ALBUQUERQUE BAROQUE PLAYERS
with STEPHEN REDFIELD, BAROQUE VIOLIN
7:30 p. m., Saturday, 16 March 2013, Fellowship Christian Reformed Church
3:00 p. m., Sunday, 17 March 2013, Historic Old San Ysidro Church, Corrales

                                                                                                                                          LE PARNASSE

 

Sonata in Bb major, op. 5/4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)

                Adagio

                Allegro ma non troppo

                Sarabanda:  Largo

                Ciacconna

violin, viola da gamba, basso continuo

 

 

IIIe Suite, in E minor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755)

                L’Impérieuse (the haughty one):  fièrement et piqué (proudly and with dotted rhythm)

                La Puce (the flea):  pièce en rondeau (piece in rondeau form)

                La Navette (the weaving shuttle):  bourrée en rondeau (bourrée in rondeau form)

                La Flagorneuse (the flatterer, or toady):  pièce en rondeau

                La Belliqueuse  (the martial, or quarrelsome one):  Allemande:  vivement (allemande:  lively)

harpsichord

 

 

Le Parnasse, ou L’apothéose de Corelli:  Grande Sonade en Trio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    François Couperin (1668-1733)

                                (Mount Parnussus, or the apotheosis of Corelli:  grand trio sonata)

                Corelli au pied du Parnasse prie les Muses de le recevoir parmi elles:  gravement

                                (Corelli, at the foot of Mount Parnassus, begs the Muses to welcome him into their

 midst:  solemnly)

                Corelli, charmé de la bonne réception qu’on lui fait au Parnasse, en marque sa joye.  Il continue

                                                avec ceux qui l’accompagnent:  gaÿment

                                (Corelli, delighted at his favorable reception at Parnassus, expresses his joy.  He

                                                proceeds on with his followers:  gaily)

                Corelli buvant à la source d’Hypocrêne.  Sa troupe continue:  notes égales, et coulées, et

                                                modérément

(Corelli, drinking at the fount of Hippocrene [for poetic inspiration].  His entourage

 goes on:  even notes, and flowing, and at a moderate pace)

                Entouziasme de Corelli causé par les eaux d’Hypocrêne:  vivement

                                (Ecstasy of Corelli, brought on by the waters of Hippocrene:  lively)

                Corelli après son entouziasme s’endort; et sa troupe jouë le sommeil suivant tres doux:  notes

                                                égales et coulées)

                                (Corelli, after his ecstasy, goes to sleep, and his entourage performs this very soft

 music:  even, flowing notes)

                Les Muses reveillent Corelli, et le placent auprès d’Apollon:  vivement

                                (The Muses awaken Corelli and place him next to Apollo:  lively)

                Remerciment de Corelli:  gaÿment

                                (Thanks given by Corelli:  gaily)

oboe, violin, basso continuo

***intermission***

 

Sonata in C minor, op. 3/5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Jean Baptiste Loeillet de Gant (1688-c. 1720)

                Largo

                Allegro

                Poco allegro

                Adagio

                Giga:  allegro

violin, basso continuo

 

 

Sonata in G minor, op. 51/6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Boismortier

                Andante

                Allemanda:  allegro

Aria:  larghetto

Minoetto Io , IIo , and IIIo

recorder, violin

 

 

Sonata in Bb major, “L’Apollon”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747)

                Gay—Gay—Recit:  lentement—Viste—Lentement—Gay

oboe, recorder, violin, viola da gamba, basso continuo

 

 

                                                                                                     Program notes