The French Connection

Nicolas Altstaedt, Thomas Dunford, Jonathan Cohen
Sun 3 Nov 11:30 - 12:30
Main Hall
Sun 3 Nov
11:30 - 12:30
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Music by famous gamba players and cellists

Program

Louis Couperin Prélude in E-minor 
François Couperin Prélude in E-minor
Marin Marais Feste Champêtre, Musette, l’Americaine
Antoine Forqueray La Leclair
Jean-Baptiste Barrière Sonata in B-flat Major
François Couperin Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Marin Marais La Rêveuse
Antoine Forqueray La Sylva, La Jupiter

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Nicolas Altstaedt cello
Thomas Dunford lute
Jonathan Cohen harpsichord

Three great musical personalities get together once every so often to share in their shared love: French Baroque. In this era the cello was starting to gain popularity compared to the viola da gamba. Marin Marais and Antoine Forqueray remained well-known as gamba players, but Jean-Baptiste Barrière developed from a gamba player into a travelling cello soloist and composed countless cello sonatas.