Proms at 鈥� Cadogan Hall 3: The English Concert

5 Aug 2019, Royal Albert Hall & Royal Albert Hall

13:00 Mon 5 Aug 2019 Next Event

Proms 2019 Proms at 鈥� Cadogan Hall 3: The English Concert

13:00 Mon 5 Aug 2019 Royal Albert Hall

Kristian Bezuidenhout joins period ensemble The English Concert for a Baroque journey around Europe, featuring lively English dances by Purcell, virtuosic harpsichord music by 脡lisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and chamber music by Handel and Telemann.

Programme

- - Henry Purcell
  - The Virtuous Wife 鈥� overture(3 mins)
  - The Fairy Queen 鈥� Hornpipe(2 mins)
  - The Virtuous Wife(4 mins)Second Music: First Act Tune
  - The Indian Queen - Rondeau(2 mins)
  - Chacony(4 mins)
- - Louis Marchand
  - Pi猫ces de clavecin, Book 1 鈥撀燗llemande(3 mins)
- - 脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
  - Violin Sonata in D minor(10 mins)
- - Georg Philipp Telemann
  - Sonata 脿 4 in A minor, TWV 43:a5(10 mins)
- - George Frideric Handel
  - Trio Sonata in G major, Op. 5 No. 4(13 mins)

Performers

The English Concert
Kristian Bezuidenhout
harpsichord
harpsichord

Composers

About This Event

Celebrated keyboard player Kristian Bezuidenhout and period-instrument ensemble The English Concert present a Baroque journey around Europe.

England鈥檚 lively restoration theatre scene is represented by Purcell dances, while harpsichord music by 脡lisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and Louis Marchand conjures up the splendour of the French court of Louis XIV.

Chamber music by Telemann and Handel completes the programme.

There will be no interval

Image: Kristian Bezuidenhout 漏 Marco Borggreve