Saturday, January 9, 2027 at 4 PM
St Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert
On a rare French double-manual harpsichord modeled after an instrument from 1760, Salastina explores the brilliance and contrast of two towering Baroque contemporaries. Intimate sonatas by Bach and Handel reveal distinct musical worlds united by invention, elegance, and enduring beauty.
Program:
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015
I. (Andante) Dolce
II. Allegro
III. Andante un poco
IV. Presto
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, BWV 1017
I. Siciliano. Largo
II. Allegro
III. Adagio / Andante
IV. Allegro
J.S. Bach (1685-1750): Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019
I. Allegro / Vivace
II. Largo
III. Allegro
IV. Adagio
V. Allegro
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Sonata in A Major, HWV 361
I. Andante
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Sonata in D Minor, HWV 359a
I. Grave
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): Sonata in D Major, HWV 371
I. Affettuoso
II. Allegro
III. Larghetto
IV. Allegro
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681- 1767): "Gulliver's Travels" Suite for Two Violins in D Major
I. Intrada
II. Lilliputsche Chacconne (Chaconne of the Lilliputians)
III. Brobdingnagische Gigue (Gigue of the Brobdingnagians)
IV. Reverie der Lapoutier, nebst ihren Aufweckern (Daydreams of the Laputians and their attendants)
V. Loure der gesitteten Houyhnhnms / Furie der unartigen Yahoos (Louré of the civilized horses / Wild dance of the crude humans)
Artists:
Kevin Kumar and Maia Jasper White, Co-Artistic Directors and Resident Violinists
HyeJin Kim, Ann Moore Resident Pianist