Bach and More for 1 and 2 Violins

Concert 3 of Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Season 48, “Bach and More for 1 and 2 Violins” is a brilliant performance by two expert performers on the Baroque violin. Edwin Huizinga and Grijda Spiri are scholars of the instrument, both with a deep understanding of how the instrument was played in the Baroque era. They both appreciate the way that Baroque violins differ from modern ones; the gut strings, lower tuning, etc. Though a little bit quieter and less bright than their modern counterparts, the Baroque violin has a feel that is more intimate, allowing the moment-to-moment expression of the performer to come through with greater immediacy.

You can hear this immediacy come through wonderfully in this performance at r.blitzer gallery, with musical phrases sensitively imbued with attitude and emotion, and an understanding of this complex music communicated with great clarity.

Playing with the supreme sensitivity that is enabled by the baroque instrument, these two performers, Edwin Huizinga and Grijda Spiri, transformed the art gallery into a concert hall, enthralling the few engineers and stage hands that were privileged to be at the recording. On March 20, 2021, we are sharing their marvelous musical expression with the community at large. I do hope you can join us!