La Follia Austin Baroque
“Tell Me A Story”
La Follia string ensemble performs music that tells a story. Featured are Stephen Redfield, violin, in Vivaldi’s “Winter” from the Four Seasons; Stephanie Raby, gamba, and Valerie Chaussonet, narrator, in Marais’s “Gall Bladder Operation”; and Keith Womer, harpsichord, in Bach’s “Capriccio on the departure of a dear brother.”
Telemann – Ouverture-Suite “Burlesque de Quixotte” (The story of Don Quixote)
Bach – Capriccio sopra la lontanza del suo fratello dilettissimo (Capriccio on the departure of a dear brother)
L. Mozart – Die Schlittenfahrt (“The sleigh ride”)
Biber – Battalia à 10 in D-Major c 61 (A musical depiction of a battle)
Marais – Suite en mi mineur (“The gall bladder operation”)
Vivaldi – Le Quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons): “L’Inverno (Winter)”
- Performers
- La Follia Austin Baroque
- Venue
- First Presbyterian Church
8001 Mesa Drive, Austin, TX map - Presented by
- Meredith Ruduski
- Date
- Sun, January 8, 2017, 4:00 PM - 4:00 PM
