Dan McCarthy — Violas! A Rose by any other Name

Support Midtown Concerts: https://gemsny.org/support Click "more" for program information Dan McCarthy ~ viola, tenor viola, viola d’amore Nicola Canzano ~ harpsichord There are many “Violas” in the Baroque era. Yet sadly for a host of reasons they are not often played and the true variety of the era is not represented. Music for tenor violas is mistakenly played on smaller altos and inferior muted violins play music meant for the viola d’amore. This concert will illustrate what historical performance can be! View the full program: https://gemsny.org/programs/Dan-McCar... Sonata No. 4 from Recueil de pièces (Attilio Ariosti (1666–1729)) Pozato ~ Andante ~ Corrente ~ Air en Rondeau Sonata in G Major, BWV 1027 (Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)) Adagio ~Allegro ma non tanto ~ Andante ~ Allegro Moderato Passacaglia from The Mystery Sonatas (Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704)) Artist Website: https://www.danmccarthyhp.com/ Join our mailing list: https://gemsny.org/newsletter/ More Info: https://gemsny.org/midtown-concerts