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Bach’s library

Sunday 5 October 2014, 3.00pm

St Jean de Braye eglise paroissiale, France

A selection of pieces that J.S. Bach had in his library and which provide a context for his celebrated Orchestral Suite in B minor

The music

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture no. 2 in G major
Marin Marais (1656–1728): movements from his opera Alcide arranged for harpsichord
Agostino Steffani (1654–1728): La tempête
Charles Dieupart (c.1667–c.1740): Suite no.

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From Venice to Hamburg

Saturday 12 July 2014, 8.15pm

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

How the Italian improvisatory ‘stylus fantasticus’ travelled from Italy to Germany, with music by Bertali, Weckmann, Valentini, Schmelzer, Froberger, and others

The music

Giovanni Valentini (1582–1649): Sonata à 4 in G minor
Giovanni Valentini: Canzon in D minor for cornetto,

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From Venice to Hamburg

Thursday 10 July 2014, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

How the Italian improvisatory ‘stylus fantasticus’ travelled from Italy to Germany, with music by Bertali, Weckmann, Valentini, Schmelzer, Froberger, and others

The music

Giovanni Valentini (1582–1649): Sonata à 4 in G minor
Giovanni Valentini: Canzon in D minor for cornetto,

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Pour le coucher du roy

Friday 20 June 2014, 10.00pm

Stour Music, All Saints’ Boughton Aluph, Kent TN25 4EU

Music for the private chambers of Louis XIV by composers who were ‘Musiciens de la Chambre du Roy’ (Marais, de Visée, Rebel, Jacquet de La Guerre).

The music

Robert de Visée (1655–1732): Prélude in D minor for theorbo
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729): Sonata no.

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Tales of enchantment

Saturday 12 April 2014, 6.30pm

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

At our invitation, Maya Homburger and Barry Guy play and improvise on compositions by Biber, Kurtag, and by Barry Guy himself.

The music

Hymn (9th century): ‘Veni creator spiritus’
H.I.F.

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Stabat Mater

Wednesday 5 March 2014, 7.00pm

London Handel Festival: St George’s Hanover Square, London W1S 1FX

The music

Giovanni Battista Ferrandini (1710–91): ‘Il pianto di Maria’ (formerly attributed to Handel)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Stabat Mater
Antonio Vivaldi: Suonata à 4 al Santo Sepolcro in E flat
Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro in C minor
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto Madrigalesco in D minor

The musicians

(Sally Bruce-Payne alto,

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Stabat Mater

Friday 28 February 2014, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

The music

Giovanni Battista Ferrandini (1710–91): ‘Il pianto di Maria’ (formerly attributed to Handel)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Stabat Mater
Antonio Vivaldi: Suonata à 4 al Santo Sepolcro in E flat
Antonio Vivaldi: Sinfonia al Santo Sepolcro in C minor
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto Madrigalesco in D minor

The musicians

(Sally Bruce-Payne alto,

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Pour le souper du roi

Saturday 9 November 2013, 7.45pm

Georgian Concert Society, St Cecilia’s Hall, Cowgate, Edinburgh EH1 1NQ

Music presented to King Louis XIV by his favourite composers

The music

Robert de Visée (1655–1732): Prélude in G major
Robert de Visée: Trio
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729): Sonata in D minor
Marin Marais (1656–1728): Tableau de l’opération de la taille
Louis Couperin (c.

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Pour le souper du roi

Thursday 7 November 2013, 7.30pm

Handel House Museum, 25 Brook Street, London W1K 4HB

Music presented to King Louis XIV by his favourite composers

The music

Robert de Visée (1655–1732): Prélude in G major
Robert de Visée: Trio
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729): Sonata in D minor
Marin Marais (1656–1728): Tableau de l’opération de la taille
Louis Couperin (c.

