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London Handel Players

French Delicacies

Adrian Butterfield, Director/Violin

French Delicacies
A banquet of delights marks a fascinating turn by the London Handel Players to works by Handel’s French contemporaries, among them the elder Jean-Marie Leclair and Michel Corrette, best known for his ‘comic concertos’ and lively variations on the popular 18th-century tunes, ‘Les Sauvages’ and ‘La Furstenberg’.

Rebel 'Le cahos' from Les élémens
Leclair Violin Concerto in A, Op. 7 No. 6
Rameau 'Chaconne' from Les Indes galantes
Corrette Concerto comique in G Les Sauvages et la Furstemberg, Op. 25
Leclair Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 No. 5
Rameau Suite from Naïs


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A banquet of delights marks a fascinating turn by the London Handel Players to works by Handel’s French contemporaries, among them the elder Jean-Marie Leclair and Michel Corrette, best known for his ‘comic concertos’ and lively variations on the popular 18th-century tunes, ‘Les Sauvages’ and ‘La Furstenberg’.

Rebel 'Le cahos' from Les élémens
Leclair Violin Concerto in A, Op. 7 No. 6
Rameau 'Chaconne' from Les Indes galantes
Corrette Concerto comique in G Les Sauvages et la Furstemberg, Op. 25
Leclair Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 7 No. 5
Rameau Suite from Naïs

Venue Details & Map

Location

Wigmore Hall, London
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP


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