Details
Handel and Hendrix in London
23 & 25 Brook Street
Mayfair
London
W1K 4HB
England
Programme
Nicola Matteis – Diverse Bizzarie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona
Francesco Maria Veracini – 12 Sonate accademiche, Op.2
Francesco Geminiani – A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick
Nicola Matteis – Passaggio rotto, Fantasia, Movimento incognito
Gasparo Visconti – Violin Sonata in A major
Performers
Simone Pirri – violin
Thomas Chigioni – baroque cello
Petra Hajduchová – harpsichord
Programme Note
Simone Pirri, a young Italian violinist in London himself, explores the impact of his Baroque predecessors, who made London their home and subsequently influenced the style of instrumental music in England from the late 17th to mid–18th century.