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Bach and his rivals [2]

Saturday 5 October 2013, 8.15pm

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

Cantatas composed for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, 30 January 1724, by Telemann, Graupner, and J.S. Bach, a year after they had composed their cantatas for the audition of the Kantor’s job at St Thomas’s Leipzig.

The music

Christoph Graupner (1683–1760): Cantata ‘Gott führt die seinen wunderbar’,

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Bach and his rivals [2]

Thursday 3 October 2013, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

Cantatas composed for the 4th Sunday after Epiphany, 30 January 1724, by Telemann, Graupner, and J.S. Bach, a year after they had composed their cantatas for the audition of the Kantor’s job at St Thomas’s Leipzig

The music

Christoph Graupner (1683–1760): Cantata ‘Gott führt die seinen wunderbar’,

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Bach’s library

Wednesday 11 September 2013, 8.00pm

Timisoara, Romania

A selection of pieces that J.S. Bach had in his library and which provide a context for his celebrated Orchestral Suite in B minor

The music

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture no. 2 in G major
Marin Marais (1656–1728): movements from his opera Alcide arranged for harpsichord
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Paris Quartet no.

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An Italian in Paris

Saturday 20 July 2013, 8.15pm

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,

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An Italian in Paris

Thursday 18 July 2013, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

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,

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Pachelbel and Bach: cantatas and canons

Saturday 13 April 2013, 7.45pm

Paaskerk Baarn, Oude Utrechtseweg 4a, Baarn, The Netherlands

Music by Johann Pachelbel and J.S. Bach

The music

Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706):
Canon and gigue in D major
Sacred concerto ‘Mein Fleisch’
Aria Sexta in F Minor: ‘Aria Sebaldina’,

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Stabat Mater

Saturday 9 March 2013, 8.15pm

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

In praise of the Virgin Mary: Pergolesi’s setting of the Stabat Mater text, and Mystery Sonatas by Biber

The music

‘Stabat Mater’ plainchant
Giovanni Batista Pergolesi (1710–36): ‘Stabat Mater’
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704): Sonata 7,

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Stabat Mater

Thursday 7 March 2013, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

In praise of the Virgin Mary: Pergolesi’s setting of the Stabat Mater text, and Mystery Sonatas by Biber

The music

‘Stabat Mater’ plainchant
Giovanni Batista Pergolesi (1710–36): ‘Stabat Mater’
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704): Sonata 7,

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Bach and his rivals

Saturday 29 September 2012, 8.15pm

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

Audition cantatas for the post of Cantor at St Thomas’s church Leipzig, by Telemann, Graupner, and Johann Sebastian Bach

The music

Christoph Graupner (1683–1760): Cantata ‘Aus der Tiefen rufen wir’
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Cantata ‘Wer sich rachet’,

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Bach and his rivals

Thursday 27 September 2012, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

Audition cantatas for the post of Cantor at St Thomas’s church Leipzig, by Telemann, Graupner, and Johann Sebastian Bach

The music

Christoph Graupner (1683–1760): Cantata ‘Aus der Tiefen rufen wir’
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Cantata ‘Wer sich rachet’,

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Bach’s library

Saturday 30 June 2012, 3.30pm

Music in Lyddington: St Andrew’s, Lyddington

A selection of pieces that Johann Sebastian Bach had in his library and which provide a context for his celebrated Orchestral Suite in B minor

The music

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture no. 2 in G major
Marin Marais (1656–1728): movements from his opera Alcide arranged for harpsichord
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767): Paris Quartet no.

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Bach’s library

Friday 29 June 2012, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

A selection of pieces that Johann Sebastian Bach had in his library and which provide a context for his celebrated Orchestral Suite in B minor

The music

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture no.

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Bach’s library

Thursday 28 June 2012, 8.15pm

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

A selection of pieces that Johann Sebastian Bach had in his library and which provide a context for his celebrated Orchestral Suite in B minor

The music

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture no.

