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Classically Speaking

Classical music in West Virginia and Beyond

A German Bouquet: Trio Settecento

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By Mona Seghatoleslami

· December 11, 2009

Baroque, classical, romantic, modern, heavy metal – violinist Rachel Barton Pine does it all.

Rachel Barton Pine

She performs the great romantic concertos with orchestras around the world (including the West Virginia Symphony a few years ago), plays electric violin in a heavy metal band, and she plays baroque violin

Barton Pine is part of Trio Settecento, a Chicago-based group that specializes in baroque music, along with gamba and cello player John Mark Rozendaal and harpsichordist/organist David Schrader.

Trio Settecento

A German Bouquet

Their latest album is A German Bouquet, a collection of music from Germany. It’s the second installment in a series of albums based on concert programs focusing on music from different countries (previously, An Italian Sojourn; up next: France and then England). Music of Johann Sebastian Bach is featured, while the album also brings to our ears Muffat, Krieger, Buxtehude, Erlebach, Pisendel, Schmelzer, and Schop.

In our interview, Rachel Barton Pine spoke about what makes a baroque violin different, her approach to baroque music, and the music on A German Bouquet. Check it out:

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Interview with Rachel Barton Pine

Links:

* Trio Settecento
* Trio Settecento on MySpace
* A German Bouquet
* Rachel Barton Pine

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