A programme of popular classical music with a distinctive French element, featuring the greatest composers of the Baroque and early Classical periods.
1. Prelude from Te Deum (Marc-Antoine Charpentier, 1643-1704).
2. The Characters of the Dance (Jean Fery Rebel, 1666-1747)
3. La Victorie (Jacques Duphly, 1715-1789)
4-9. Pigmalion Suite (Jean-Phillipe Rameau, 1683-1764).
Ouverture – Les differents caracteres de la danse – Sarabande et tambourin tres vite – Marche – Pantomime 1 & 2 – Air gracieux et gai et Contredanse.
10. Variations on the French song ‘Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman’ K265 (‘Twinkle, twinkle, little star’) (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791).
11-13. Brandenburg Concerto No2 (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685 – 1750). Allegro moderato – Andante – Allegro assai.
The European Baroque Orchestra directed by Roy Goodman. Over 1 hour of music.