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Bach’s library

Wednesday 27 June 2012, 7.30pm

Cambridge Early Music: St John’s College Chapel, Cambridge

A selection of pieces that Johann Sebastian Bach had in his library and which provide a context for his celebrated Orchestral Suite in B minor

The music

Johann Bernhard Bach (1676–1749): Ouverture no.

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Pachelbel, Purcell, Bach: memorial concert for Gustav Leonhardt

Thursday 19 April 2012, 7.30pm

St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL

A programme of music that was close to Gustav Leonhardt’s heart, with short spoken contributions from those who knew and worked with him, including Mark Deller and Nicholas Anderson

The music

Johann Pachelbel: Cantata ‘Was Gott tut,

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Stabat Mater: music for Easter

Saturday 3 March 2012, 8.15pm

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

In praise of the Virgin Mary: Alessandro Scarlatti’s setting of the Stabat Mater, punctuated by two of Biber’s Mystery Sonatas

The music

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725): Stabat Mater
Heinrich Biber (1644–1704): Mystery Sonatas

The musicians

(Rachel Elliott soprano,

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Stabat Mater: music for Easter

Friday 2 March 2012, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

In praise of the Virgin Mary: Alessandro Scarlatti’s setting of the Stabat Mater, punctuated by two of Biber’s Mystery Sonatas

The music

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660–1725): Stabat Mater
Heinrich Biber (1644–1704): Mystery Sonatas

The musicians

(Rachel Elliott soprano,

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Pour le souper du roi

Sunday 12 February 2012, 5.30pm

The Forge, 3–7 Delancey Street, London NW1 7NL

The music

Robert de Visée (1655–1732), Prélude in D minor
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729): Sonata in D minor
Marin Marais (1656–1728): Tableau de l’opération de la taille
Robert de Visée: Prélude in G major
Jean-Féry Rebel (1666–1747): Sonata in E minor
Robert de Visée: Trio
Marin Marais: Sonnerie de Ste Geneviève du Mont de Paris

The musicians

(Nicolette Moonen violin,

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Pachelbel and Bach: canons and cantatas [2]

Saturday 19 November 2011, 8.15pm

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

A second selection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach and his predecessor Johann Pachelbel (following the concerts in November 2010)

The music

Johann Pachelbel:
Cantata ‘Was Gott tut,

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Pachelbel and Bach: canons and cantatas [2]

Thursday 17 November 2011, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

A second selection of music by Johann Sebastian Bach and his predecessor Johann Pachelbel (following the concerts in November 2010)

The music

Johann Pachelbel:
Cantata ‘Was Gott tut,

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Salve Regina

Saturday 3 September 2011, 6.00pm

Chapel of Reconciliation, Walsingham, Norfolk

The music

Salve Regina: plainchant
Johannes Ockeghem: Salve Regina
Heinrich Biber: Sonata 1 from the Mystery Sonatas
Heinrich Biber: Salve Regina
Heinrich Biber: Sonata 14 from the Mystery Sonatas
Rupert Ignaz Mayr: Sancta Maria,

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La Grande France

Saturday 2 July 2011, 8.15pm

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

The French style in music at court and in the theatres in Restoration London

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–87): Overture and ‘Calme tes déplaisirs’ from Cadmus et Hermione
Matthew Locke (c.

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La Grande France

Friday 1 July 2011, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

The French style in music at court and in the theatres in Restoration London

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–87): Overture and ‘Calme tes déplaisirs’ from Cadmus et Hermione
Matthew Locke (c.

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La Grande France

Thursday 30 June 2011, 7.30pm

The Cobbe Collection, Hatchlands Park, East Clandon, GU4 7RT

The French style in music at court and in the theatres in Restoration London

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–87): Overture and ‘Calme tes déplaisirs’ from Cadmus et Hermione
Matthew Locke (c.

