Juxtapositions: Old and New Music for Baroque Instruments at YouTube Livestream

Five Boroughs Music Festival, in partnership with Portland Baroque Orchestra and Great Arts. Period., presents the world premiere of Juxtapositions: Old and New Music for Baroque Instruments, a two-part pre-recorded concert video.5BMFs original 2020-21 season included a late-fall presentation of the complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord by J.S. Bach, performed by violinist Monica Huggett and keyboardist Elliot Figg. Forced to switch gears due to the pandemic, 5BMF is now proud to present a double-feature of short programs led by Huggett and Figg respectively, recorded on the west and east coasts.PROGRAMThrough the Warping LensElliot Figg: Just Intonation Music for Baroque InstrumentsH.I.F. BIBER The Annunciation, from Rosenkranzsonaten (1676)ELLIOT FIGG Sonate fr Violine und Generalba (2005)GIROLAMO FRESCOBALDI Canzon prima basso solo (1643)ELLIOT FIGG Canzona per basso solo (2007)J.S. BACH The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, Prelude in Bb major and Fugue in D# minor (1722)ELLIOT FIGG Prelude and Fugue in 21 Tones (2006)ELLIOT FIGG harpsichordMANAMI MIZUMOTO violinMICHAEL UNTERMAN celloBach Sonatas: Part IIJ.S. BACH Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, BWV 1014J.S. BACH Sonata No. 2 in A Major, BWV 1015MONICA HUGGETT violinBYRON SCHENKMAN harpsichord