St John’s Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London NW3 1NU

A rich banquet of private music, with an Italian flavour, for Louis XIV

The music

François Couperin (1668–1733): La Pucelle
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–87) (attr.): Chaconne in C major
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729): Sonata IV in C minor
Marin Marais (1656–1728): Prélude in E minor
Jean-Féry Rebel (1666–1747): Violin Sonata in E minor, no. 4
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676–1749): Chaconne in D major
François Duval (1672–1728): Suite in G major
Angelo Michele Bartolotti (fl. 1640–80): Chaconne for guitar in C major
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704): Sonata in C major for eight instruments

The musicians

(Marion Moonen flute, Rachel Beckett flute, Nicolette Moonen violin, Oliver Webber violin, Reiko Ichise viola da gamba, Kinga Gáborjáni basse de violon à 5 cordes, Lynda Sayce theorbo / guitar, Silas Wollston harpsichord)