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St John's Church
73 Waterloo Road
Waterloo
London
SE1 8TY
England
Programme
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery Sonatas: ‘The Annunciation’
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery Sonatas: ‘The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin’
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery Sonatas: ’The Crucifixion’
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber – Mystery Sonatas: ‘The Agony in the Garden’
George Frideric Handel – Violin Sonata in D major, HWV 371
George Frideric Handel – Violin Sonata in G minor, HWV 364a
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Sonata in E minor, BWV 1023
Performers
Charlotte Spruit – violin
Jonathan Byers – cello
Sergio Bucheli – lute
Tom Foster – harpsichord
Programme Note
A concert weaving together some of the most striking baroque violin and continuo sonatas. Heinrich Biber’s remarkable sonatas on each of the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary were dedicated to his employer, the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg. Probably written in the 1670s they were virtually unknown until their publication in 1905. Performed by four musicians well-known for their sensitive readings of baroque music, this is a rare opportunity to hear several from the set, paired with popular sonatas of the period by Handel and J.S. Bach.
This concert is generously supported by Susan and Walter Rudeloff.
