by Steve Newton on January 25th, 2021 at 3:47 PM 1 of 2 2 of 2
The Pacific Baroque Orchestra will give an online performance of J.S. Bach Concertos this Wednesday (January 27). Two of Bach’s most beloved concertos exuberantly celebrate ensemble playing, a joy keenly felt by the musicians of Pacific Baroque Orchestra during this year of isolation, reads the event info. Each concerto features not a single soloist but rather a trio flute, violin and harpsichord in
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and two violins accompanied by bass instruments in the
Double Violin Concerto. The rest of the ensemble supports the soloists and comments on their playing often in a song-like alternation of catchy tutti refrain and fanciful solo verse.