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Salve Regina

Saturday 5 March 2011, 8.15pm

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

The music

Salve Regina: plainchant
Johannes Ockeghem: Salve Regina
Heinrich Biber: Sonata 1 from the Mystery Sonatas
Heinrich Biber: Salve Regina
Heinrich Biber: Sonata 14 from the Mystery Sonatas
Rupert Ignaz Mayr: Sancta Maria,

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Salve Regina

Friday 4 March 2011, 7.30pm

The Octagon Chapel, Colegate, Norwich NR3 1BN

The music

Salve Regina: plainchant
Johannes Ockeghem: Salve Regina
Heinrich Biber: Sonata 1 from the Mystery Sonatas
Heinrich Biber: Salve Regina
Heinrich Biber: Sonata 14 from the Mystery Sonatas
Rupert Ignaz Mayr: Sancta Maria,

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Italy versus France

Wednesday 23 February 2011, 7.30pm

Brighton College, Eastern Road, Brighton BN2 0AL

Lully, Corelli, Muffat, and the styles reunited

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ouverture and chaconne from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean Henry d’Anglebert: Tombeau de M. de Chambonnières
Jean-Féry Rebel: Tombeau de M.

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Canons and cantatas: Pachelbel and Bach

Tuesday 22 February 2011, 12.00am

Leamington Music, St Mary’s Church, Warwick

The music

Music by Johann Sebastian Bach and his predecessor Johann Pachelbel

The musicians

Sally Bruce-Payne alto, Nicolette Moonen & Rachel Isserlis violin,

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Italy versus France

Saturday 19 February 2011, 7.45pm

Georgian Concert Society, St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh

Lully, Corelli, Muffat, and the styles reunited

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ouverture and chaconne from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean Henry d’Anglebert: Tombeau de M. de Chambonnières
Jean-Féry Rebel: Tombeau de M.

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Canons and cantatas: Pachelbel and Bach

Saturday 6 November 2010, 8.15pm

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

The music

Johann Pachelbel:
Canon and gigue in D major
Partie in F sharp minor
Cantata, ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’

Johann Sebastian Bach:
Cantata ‘Widerstehe doch der Sünde’,

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Canons and cantatas: Pachelbel and Bach

Thursday 4 November 2010, 7.30pm

The King of Hearts: United Reformed Church, Princes Street, Norwich NR3 1AZ

The music

Johann Pachelbel:
Canon and gigue in D major
Partie in F sharp minor
Cantata, ‘Christ lag in Todesbanden’

Johann Sebastian Bach:
Cantata ‘Widerstehe doch der Sünde’,

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Italy versus France

Saturday 17 July 2010, 8.10pm

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

Lully, Corelli, Muffat, and the styles reunited

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ouverture and chaconne from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean Henry d’Anglebert: Tombeau de M. de Chambonnières
Jean Fery Rebel: Tombeau de M.

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Italy versus France

Friday 16 July 2010, 7.30pm

The King of Hearts: The Octagon Chapel, Norwich

Lully, Corelli, Muffat, and the styles reunited

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ouverture and chaconne from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean Henry d’Anglebert: Tombeau de M.

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Italy versus France

Thursday 15 July 2010, 7.30pm

York Early Music Festival: St Michael le Belfrey Church, High Petergate, York

Lully, Corelli, Muffat, and the styles reunited

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ouverture and chaconne from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean Henry d’Anglebert: Tombeau de M.

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Italy versus France

Wednesday 14 July 2010, 7.30pm

Hatchlands Park, Guildford

Lully, Corelli, Muffat, and the styles reunited

The music

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Ouverture and chaconne from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Jean Henry d’Anglebert: Tombeau de M. de Chambonnières
Jean Fery Rebel: Tombeau de M.

