Baroque Flute and Friends
Music of Handel, Bach, and Telemann
Friday, October 27, 2023
7:30 pm
Harris Concert Hall
Elise Blatchford, traverso
Mary Wilson, soprano
Stephen Karr, harpsichord
with
Tim Shiu, violin
İdil Küçükdoğan, violin
Roberta Dos Santos, cello
Fantasia for solo flute no. 11 in G major G. P. Telemann (1681-1767)
Allegro
Adagio - Vivace
Allegro
Ei! wie schmeckt der Coffee süße J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
from Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, 'Kaffeekantate' - BWV 211
Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
from Neuen deutsche Arien
Felicissima quest’alma Handel
from Apollo e Dafne
Pause
Fantasia for solo flute no. 2 in a minor Telemann
Grave
Vivace
Adagio
Allegro
Aus Liebe Bach
from St. Matthew Passion - BWV 244
Sweet Bird Handel
from L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
Translations
Ei! wie schmeckt der Coffee süße – Bach
from 'Kaffeekantate' - BWV 211
Ah! how sweet coffee tastes!
Lovelier than a thousand kisses,
smoother than muscatel wine.
Coffee, I must have coffee,
and if anyone wants to give me a treat,
ah!, just give me some coffee!
Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle – Handel
from Neuen deutsche Arien
Sweet silence, soft springs
Peaceful calm!
The soul itself will be gladdened,
When I, after this time
Of laborious futility,
this peace I will see
that awaits us in eternity.
Felicissima quest’alma – Handel
from Apollo e Dafne
Happy is this spirit,
Enamored only of freedom.
There is no quiet, no serenity
Where the heart is bound.
Aus Liebe – Bach
from St. Matthew Passion BWV 244
Out of love my savior is willing to die,
- Of any sin he knows nothing –
So that eternal ruin
And the punishment of judgement
May not remain upon my soul.
Elise Blatchford performs tonight’s concert on a replica of a flute by Friederich Gabriel August Kirst (1750-1806), a German flutist who went on to be a primary flute maker for the court of Frederick the Great in Prussia. King Frederick was a well-known flutist himself, and patronized many musicians, including Quantz and C.P.E. Bach. Some of Kirst’s flutes still exist today, held in private collections. This stained boxwood replica was made by Simon Polak (the Netherlands). It is graciously on loan from Daryn Zubke.