Diary archive
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.
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,
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,
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.
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.
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,
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,
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.
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.
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’,
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’,
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.
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,
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,
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’,
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,
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,
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’,
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’,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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.
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.
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.
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,
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,
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.
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,
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.
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’,
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’,
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 &
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,
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’,
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’,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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 &
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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.
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,
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’,
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’,
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.
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,
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’,
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’,
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,
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,
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,
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 &
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,
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.
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
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,
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,
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,
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,
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 &
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,
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,