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The Seven Last Words

Saturday 10 April 2010, 7.30pm

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

The music

Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, with readings from poetry and prose

The musicians

Rodolfo Richter &

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The Seven Last Words

Friday 9 April 2010, 7.30pm

The King of Hearts, Norwich

The music

Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, with readings from poetry and prose

The musicians

Rodolfo Richter & Rachel Isserlis violin,

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Nun komm! Music for Advent and beyond

Saturday 28 November 2009, 7.30pm

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

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Nun komm der heiden Heiland’, BWV 61
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Ouverture VI
Heinrich Isaac: ‘Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen’
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘In allen meinen Taten’,

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Nun komm! Music for Advent and beyond

Friday 27 November 2009, 7.30pm

The King of Hearts at the Octagon Chapel, Norwich

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Nun komm der heiden Heiland’, BWV 61
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Ouverture VI
Heinrich Isaac: ‘Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen’
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘In allen meinen Taten’,

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Rendezvous in Vienna

Saturday 19 September 2009, 7.30pm

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

Arcangelo Corelli: Trio sonata for two violins and basso continuo
Joseph Haydn: String quartet in A major, op. 20 no. 6
Joseph Haydn: Folk songs
Antonio Vivaldi: Cello sonata
Antonio Vivaldi: Cantata ‘Cessate,

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Rendezvous in Vienna

Friday 18 September 2009, 7.30pm

King of Hearts, Norwich

The music

Arcangelo Corelli: Trio sonata for two violins and basso continuo
Joseph Haydn: String quartet in A major, op. 20 no. 6
Joseph Haydn: Folk songs
Antonio Vivaldi: Cello sonata
Antonio Vivaldi: Cantata ‘Cessate,

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Rendezvous in Vienna

Wednesday 16 September 2009, 7.30pm

East Cork Early Music Festival: CIT, Cork School of Music

The music

Arcangelo Corelli: Trio sonata for two violins and basso continuo
Joseph Haydn: String quartet in A major, op. 20 no. 6
Joseph Haydn: Folk songs
Antonio Vivaldi: Cello sonata
Antonio Vivaldi: Cantata ‘Cessate,

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Bach arranging and arranged

Saturday 23 May 2009, 7.30pm

Beverley Early Music Festival: Beverley Minster, Beverley, East Yorkshire

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Five fugues from the Well-tempered Clavier; arranged for string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Unico Willem van Wassenaer: Concerto grosso no.1 in G major
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Violin concerto in B flat major
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater in F minor for soprano,

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In with the new

Saturday 31 January 2009, 7.30pm

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

The music

Johann Christian Bach: Quintet
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio sonata in A minor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canons and ricercar from the Musical Offering
Joseph Haydn: String quartet in G major,

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In with the new

Thursday 29 January 2009, 7.30pm

King of Hearts, Norwich

The music

Johann Christian Bach: Quintet
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Trio sonata in A minor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canons and ricercar from the Musical Offering
Joseph Haydn: String quartet in G major,

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Every one a chaconne

Monday 24 November 2008, 8.00pm

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

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich’, BWV 150
Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Instrumental suite
Henry Purcell: Trio Sonata in G minor / Dido’s lament / Chacony in G minor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Jesu,

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Haydn and Boccherini: folk tunes

Monday 30 June 2008, 8.00pm

St John’s Downshire Hill, Hampstead, London NW3

The music

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Balleto à 4 ‘Fechtschule’ in G major
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, op. 54, no. 2
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: 2 Sonatas from ‘Fidicinium sacro-profanum’
Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in C major,

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Haydn and Boccherini: folk tunes

Saturday 28 June 2008, 7.30pm

Hatchlands Park, Guildford

The music

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Balleto à 4 ‘Fechtschule’ in G major
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, op. 54, no. 2
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: 2 Sonatas from ‘Fidicinium sacro-profanum’
Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in C major,

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Haydn and Boccherini: folk tunes

Sunday 22 June 2008, 3.00pm

Stour Music, All Saints’, Boughton Aluph

The music

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer: Balleto à 4 ‘Fechtschule’ in G major
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C major, op. 54, no. 2
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: 2 Sonatas from ‘Fidicinium sacro-profanum’
Luigi Boccherini: Guitar Quintet in C major,

