麻豆社

In 2020, 麻豆社 Radio 3 is bringing together musical greats, from the past and the present, in one extraordinary Proms season. Radio 3 is broadcasting the best of four decades of unmissable Proms concerts.

麻豆社 Proms: Christophe Rousset鈥檚 supremely elegant ensemble, which has been breathing new life into the rich legacy of the French Baroque for nearly 30 years, presented a programme at the 2011 Proms that fell squarely into the Gallic tradition but with influences from across the Alps. The programme includes music from Couperin鈥檚 colourful Les nations and Rameau鈥檚 delicately poised Pi猫ces de clavecin en concerts.

Introduced by Catherine Bott.

Less familiar may be the eloquent cantata telling the story of Lucretia and her suicideby Michel Pignolet de Mont茅clair, an important musical figure in the period between Lully and Rameau, who counted Couperin鈥檚 daughters among his pupils.

Couperin: Les nations 鈥� La piemontaise
Lully; Les amours d茅guis茅s 鈥� 鈥楢h Rinaldo, e dov猫 sei?鈥�
Rameau: Pi猫ces de clavecin en concerts 鈥� Premier concert
Mont茅clair: Cantata 鈥楳orte di Lucretia鈥�

Eug茅nie Warnier (soprano)
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset (harpsichord/director)

(From 麻豆社 Proms, 1 August 2011)