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Kings Place
90 York Way
Kings Cross
London
N1 9AG
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Trio Sonata in B minor, HWV 386b
James Oswald – Airs for Autumn & Summer
James Oswald – Alloway House
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Stabat Mater: Aria 'Vidit suum dulcem natum'
Thomas Erskine – Earl of Kellie Six Sonatas for Two Violins and Bass
Arcangelo Corelli – Violin Sonata in A major, Op.5 no.9
Francesco Geminiani – Trio Sonata on 'The last time I came o’er the moor'
George Frideric Handel – Acis and Galatea, HWV 49
Performers
Ensemble Hesperi
Programme Note
Relive a musical evening in 18th century Edinburgh with the dazzling young Ensemble Hesperi and soprano Harriet Burns, where fashions combined the best of the Italian Baroque with the soaring melodies and dance rhythms of traditional Scottish music. The great and the good in the Scottish Enlightenment capital were members of the illustrious Edinburgh Musical Society, whose orchestra gave performances in St Cecilia’s Hall, still a splendid venue today. Each concert featured fiery Italian instrumental music, Scots songs by the star singers of the day, and variations on Scots tune by virtuoso violinists. Recreating the atmosphere of the Musical Society’s concerts, Ensemble Hesperi presents songs from the celebrated Scots Musical Museum, with texts by Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns, alongside arias and trio sonatas by composers ever-popular in Edinburgh: Handel, Corelli and Pergolesi. Works by Scottish composers include a Sonata on Scots tunes by James Oswald, whose soulful renditions of traditional airs drew tears at the Edinburgh Musical Society’s Ladies’ concerts.
