Details
Cheltenham Town Hall
Imperial Square
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 1QA
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op.6 no.7 (HWV 325)
Giovanni Bononcini – Sinfonia in F major, Op.3 no.1
Giovanni Bononcini – Ecco Dorinda il giorno (cantata)
George Frideric Handel – Violin Concerto (Sonata a cinque) in B flat major, HWV 288
George Frideric Handel – Crudel tiranno amor, HWV 97
George Frideric Handel – Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op.6 no.4 (HWV 322)
Performers
Tom Foster – Artistic Director
Anna Dennis – soprano
English Concert
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Programme Note
The musical rivalry between Handel and Bononcini, both living in London in the 1720s, led the poet John Byrom to poke fun at them as “Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee”, thus creating the pair of characters that Lewis Carroll would make famous. Here is a fascinating chance to compare the music of these two masters side-by-side.
Outstanding period chamber orchestra The English Concert will bring the Baroque battle to life with passion and precision. They are joined by the golden-toned Anna Dennis to perform some of music’s most heart-rending arias.
“Strange all this Difference should be ‘Twixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee!” – John Byrom
