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...unique feature of Galway's concerts is the introduction he makes before each piece he performs. These are usually humorous bits giving a brief history of the work. Examples include the tale of the Emperor and flute addict Frederick the Great and his teacher Quantz, which introduced the Bach Sonata in E major for Flute and Basso Continuo, (BWV 1035) and the dangerous nature of dancing in the baroque period, which introduced Couperin's La Pie'montoise. According to Galway, one wrong movement of the finger could cause a person to literally lose his or her head. These comic lectures...
...performance produced ample evidence of the artistry behind the fame and of their notoriety in classical music circles. The concert consisted of three wood-wind concertos, a Flute Concerto in G by Johann Joachim Quantz, a concerto for bassoon and orchestra called The Five Sacred Trees by Williams and the Pied Piper Fantasy by John Corigliano. A small highlighted paragraph in the program booklet introduced this program as an experiment in concerto styles, setting forth the traditional three-movement Quantz concerto as a "control" for the more contemporary programmatic styles of the last two concertos. Even in this small paragraph...
Despite the tension surrounding the program, the performances were superb. Galway performed the Quantz concerto with a reduced orchestra. He directed the first few bars of the piece, then took up the solo theme. His was a crystalline sound, rich in the lower registers and piercing in the higher range. He attacked the beginning of each phrase and sustained his brilliant sound through each seemingly impossible passage. His playing seemed to be in a different realm from the other musicians. It was difficult to associate the beautiful bubbling sound the produced with notes on a page. The orchestra...
...Post Road Historic Concerts--will present chamber music by Fasch, Telemann, Quantz and Bach with guests Maria Diez-Canedo, recorder and flute; Owen Watkins, recorder; Suzanne Stump, flute; Daniel Ryan, cello; Larry Hamberlin, harpsicord. Old South Meeting House, 310 Washington St., Boston. Thursday, Feb. 6, 6 p.m. First Parish, Boston Post Rd. at Cochituate Rd., Wayland. Friday, Feb. 7, 8 p.m. Christ Church, Zero Garden St., Cambridge. Saturday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m. $10 for adults, $5 for students, elders, and contributors at Wayland performance. $12 for adults, $6 for students, elders, and contributors at Boston or Cambridge performance...
Dunster House Music Society--"Music from Mather"; music of Quantz, Beethoven, Hindemith and Poulenc; Dunster House Library...