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Details
St Dunstan's Church
High Street
Mayfield
East Sussex
TN20 6AB
England
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.2 in F major, BWV 1047
George Frideric Handel – Eternal Source of Light Divine (arr. Cristan Richards)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht 'Coffee Cantata', BWV 211
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.5 in D major, BWV 1050
Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto no.4 in G major, BWV 1049
Performers
Jack Gonzalez-Harding – Conductor / harpsichord
Julia Bishop – violin
Piers Adams – recorder
Daniel Swani – flute
Harriet Cameron – soprano
Ben Thapa – tenor
James Quilligan – baritone
Other concerts in this Series (+)
Programme Note
The Brandenburg Concertos are considered to be amongst the pinnacle of Baroque composition. Each one uses a different combination of instruments and shows off different musical styles popular during Bach's lifetime, from the French minuet to the counterpoint for which the composer is himself so well known.
The concert also features performances of Handel’s ‘Eternal source of light divine’ and Bach's 'Coffee Cantata': essentially a miniature comic opera that tells the story of a disgruntled father, Schlendrian, who argues with his caffeine-obsessed daughter, Lieschen, about what he perceives to be her bad habit of indulging in too much coffee.
The other three Brandenburg Concertos will be performed by the same musicians on the following day (Tuesday the 30th of April) at a separate event.
