Unaccompanied Bach – St John's Smith Square, London

About this event

This is a solo violin recital presented within the London Festival of Baroque Music. The program places two works for unaccompanied violin in sequence, with no accompanying ensemble or vocal forces listed. The recital is framed as a musical progression from silence to a solitary voice, and Bach's writing is described as intimate and personal. The first work opens in an improvisatory and expressive manner before developing into a work of monumental brilliance. The second is associated with longing and nostalgia and uses a sequence of dances that leads to the Chaconne. Charlotte Spruit is the named violinist. The source describes a concert format rather than a staged theatrical production.