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Bach arranging and arranged

Sunday 18 May 2008, 3.00pm

Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue, Leamington

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Five fugues from the Well-tempered Clavier; arranged for string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater in F minor for soprano,

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Warwick Bach Weekend: Bach / Rosenmüller

Saturday 17 May 2008, 7.30pm

St Mary’s Church Warwick

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Komm, du süsse Todesstunde’, BWV 161
Johann Rosenmüller: ‘O dives omnium’ / Sonata à 4 in C major / ‘Lieber, lieber Herre Gott’
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue II,

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Warwick Bach Weekend: Solo Bach

Saturday 17 May 2008, 12.00am

Unitarian Chapel, High Street, Warwick

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata 3 in C major for violin solo, BWV 1005
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite 2 in D minor for cello solo, BWV 1008

The musicians

Rodolfo Richter violin,

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The Seven Last Words

Sunday 30 March 2008, 4.00pm

Castalia Hall, Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland

The music

Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, op. 51 (for string quartet)

The musicians

Rodolfo Richter & Huw Daniel violin,

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The Seven Last Words

Friday 28 March 2008, 8.00pm

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

The music

Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, op. 51 (for string quartet)

The musicians

Rodolfo Richter &

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The Seven Last Words

Thursday 27 March 2008, 7.30pm

King of Hearts, Norwich

The music

Joseph Haydn: The Seven Last Words of our Saviour on the Cross, op. 51 (for string quartet)

The musicians

Rodolfo Richter & Huw Daniel violin,

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Bach in autumn

Friday 23 November 2007, 8.00pm

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

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Komm, du süsse Todesstunde’, BWV 161
Johann Rosenmüller: ‘O dives omnium’ / Sonata à 4 in C major / ‘Lieber, lieber Herre Gott’
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Art of Fugue II,

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Bach arranging and arranged

Thursday 20 September 2007, 8.00pm

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

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Five fugues from the Well-tempered Clavier; arranged for string quartet by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Joseph Haydn: String quartet in F minor, op.20, no.5
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater in F minor for soprano,

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Mozart with a dash of Bach

Wednesday 27 September 2006, 8.00pm

St George’s, Hanover Square, London W1

In memory of Katherine McGillivray (1970–2006)

The music

Wolgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K 546
Wolgang Amadeus Mozart: String Quartet in B flat major,

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Music for Advent and Christmas

Saturday 11 December 2004, 7.30pm

St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria ‘Willkommen, werther Schatz’ from cantata BWV 36
Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata ‘O di Betlemme,

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Music for Advent and Christmas

Friday 10 December 2004, 7.30pm

St George’s Hanover Square, London

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria ‘Willkommen, werther Schatz’ from cantata BWV 36
Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata ‘O di Betlemme,

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Music for Advent and Christmas

Tuesday 7 December 2004, 7.30pm

St Mary’s, Warwick

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria ‘Willkommen, werther Schatz’ from cantata BWV 36
Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata ‘O di Betlemme,

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Foreign invasions

Thursday 30 September 2004, 7.30pm

Hatchlands Park, Guildford

The music

Georg Friedrich Handel: Sonata in G minor
James Oswald: The Poppy
Nicola Matteis: Suite in A minor
Turlough O’Carolan: Sheebeg and Sheemore
James Oswald: Serenata
Nicola Matteis: Ground after the Scotch Humour
Francesco Geminiani: Lady Ann Bothwets Lament and Sleepy Body
Georg Friedrich Handel: Allemande in F major
Francesco Geminiani: Sonata opus 5,

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J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue

Sunday 26 September 2004, 7.30pm

Warwick Early Music Showcase

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Art of Fugue’, BWV 1080 (selections)

The musicians

Nicolette Moonen & Rodolfo Richter violin, Katherine McGillivray viola, Alison McGillivray cello

