THE MAGNIFICENT THREE
David Clark Little, harpsichord
Suite No. 11 in D minor George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Gigue
Fantasia in A major G. F. Handel
Air & variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (from Suite No. 5 in E major) G. F. Handel
Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D minor (BWV 903) Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
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Sonata K 524 in F Major Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
Sonata K 525 in F Major D. Scarlatti
Sonata K 54 in A Minor D. Scarlatti
Sonata K 460 in C Major D. Scarlatti
Sonata K 461 in C Major D. Scarlatti
Italian Concerto in F Major (BWV 971) J.S. Bach
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Program duration: 90 min., including brief talks introducing the pieces and intermission.
George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Domenico Scarlatti were all born the same year, 1685. Their music represents the culmination of the magnificent Baroque Period of music history, and a high point of western culture. This program presents some of their best-known and loved works.