Consort 1700
PROGRAMME
All'ombra di Sospetto
Antonio
VIVALDI
(1678-1741)
A cantata for soprano, flute & continuo (RV678)
Ariane et Bacchus
Michel Pignolet de MONTECLAIR
(1667-1737)
A cantata for flute and soprano, written in 1728. Theseus has abandoned Ariane and Bacchus, already smitten gives her a crown of seven stars, which becomes the constellation "Ariadne's Crown" in the sky after her death.
Troisieme Suite in
G major for solo flute
Jacques-Martin HOTTETERRE (1674-1763)
Sonata for flute in D major Op.5 no.4
Jean-Baptiste LOEILLET (1685-1748)
Onzieme Ordre for harpsichord
c.1717
Francois COUPERIN (1668-1733
Sonata No.4 RV45 in
Bb Major for Baroque
cello Antonio
VIVALDI
(1678-1741)
Nine authentic sonatas for violoncello by Antonio Vivaldi survive. We find that in these sonatas, Vivaldi responded to the sonority of the cello and freed it from its more common role as a bass line instrument. In doing so, he was inspired to write music which seems to carry a little more depth and harmonic richness than the better known violin sonatas. This can be heard especially in the second Largo of the work.
Lady Meng Jiang - Jiangsu Folksong for Chinese Baroque flute
Purple Bamboo Melody - Shanghai Opera work for Chinese Baroque flute
