(bright upbeat music) (bright cheerful music) - Welcome to "In Concert With CMS."

My name is Kristin Lee, and today we highlight four sumptuous and playful Baroque classics.

(robust joyful music) Violinist and composer Carlo Farina's dazzling "Capriccio Stravagante" kicks off the program, creating humorous musical caricatures.

(bright joyful music continues) (sentimental music) Then come to disparate works by Handel: first, the finale of one of his celebrated harpsichord suites adapted for violin and cello.

(romantic music) (Anthony sings in Italian) - [Kristin] And then the romantic aria "Quella Fiamma," or "That Flame," which is a highlight from his opera "Arminio."

(Anthony singing in Italian) (charming oboe music) - [Kristin] The Aria features an oboe solo, played here charmingly by my friend James Austin Smith, that creates an amorous dialogue with countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo.

(Anthony singing in Italian) (robust joyful music) - The heart of the program is Bach's stunning "Brandenburg Concerto No.

5."

The piece broke the stylistic conventions of the time by allowing the harpsichord to abandon its traditional supporting role and branch off into a lengthy solo section.

Five centuries later, the writing here still sounds unexpected and inspired.

I never get tired of hearing it at CMS's annual holiday Brandenburg concerts.

These are pieces we truly relish here at CMS, and we really hope that you will, too.

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