Chaconnes for Solo Cello

The Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia returns in 2013 with two concerts focusing on Baroque music and its impact on the music of our time. Performing on both period and modern instruments, cellist James Wilson and harpsichordist Carsten Schmidt present a candlelit program of solo pieces inspired by the chaconne dance. Originally a scandalous dance from the New World, the chaconne become Europe’s favorite musical vehicle for instrumental and compositional virtuosity. Wilson and Schmidt will… Show more perform Baroque chaconnes and suites by French and German composers including Marais and Pachebel, and Wilson will perform 20th century pieces inspired by the chaconne by English composers Walton and Britten.

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