MUSIC
Roberts & Sykes Duo: A Conversation with Bach: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2023
1:15 PM
Gotham Early Music Festival Midtown Concerts
St. Malachy’s Church In Person & Live Stream
239 West 49th Street, Midtown, Manhattan
TBH, Bach’s Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord are not my favorite Bach: they seem kind of thin to me compared to, say, the solo Sonatas and Partitas. Which means I just think they’re really good instead of titanically great.
MAKE A NIGHT OF IT: In person, I’m not gonna even tell you what El Mil Sabores puts on their Torta Loca sandwich. You have to see it for yourself. Streaming at home, have a Bachlyn, I mean Brooklyn (same word): pour 2 oz. Rye, 1 oz. dry Vermouth, and 1/4 oz. each Maraschino liqueur and Amer Picon (since you don’t have Amer Picon, use instead Golden Moon Amer dit Picon, Bigalet China-China, or Amaro Ciociaro) into an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Stir. Strain into a chilled Martini glass or coupe. Garnish with a cocktail cherry.