Bach at St Cecilia's Hall 1986

Date: 
Saturday, May 31, 1986
Time: 
8 pm
Season/No: 
1986, first concert

First in a series of four concerts entitled 'Bach at Saint Cecilia's Hall', given in the summer of 1986.

Venue:

Participant(s): 

Scottish Early Music Consort

Lorna Anderson - soprano
Jane Watts - baroque violin
Marjorie Rycroft - baroque cello, viola da gamba
Christopher Field - baroque violin
Carolyn Sparey-Gillies - baroque violin, viola
John Kitchen - harpsichord

 

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

Programme devised and directed by Marjorie Rycroft.

Harpsichord Concerto in G minor, BWV 1058 ... Bach (1685-1750)
  (Allegro)
  Andante
  Allegro assai

Trio Sonata in D major, op. 1, no. 6, RV 62 ... Vivaldi (1678-141)
  Preludio Grave
  Corrente Allegro
  Adagio
  Allemanda Allegro

Cantata - "Vengo à voi luci adorate" RV 682 ... Vivaldi

Sonata in A major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1015 ... Bach
  Allegro
  Andante un poco
  Presto

INTERVAL

Sonata in G major for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027 ... Bach
  Adagio
  Allegro ma non tanto
  Andante
  Allegro moderato

Cantata - "Lungi dal vago volto", RV 680 ... Vivaldi

Harpsichord Concerto in A major, BWV 1055 ... Bach
  Allegro
  Larghetto
  Allegro ma non tanto

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Composer(s):

Performer(s):

Performance Type:

Programme: 
8-page green series booklet
Programme Notes: 

No programme notes.
Texts provided for both Cantatas in Italian and English.

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Tickets £3.00, Concessions £2.00 from Alison House, Nicolson Square; The Usher Hall Box Office, Lothian Road, and at the door from 7.15 pm
Publicity and Reviews: 

Green poster giving outline details of all four concerts

[Reid] Professor: 
Leighton, Kenneth, 1929-1988

Promoter:

Printer(s): 
Faculty of Music, University of Edinburgh
Notes: 

Harpsichord not identified in the programme.
Harpsichord maintenance by Grant O'Brien and John Raymond.
Interval refreshments by kind assistance of the Friends of St Cecilia's Hall.