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Cantatas for Lent and Easter

Friday 5 March 2004, 7.30pm

St James’s Piccadilly, London

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Widerstehe doch der Sünde’, BWV 54
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’, BWV 182
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Art of Fugue’, BWV 1080,

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Cantatas for Lent and Easter

Wednesday 3 March 2004, 7.30pm

Barber Institute, Birmingham

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Widerstehe doch der Sünde’, BWV 54
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Himmelskönig, sei willkommen’, BWV 182
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Art of Fugue’, BWV 1080,

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Music for Advent and Christmas

Wednesday 3 December 2003, 7.30pm

Musicon 2003/2004: Elvet Methodist Church, Durham

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria ‘Willkommen, werther Schatz’ from cantata BWV 36
Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata ‘O di Betlemme,

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Music for Advent and Christmas

Monday 1 December 2003, 7.30pm

University Chapel, Keele

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Air from Suite no.3 in D major, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach: Aria ‘Willkommen, werther Schatz’ from cantata BWV 36
Alessandro Scarlatti: Cantata ‘O di Betlemme,

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Foreign invasions

Wednesday 27 August 2003, 7.30pm

Dartington Summer School, Dartington

The music

Georg Friedrich Handel: Sonata in G minor
James Oswald: The Poppy
Nicola Matteis: Suite in A minor
Turlough O’Carolan: Sheebeg and Sheemore
James Oswald: Serenata
Nicola Matteis: Ground after the Scotch Humour
Francesco Geminiani: Lady Ann Bothwets Lament and Sleepy Body
Georg Friedrich Handel: Allemande in F major
Francesco Geminiani: Sonata opus 5,

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Foreign invasions

Saturday 7 June 2003, 7.30pm

St Mary’s Church, Warwick

The music

Georg Friedrich Handel: Sonata in G minor
James Oswald: The Poppy
Nicola Matteis: Suite in A minor
Turlough O’Carolan: Sheebeg and Sheemore
James Oswald: Serenata
Nicola Matteis: Ground after the Scotch Humour
Francesco Geminiani: Lady Ann Bothwets Lament and Sleepy Body
Georg Friedrich Handel: Allemande in F major
Francesco Geminiani: Sonata opus 5,

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J.S. Bach: instrumental works

Tuesday 12 November 2002, 7.30pm

St Mary’s Church, Warwick

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in B minor for flute and strings, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Art of Fugue’, BWV 1080, contrapuncti 1–4
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Trio sonata no.

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J.S. Bach: instrumental works

Saturday 16 December 2000, 7.30pm

The Georgian Concert Society: St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral suite no.2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Art of Fugue’ (selections), BWV 1080
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no.5 in C minor for solo cello,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas for alto

Saturday 29 July 2000, 7.30pm

Tudeley Festival: St Nicholas’s Church, Sevenoaks

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Ouverture in D major, BWV 1069
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’, BWV 170
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Geist und Seele wird verwirret’,

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J.S. Bach: the Musical Offering

Friday 28 July 2000, 7.30pm

Cambridge Summer Music Festival: The Catholic Church of Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio sonata in G, BWV 1038
Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian concerto, BWV 971
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Musical Offering’,

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J.S. Bach: secular cantatas

Saturday 15 July 2000, 7.30pm

Bridge House Theatre, Warwick School, Warwick

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Ouverture (suite) in B minor, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet’ (‘Peasant cantata’), BWV 212
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg concerto no.

