Rachell Ellen Wong at Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall, October 23, 2022

Cal Performances presents Rachell Ellen Wong with David Belkovski, & Coleman Itzkoff
Alfred Hertz Memorial Concert Hall
U.C. Berkeley, 101 Cross-Sproul Path, Berkeley, CA 94704 USA
3:00 PM, Sunday, October 23, 2022

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• Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704): Violin Sonata in E minor;
• José Herrando (ca. 1720–1763): Violin Sonata in A major, El jardin de Aranjuez;
• Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768): Violin Sonata Accademiche in D minor, Op. 2, No. 12;
• Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770): Violin Sonata in G minor, Il trillo del Diavolo, arr. for solo violin;
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Violin Sonata in A major, BWV 1015;
• Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713): Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12, La Folia

[3:02 PM] {lights down, pause}
[3:03 PM] {performers out}

1. [3:04 PM] Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704): Violin Sonata No. 5 in E minor, C. 142 (1681)
   [3:14 PM] {work ends; pause for stagehands to remove the cello gear and then move REW's music stand into the former cello spot on stage}
   [3:15 PM] {REW & DB return; REW talks about baroque music; tuning}
   
   Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750): Violin & Harpsichord Sonata in A major, BWV 1015 (1717-1723)
2. [3:17 PM] (Mvt I has no tempo assigned)
3. [3:20 PM] Allegro
4. [3:23 PM] Andante un poco
5. [3:26 PM] Presto
   [3:30 PM] {work ends; pause for stage hands to set up the cello seat, stand and music again}
   [3:31 PM] {performers back out; tuning}
   
   Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768): Violin Sonata Accademiche in D minor, Op. 2, No. 12 (1744)
6. [3:33 PM] Passagallo: Largo assai e come stà, ma con grazia »
7. [3:n PM] Capriccio cromatico con due soggetti e loro Rovesci: Allegro ma non presto
8. [3:40 PM] Adagio » {an ever-so-brief pause happened} »
9. [3:n PM] Ciaccona: Allegro ma non presto
   [3:48 PM] {set ends}

[4:10 PM] {lights down, REW out, relates brief Tartini story}

1. [4:13 PM] Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770): Violin Sonata in G minor, Il trillo del Diavolo, arr. for solo violin (ca. 1740), Mvt III: Andante - Allegro
   {DB makes a dramatic entrance before the end of the Tartini work, then starts playing immediately as RW concludes the Tartini; RW out!}
   
2. [4:19 PM] Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer (1703–1755): La Marche des Scythes, for solo harpsichord (1746)
   [4:22 PM] {CI makes a clowning entrance and goofs a bit as DB concludes the Royer work}
   [4:25 PM] {work ends; both guys off; pause for the stage hands to set things up for the remainder of the show}
   [4:27 PM] {performers back out; tuning}
   
   Jean-Marie LECLAIR (1697–1764) Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 9, No. 3, Tambourin (ca. 1743)
3. [4:28 PM] Un poco andante
4. [4:32 PM] Allegro – Adagio
5. [4:35 PM] Sarabande. Largo »
6. [4:38 PM] Tambourin. Presto
   [4:41 PM] {work ends; pause; tuning}
   
7. [4:42 PM] Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713): Violin Sonata in D minor, Op. 5, No. 12, La Folia (1700) [4:52 PM] {set ends: bows, and then all off}
   
   Encore
8. [4:53 PM] ? Another bit of Corelli? Or J.S. Bach: Air on a G String? It seemed familiar…
   [4:58 PM] {show ends}

• David Belkovski: harpsichord;
• Coleman Itzkoff: baroque cello;
• Rachell Ellen Wong: baroque violin.

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Program Notes or program notes

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