Chaconne

Chloe Kim, Violin; Christi Meyers, Viola; Christina Mahler, Cello; Christina Hutten, Harpsichord

Eight notes of one famous bass line have placed Johann Pachelbel among the world’s most well- recognized composers. Yet there is much more to him than his ever-popular Canon. This program presents two rarely heard suites from Pachelbel’s major surviving chamber music work, Musikalische Ergötzung (Musical Delight). Featured gems for solo violin and continuo include ciaconnas by Italian composers Antonio Bertali and Nicola Matteis. Both were violin virtuosi who left their native country for successful careers in Vienna and London, respectively. Matteis contributed to steering the English taste toward the florid and fiery Italian school of violin playing. From the earthly to the ethereal, explore the remarkable spectrum of what the chaconne has to offer with these four talented local artists.

Part of the 2021 Vancouver Bach Festival

This concert is dedicated to the memory of Jeanne Lamon

Please note that this is a recording session for EMV’s Digital Concert Hall, not a traditional concert

PROGRAM:

Antonio Bertali

Ciaccona

Johann Pachelbel

Musikalische Ergötzung, Suite in C Major P. 374

Sonata

Aria

Treza

Ciacona

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Toccata I (Libro II)

Balletto Terzo (Libro I)

Corrente del Balletto

Passacagli

Nicola Matteis

Diverse bizzarie Sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda ó pur Ciaccona

Arcangelo Corelli

Ciaccona, Op. 2 No. 12