Date:
Friday 14 May 2010
Time:
7:30 PM
Free talk at:
6:30 PM
A treasure trove of glorious French Baroque music for the
harpsichord. Making a welcome return, Sophie Yates explores
these riches using two harpsichords typical of the 17th
and 18th centuries. Her recital includes music by
Chambonnières and his pupils Louis Couperin, Froberger and
d'Anglebert, who are represented by a brilliant Toccata, delightful
suites of dance movements and a moving Tombeau. Rameau and Royer,
whose wonderful and increasingly dramatic music brings this concert
to a rousing close, were bitter rivals, prompting a contemporary
account of them fighting 'en plein café'!
'Sophie Yates confirms her credentials as one of Britain's
most talented harpsichordists' The Daily
Telegraph
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