Word: continuo
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Baroque Music for soprano, violin and continuo done by Carol Magenau, soprano; Stephen Hefling, violin; Nancy Rich, cello; and Lenora McCroskey, harpsichord. Appleton Chapel, Memorial Church, Harvard Yard...
...good sense of this policy was evident in the performance given Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4. The ensemble size, ignoring questions of actual baroque performance practice, was well-suited to the dry acoustics of Sanders Theater. Even the continuo part was heard with soloists or full ensemble, a difficult achievement...
Evitts also sang a minor Handel Italian cantata. The accompaniment was only of continuo instruments: harpsichord and cello. In these intimate circumstances, Evitts sounded much better...
...wind players, the sackbut was mellow but distinct; it was very effective as part of the continuo at the end of the Magnificat. The recorders suffered from lapses of pitch endemic to the instrument (in the Ave maris stella), but recovered in the next movement. The three cornetto players overcame an instrument infamous for its difficulty. Their stunning passages of imitation in the Magnificat were the most impressive instrumental display of the evening...
Chamber music for recorders and continuo. Works of Telemann, Barsanti, Van Eyck. Free. Friday, March...