About this event
Meet the X-tet, Boston Baroque’s period string chamber ensemble, in this one-hour long documentary film that follows the ensemble during a weeklong residency. The film features performances by the X-tet of music by Vicente Lusitano, Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Rusenmüller, Franz Schubert, and Felix Mendelssohn, alongside exclusive interviews and discussions with the musicians. This film was directed and produced by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Nathaniel Hansen and recorded by GRAMMY® Award-winning audio engineer Antonio Oliart.

Composers
Vicente Lusitano
Joseph Haydn
Johann Rosenmüller
Franz Schubert
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Programme
1. Vicente Lusitano (arr. Andrus Madsen): Aspice Domine
2. Franz Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in D major op. 20/4 Hob. III:34
3. Johann Rosenmüller: Suite in C Major
No. 9: Alemanda
No. 10: Courant, Adagio
No. 12: Alemanda
No. 13: Courant
4. Franz Schubert: String Quartet No. 13 in A minor op. 29 D 804 “Rosamunde”, I. Allegro ma non troppo
5. Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B flat major op. 87 MWV R 33, III. Adagio e lento

Featuring
Boston Baroque, orchestra
Martin Pearlman, Conductor
Christina Day Martinson
Jesse Irons
Sarah Darling
Jason Fisher
Michael Unterman

Duration: approx. 65 minutes

Recording date: 2023
Recording location: Scituate, Massachusetts, United States.