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J.S. Bach: the Musical Offering

Saturday 15 July 2000, 3.00pm

St Mary’s Church, Warwick

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Trio sonata in G, BWV 1038
Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian concerto, BWV 971
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Musical Offering’, BWV 1079

The musicians

Marion Moonen flute,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas for alto

Saturday 17 June 2000, 7.30pm

Stour Music: Boughton Aluph Church

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Ouverture in D major, BWV 1069
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’, BWV 170
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Geist und Seele wird verwirret’,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas for alto

Thursday 18 May 2000, 7.30pm

Tilford Bach Society: All Saints’ Church, Tilford

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Ouverture in D major, BWV 1069
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust’, BWV 170
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Geist und Seele wird verwirret’,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas and B minor suite for flute

Friday 18 February 2000, 7.30pm

Tudeley Festival: St Nicholas’s Church, Sevenoaks

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in B minor for flute and strings, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht’ (‘Coffee cantata’), BWV 211
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Aus der Tiefen rufe ich,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas and B minor suite for flute

Wednesday 16 February 2000, 7.30pm

The Barber Institute, Birmingham

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in B minor for flute and strings, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht’ (‘Coffee cantata’), BWV 211
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Aus der Tiefen rufe ich,

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J.S. Bach: Advent cantatas

Sunday 28 November 1999, 5.00pm

St John’s Wood Parish Church, London NW8

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland’, BWV 61
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Bereitet die Wege, bereitet die Bahn’, BWV 132
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Nun komm,

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J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Saturday 3 July 1999, 7.45pm

Berliner Bachtage: Philharmonie Kammermusiksaal, Berlin

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245

The musicians

Mark Padmore Evangelist, Rachel Elliott, Carys Lane & Susan Hamilton soprano, Sally Bruce-Payne &

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Dido and Aeneas

Saturday 29 May 1999, 7.30pm

The King of Hearts: St George’s Church, Norwich

The music

Henry Purcell: ‘Dido and Aeneas’

The musicians

Robert Hollingworth conductor, educational project with local students and: Mhairi Lawson Dido, Roderick Williams Aeneas,

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J.S. Bach: instrumental works

Thursday 27 May 1999, 7.30pm

The King of Hearts: St George’s Church, Norwich

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in B minor for flute and strings, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘The Art of Fugue’, BWV 1080 (selections)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg concerto no.

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Messiah

Saturday 12 December 1998, 7.30pm

Chapel of St Augustine, Tonbridge School, Tonbridge

The music

George Frideric Handel: ‘Messiah’

The musicians

The Bach Payers with I Fagiolini & The Interplanetary Choir, in a performance conducted by Robert Hollingworth

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J.S. Bach: cantatas for alto

Sunday 8 November 1998, 5.00pm

St John’s Wood Parish Church, London NW8

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Gott soll allein’, BWV 169
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Geist und Seele’, BWV 35

The musicians

Sally Bruce-Payne alto,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas for soprano

Friday 31 July 1998, 7.30pm

Queen’s College Chapel, Cambridge

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral suite no.2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke’, BWV 84
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg concerto no.5 in D major,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas for soprano and bass

Sunday 10 May 1998, 5.00pm

St John’s Wood Parish Church, London NW8

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid’, BWV 58
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Ich will den Kreuzstab’, BWV 56
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in F for harpsichord,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas for soprano and bass

Saturday 9 May 1998, 7.30pm

Oxford University Church, Oxford

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid’, BWV 58
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Ich will den Kreuzstab’, BWV 56
Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto in F for harpsichord,

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J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Sunday 1 March 1998, 5.00pm

St John’s Wood Parish Church, London NW8

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245

The musicians

Mark Padmore Evangelist, Rachel Elliott & Carys Lane soprano, Sally Bruce-Payne &

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J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Saturday 28 February 1998, 7.30pm

Oxford University Church, Oxford

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: St John Passion, BWV 245

The musicians

Mark Padmore Evangelist, Rachel Elliott & Carys Lane soprano, Sally Bruce-Payne & Charles Humphries alto,

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J.S. Bach: cantatas, orchestral suite, Brandenburg concerto

Tuesday 25 November 1997, 7.30pm

Dutch Embassy, London

The music

Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral suite no.2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata ‘Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke’, BWV 84
Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg concerto no.5 in D major,

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