Ensemble Molière
A Sultana’s Garden
Picture a female sultan surrounded by rich musical flora and fauna, which at times can be taken both literally and metaphorically.
Ensemble Molière: Kate Conway (viola da gamba/cello), Alice Earll (violin), Satoko Doi-Luck (harpsichord), Flavia Hirte (flute), Catriona McDermid (bassoon).
La Sultane, a lesser-known work by Couperin for 4 obbligato instruments, is at the centre of this programme, while other masterpieces by Rameau, Rebel and Couperin set the scene.
We picture the female sultan surrounded by rich musical flora and fauna, which at times can be taken both literally and metaphorically.
L’amphibie from Couperin’s Pièces de Clavecin might have been one of her more fickle friends, or just a frog perching on a water lily… But we also come across an array of flying animals, plants, and the summer wind.
Finally, the pleasures of the outdoors are summed up in J.F. Rebel’s collection of dances Les Plaisirs Champêtres
We picture the female sultan surrounded by rich musical flora and fauna, which at times can be taken both literally and metaphorically.
L’amphibie from Couperin’s Pièces de Clavecin might have been one of her more fickle friends, or just a frog perching on a water lily… But we also come across an array of flying animals, plants, and the summer wind.
Finally, the pleasures of the outdoors are summed up in J.F. Rebel’s collection of dances Les Plaisirs Champêtres
Fri, 10 February 2023
The Methodist Church, Witney
7:30pm
£15
Full Event Details
La Sultane, a lesser-known work by Couperin for 4 obbligato instruments, is at the centre of this programme, while other masterpieces by Rameau, Rebel and Couperin set the scene.
We picture the female sultan surrounded by rich musical flora and fauna, which at times can be taken both literally and metaphorically.
L’amphibie from Couperin’s Pièces de Clavecin might have been one of her more fickle friends, or just a frog perching on a water lily… But we also come across an array of flying animals, plants, and the summer wind.
Finally, the pleasures of the outdoors are summed up in J.F. Rebel’s collection of dances Les Plaisirs Champêtres
Venue Details & Map
Location
The Methodist Church, Witney
Wesley Walk, Witney, OX28 6HG, United Kingdom
Music in Country Churches 