra Nagy, Oboe

Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 1
1. Largo-Allegro, 2. Largo-Allegro, 3. Largo, 4. Allegro, 5. Allegro

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), From Guilio Cesare - Piangerό la sorte mia, featuring Joélle Harvey, soprano

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), From Semele - Endless Pleasure, featuring Joélle Harvey, soprano

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Organ Concerto in F Major, HWV 295, featuring Ian Watson, organ
    1. Larghetto, 2. Allegro, 3. Larghetto, 4. Allegro

Intermission

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C Minor, BWV 1060R, featuring Aisslinn Nosky, violin, Debra Nagy, oboe
   1. Allegro, 2. Adagio, 3. Allegro

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Silete venti, HWV 242, Symphonia & Recit: Silete venti, featuring Joélle Harvey, soprano
    1. Aria: Dulcis amor, 2. Recit: O fortunata anima, 3. Aria: Date serta, 4. Aria: Alleluja

WQXR Host: Terrance McKnight

The Handel & Haydn Society first performed in our series in June 2022

The performance of the Handel & Haydn Society has been made possible in part by a generous grant from the Bernhill Fund

A FAR CRY

Kareem Roustom (b. 1971), Dabke, (2014)

Kinan Azmeh (b. 1976), Ibn Arabi Postlude, (2005)

Dinuk Wijeratne (b. 1978), Clarinet Concerto, (2018), (co-commission by Rockport Music)

Part I - ‘Prologue: Foretelling, Part II - ‘The Dance of Ancestral Ties’, Part III - ‘Flux’, Part IV - ‘Exile: The salt and bread of rhythm’, Part V - ‘Cadenza: Solitary Traveler’, Part VI - ‘Epilogue: Home in Motion’ 

Intermission

Leoš Janáček (1854-1928), Idyll, (1878) 
            I. Andante, II. Allegro, III. Moderato, IV. Allegro, V. Adagio, VI. Scherzo, VII. Moderato

WQXR Host: Terrance McKnight

A Far Cry have performed in our series since July 2018

The performance of A Far Cry has been made possible in part by a generous grant from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation

THE KNIGHTS COLIN and ERIC JACOBSEN, ARTISTIC DIRECTORS

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Le Nozze de Figaro, K.492 (1786)

Overture – in D major, (Presto)

Louise Farrenc (1804-1875), Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36 (1847) 

1. Adagio-Allegro, 2. Adagio cantabile, 3. Scherzo. Vivace, 4. Finale.Allegro

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), 'Pastoral' Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 (1808) 

1. Allegro ma non troppo, 2. Andante molto mosso, 3. Allegro, 4. Allegro, 5. Allegretto

WQXR Host: Elliott Forrest

The Knights have performed in our series since June 2009

The performance of The Knights has been made possible in part by a generous grant from The Hess and Helyn Kline Foundation

This concert is dedicated to the fond memory of John L. Gerlach. From 1988 to 2023 he directed & produced Rockefeller University’s Tri-Institutional Noon Recital Concerts.

NOSKY’S BAROQUE BAND
AISSLINN NOSKY - DIRECTOR and VIOLIN SOLOIST

Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675-1742), Sinfonia in D Major, Op. 6, No. 12, (1735)

     1. Allegro, 2. Grave, 3. Allegro ma non troppo

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), Concerto Grosso in A minor Op.6, No.4, HWV 322, (1732)

     1. Larghetto affettuoso, 2. Allegro, 3. Largo e piano, 4. Allegro

Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766), Concerto Grosso No.1 in G major, (1740)

     1. Grave, 2. Allegro, 3. Un poco andante, 4. Allegro

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695-1764), Concerto Grosso in E flat major, Op. 7 No. 6,"il Pianto d'Arianna” (1741)

     1.Andante, 2. Largo, 3. Largo andante, 4. Grave, 5. Allegro, .6 Largo  

Intermission

 Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Concerto Grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 3 (1712 or prior)

     1. Largo, 2. Allegro – Adagio, 3. Grave, 4. Vivace, 5. Allegro

 Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Quintet (Sinfonia Spirituosa) in D major, TWV 44:1

     1. Sinfonia. Spirituoso, 2. Largo, 3. Vivace

 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Violin concerto in D major, RV 208 "il Grosso Mogul"  (1720)   

     1. Allegro, 2. Recitative: Grave, 3. Allegro

Ms. Nosky was the soloist and featured performer these last two summers in our Naumburg Concerts of June 28th 2022 with the Handel & Haydn Society and on July 25th 2023 with Nosky’s Baroque Band.

WQXR Host: Paul Cavalconte and Nimet Habachy

Nosky’s Baroque Band first performed in our series in July 2023

The performance of Nosky’s Baroque Band has been made possible in part by a generous grant from The Arthur Loeb Foundation