Symposium 117 - “Sonata, what do you want of me?”
"Sonata, what do you want of me?"
Sunday, 7 February 2016 @ 4:59pm
Monday, 8 February 2016 @ 6:59pm
Italian inspiration in 18th century France
Sonatas and cantatas by Rameau, Couperin, Clérambault, and LeclairOur February symposium examines the French obsession for Italian music in the twilight of the Sun King, Louis XIV. The virtuoso sonatas and cantatas imported from across the Alps had so overwhelmed concert programs that they caused one exasperated Frenchman to exclaim “Sonate, que me veux tu?”
Program
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Le Parnasse, ou L'apothéose de Corelli, Grande Sonade en trio
François Couperin
(1668-1733) -
Sonata No. 2 from Les délices de la solitude, op. 20
Allegro
Aria I, II
Allegro
(1707-1795) -
Cantata: Medée
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
(1676-1749) - INTERMISSION
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from Deuxième récréation de musique, Op. 8
Jean-Marie Leclair
(1697-1764) - Sonata VI, "L'impromptu" L.N. Clérambault
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La Guignon
La Sylva
La Jupiter
Transcribed for harpsichord by Jean-baptiste Forqueray (1699-1782) Antoine Forqueray
(1671-1745) -
L'imperiale from Les nations
Sonade
(1668-1733)
Musicians
- Sherezade Panthaki Soprano
- Robert Mealy Violin
- Beth Wenstrom Violin
- Lucas Harris Theorbo
- Josh Lee Viola da Gamba
- Avi Stein Artistic Director, Harpsichord & Organ