The harpsichord takes a vocal line in an aria by Bach. The violin is relegated to accompaniment in a keyboard sonata by the 8-year-old Mozart. in a sonata by Corelli, harpsichord and violin exchange short, pithy remarks, then grand virtuosic statements. This program is about “trading places”, each instrument venturing into creative role reversals, resulting in unexpected, intriguing effects.

Abigail Karr, violin
Yi-heng Yang, harpsichord

Released in 2017, the Karr-Yang Duo’s debut recording of works by Mendelssohn has received praise for “set[ting] a standard for performers, instruments, and recording technique.” The duo first met as students in the summer of 2000, and has since appeared in concert throughout the Northeast, performing music of the 18th and 19th centuries on a variety of instruments.

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