Enrico Baiano

After a concert held in London by Enrico Baiano, the Early Music Review wrote: «If more harpsichord players had played as he does during the 18th Century there would have been no need to invent the piano!». The magazine Musica described his performances as «more enthralling and colourful than a performance by an orchestra», and Le monde de la Musique commented: «His command of dynamics is impressive (with those crescendos that on each occasion appear to discover new levels of intensity!), the expressiveness of the canto is complete and the state of euphoria that overcomes the listener is still the best mark of his success». A reference figure for baroque keyboard techniques, Enrico Baiano performs in both recitals on splendid ancient and modern harpsichords and with the ensembles Dissonanzen, Piccolo Concerto Wien, and the Cappella della Pietà dei Turchini. His recording for Symphonia and Opus 111 have won the German Critics’ Award, the Diapason d’Or, ‘10’ from Répertoire, and “5 stars” from the specialised press. The extremely colourful programme he presents at the Filarmonica Laudamo is centred on Domenico Scarlatti, on the 250th anniversary of his death, with incursions in other repertoires, including that of the Cappella Senatoria from the Cathedral in Messina where Bernardo Storace was vice-maestro in 1664.

sunday december 16th 2007 at 6 p.m.
The Savio Theatre

ENRICO BAIANO
harpsichord

«DOMENICO SCARLATTI AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES»


GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL
Chaconne in G major

ANTONIO VIVALDI
Concert in A minor op. IV no. 4

PIERDOMENICO PARADISI
Sonata XI in F major

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Toccata in G minor BWV 915

BERNARDO STORACE
Chaconne in C major

DOMENICO SCARLATTI
Sonata in A major K 208
Sonata in A major K 209
Sonata in C major K 132
Sonata in C minor K 115
Sonata in D minor K 516
Sonata in D minor K 295
Sonata in D major K 119