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Duo Hesperi: From Caledonia to the Capital- King's Lynn Festival 2022
Add to my Calendar 22-07-2022 18:30 22-07-2022 20:30 36 Duo Hesperi: From Caledonia to the Capital- King's Lynn Festival 2022 A celebration of the musical relationship between the two musical capitals of the British Isles. Musicians trod a well-worn musical circuit between London and Edinburgh in the 1700s, including James Oswald, a dancing-master from Fife. Highlights of the programme include Oswald’s incredible collection of “Airs for the Seasons” alongside music by more familiar contemporaries. All Saints Church, King's Lynn DD/MM/YYYYDetails
All Saints Church
Church Lane
Hillington Square
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 5HF
England
Programme
James Oswald – The Caledonian Pocket Companion
James Oswald – Airs for the Seasons
Francesco Barsanti – Sonata no.5, Op.1
Francesco Geminiani – A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick
Godfrey Finger – Recorder Sonata no.8 in F Major, Op.3
Charles Burney – Six Sonatas for the Harpsichord, Op.1 no.2
George Frideric Handel – Recorder Sonata in C major, HWV 365
Performers
Duo Hesperi
Programme Note
A celebration of the musical relationship between the two musical capitals of the British Isles. Musicians trod a well-worn musical circuit between London and Edinburgh in the 1700s, including James Oswald, a dancing-master from Fife. Highlights of the programme include Oswald’s incredible collection of “Airs for the Seasons” alongside music by more familiar contemporaries.
