Guitarist John Marcel Williams presents a trio of works from the baroque, Romantic, and modern eras, each inspired by the music of other composers. J. S. Bach’s Concerto in D major draws directly from the composer’s Italian contemporary Antonio Vivaldi. Wenzel Matiegka, a contemporary of Beethoven and Schubert, borrowed from Franz Haydn to create an irresistible confection for solo guitar. The recital closes with Benjamin Britten’s Nocturnal after John Dowland. In this dreamlike and melancholy theme and variations, Britten pays homage to a key figure of the English Renaissance.
Program (subject to change)
| JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH |
Concerto in D major, BWV 972 |
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Allegro |
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Larghetto |
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Allegro |
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| WENZEL MATIEGKA |
Sonata in B minor, Op. 23 |
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Presto fugato |
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Menuetto |
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Rondo: Allegro non tanto |
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| BENJAMIN BRITTEN |
Nocturnal after John Dowland, Op. 70 |
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