Tafelmusik, Canada’s award-winning orchestra on period instruments, has become an internationally-recognized ensemble lauded by Gramophone magazine as “one of the world’s top baroque orchestras.” Tafelmusik actively creates new contexts for the performance of baroque and classical music, and performs House of Dreams a magical multi-media journey to the meeting places of baroque art, architecture, and music – five European homes where exquisite works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Marais were played against a backdrop of paintings by Vermeer, Canaletto, and Watteau. Presented in collaboration with the Early Music Guild.

Pre-performance lecture
6:30-7pm in Meany Hall’s West lobby
The creator House of Dreams, Alison Mackay, will discuss Art and Architecture as it relates to her programming.

Program:

House of Dreams

Triptych

The First House: London

Handel
Prelude to “As with rosy steps,” from Theodora
Allegro, from Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 5
Vivace, from Concerto grosso, Op. 3, No. 2
Allegro, from Concerto grosso, Op. 6, No. 1
Dances from Alcina: Entrée des songes agréables – Gavotte – Tamburino

The Second House: Venice

Vivaldi
Largo, from Concerto in D Major for lute, RV 93
Allegro, from Concerto in D Minor for 2 oboes, RV 535
Allegro, from Concerto in E Minor for bassoon, RV 484
Allegro, from Concerto in G Minor for 2 cellos, RV 531

The Third House: Delft

Sweelinck
Engelse Fortuin

Purcell
Fantasia in 3 parts upon a ground
Third act tune, from The Indian Queen
Symphony, from St. Cecilia Ode

Intermission

Mirror Image

The Fourth House: Paris

Marais
Suite from Alcyone
Tambourins – Marche en rondeau – Ritournelle Acte III – Marche des matelots – Ritournelle Acte III reprise – Tempeste – Ritournelle Acte V – Chaconne

The Fifth House: Leipzig

Bach
Gigue, from Trio sonata in C Major, BWV 1037
Largo for 2 oboes, bassoon and continuo, after Aria from Cantata 135 “Im Tod ist alles stille” (In death all is still)
Allegro, from Concerto for 2 violins in D Minor, BWV 1043

Telemann
Ouverture, from Wassermusik

Reprise

Handel
Prelude from Theodora
Allegro, from Concerto grosso Op. 6, No. 5

This performance runs approximately 2 hours with the intermission.

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Tafelmusik

Thursday
March 7, 2013
7:30pm

Meany Hall for the Performing Arts
University of Washington

 

Regular Tickets: $37-41
$34-38 Subscriber Extras; $35-39 UW Faculty/Staff/Alumni; $20 Students

Free Youth Tickets with purchase of Regular Ticket.