Cause… the Sounds of Christmas go Baroque!

Festive Event by Michael Cacoyannis Foundation

Michael Cacoyannis Foundation welcomes Christmas holidays with the glory they deserve and present a festive event with baroque concertos for recorder, flute, string ensemble and basso continuo of J. S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, G. F. Haendel and G. Ph. Telemann.

Furthermore, the Sounds of Christmas go Baroque! Prominent and of international fame soloists, like Natalia Gerakis in flute and Dimitris Kountouras in recorder, lead a unique string ensemble that undertake the responsibility to offer us wonderful music moments, inspired by the holidays atmosphere.

Soloists:
NATALIA GERAKIS – flute & DIMITRIS KOUNTOURAS – recorder

Texts Narration:

ANNA SAKALIS

String Ensemble:
FANI VOVONI – violin, ANASTASIA MILIORI – violin, ANGELA YANNAKI – viola,
IASON IOANNOU – violoncello, DIMITRIS TIGΚAS – double bass,
MARKELLOS CHRYSICOPOULOS – harpsichord

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)
Ouverture from the Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor,
BWV 1067, for Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo
Grave-Allegro-Lentement

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
“La Notte” – Concerto No.2 in G minor, op.10 RV 439
for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo
Largo, Presto, Largo, Presto, Largo (Il Sonno), Allegro

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)
“Il Gardellino” Concerto No.3 in D Major, op.10 RV 428
for Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo
Allegro, Cantabile, Allegro

GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL (1685-1759)
Three Menuets from the Water Music
Menuet I in G Major, Menuet II in G Major, Menuet III in G minor
for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo

GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767)
Concerto in E minor, TWV 52: e1
for Recorder, Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo
Largo, Allegro, Largo, Presto