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Inspired by the Brentano Quartet’s performance of Haydn’s Op. 77 No. 2 quartet, the Entr’acte sounds like it has one foot planted in the 18th century and the other firmly in the 21st. Time and sound seem to refract through a kaleidoscope of colors, leaving the listener endlessly fascinated. The music is melancholy with intense fluctuations in dynamics like the liquidity of emotions. Pitch is relevant until it is not as the score takes a curve into another world with an extended technique of brushing the bow hair on, but not vibrating, the string for whooshes and sweeps. Wherever the mus...

On many levels, the music is reminiscent of Vivaldi mixed with Johann Sebastian, but the genteel fabric, most notably in the slow movement, is tossed up by awkward elbow jabs of sound. It is vigorous and edgy, posing plenty of finger challenges for the violins. Happily, there is never a dull moment in this score. C.P.E Bach offers a more refined style, sensitive and more gracious, fitting with early classical music developed later by Haydn and Mozart. Unfortunately, we don’t hear his music often, and after experiencing this Cello Concerto in A Major (Wq 172), I am dumbfounded as to why.

The concerto, written in 1753 by Johan Sebastian Bach’s fifth child and second son, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), sits astride the transition between the Baroque and Classical eras. “Something you’d expect from a Bach concerto is there, but the drama of it is much more than what one would expect,” said Helm, who will perform the concerto as the final composition of the orchestra’s “All in the Family” program March 11-14 (streaming March 18-23). The concert also includes W.F. Bach’s Sinfonia in F Major (Dissonances) and J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor...

The circus will ‘Prevail’ The show goes on for the Circus Arts Conservatory, which has put together a new circus production that will be presented in front of live audiences and be available for home streaming. “Prevail” features a number of veterans of Cirque du Soleil shows who have been unable to perform for the last year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some have been working as coaches with the Sarasota Sailor Circus. “Prevail” will be presented Friday through Sunday and March 12-14 in the Sailor Circus Arena, 2075 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota. The lineup of talent includes ...