Bach & Bartók – Alone & Together

It is natural to play Bach’s double violin concerto as a teacher-student pair, and Bartók’s ingenious violin duets were created specifically for a teacher-student pair. The concert will also feature Bach’s solo violin works in fresh arrangements for four violins.

Programme

J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043

• Vivace
• Largo ma non tanto
• Allegro

B. Bartók: Duets from 44 Duos for Two Violins Sz. 98

• Dance from Máramaros
• Teasing song
• Limping dance
• Arabian song
• Pillow dance
• A Fairy tale
• Mosquito dance
• Rumanian whirling dance
• Ruthenian Kolomeika
• Burlesque
• Bagpipes
• Sorrow
• Transylvanyan dance

J.S. Bach: Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin, BWV 1006 – arrangement for four violins

• Preludio (arr. Thomas Krämer)
• Loure (arr. Teppo Ali-Mattila)
• Gavotte en Rondeau (arr. Teppo Ali-Mattila)

B. Bartók: Duets from 44 Duos for Two Violins Sz. 98

• Pizzicato
• Hungarian march 1
• Ruthenian song
• Hungarian march 2

J.S. Bach: Ciaccona from Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004

Performers

• Réka Szilvay, Amanda Ernesaks, Aino Yamaguchi, Triinu Piirsalu, Iida-Maria Hanhikoski, Fred Heinoja, Emmi Peltola, Joosep Reimaa, violin
• Julie Svacinova, Martta Kunnola, viola
• Jussi Seppänen, cello
• Severi Huhdanpää, double bass
• Elina Mustonen, harpsichord

Additional information: Matti Leisma, matti.leisma@uniarts.fi