Vivaldi/Larghetto from Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 3, No. 9
Violin Sonata in B minor
Bach/Toccata in E minor
Violin Sonata in G major
Biber/Passacaglia for Solo Violin
Bach/Prelude in C minor
Violin Sonata in C minor
Larghetto from Keyboard Concerto in D major
Vitali/Violin Sonata in D minor Op. 5, No. 12, La Follia
Théotime Langlois de Swarte returns to Berkeley with his ensemble partner from Le Consort, harpsichordist Justin Taylor, for a program of Baroque showpieces. In Bach’s sonatas, the keyboard rises to equal partner with the violin as the two parts swirl and spar in buoyant counterpoint. The duo also performs an arrangement of Vivaldi’s Op. 3 violin concerto in D major and programs Bach’s solo keyboard arrangement of that work as a complement.