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Mysterious Barricades
Orchestra Of The Swan
Part of the Orchestra of the Swan 2022-2023 Season
Add to my Calendar 20-07-2023 19:00 20-07-2023 21:00 36 Mysterious Barricades This programme demonstrates how a handful of composers were able to leave their indelible personal imprint upon prevalent musical forms such as the concerto, the chaconne and the kanon and consequently set in motion the inexorable march towards the vision of the composer as auteur; namely Beethoven. All of these works are astonishing examples of the place where restriction engenders originality and craft spills over into genius. Stratford Playhouse, Stratford-upon-Avon DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Stratford Playhouse
14 Rother Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6LU
England
Programme
Francois Couperin – Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Sinfonia in E minor, H.653 (Wq.178)
Johann Pachelbel – Canon in D Major, P.37
Arcangelo Corelli – Violin Sonata in D minor, Op.5 no.7
Alessandro Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor, S D935
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 Violins in A minor, RV 522
Henry Purcell – Chacony in G minor, Z.730
Performers
Victoria Brawn – oboe
David Le Page – Musical Director
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Programme Note
This programme demonstrates how a handful of composers were able to leave their indelible personal imprint upon prevalent musical forms such as the concerto, the chaconne and the kanon and consequently set in motion the inexorable march towards the vision of the composer as auteur; namely Beethoven. All of these works are astonishing examples of the place where restriction engenders originality and craft spills over into genius.
