Intimate Notes

Our chamber music concerts 'Intimate Notes' showcase our historical instruments at their very best. With a selection of solo and ensemble pieces for oboe, flute, violin, cello and harpsichord, you will hear the beauty of each instrument in breathtaking detail. Alongside Bach and Vivaldi, we present a rare chance to hear neglected composers such as Fux, Biber and Janitsch.

Programme

Johann Gottlieb Janitsch (1708–1762) - Sonata da Camera in F major, no.32
C.P.E. Bach (1714-1788) - Sonata in G minor for oboe and basso continuo (Wq. 135)
Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782) - Quintet in D major Op.22/1

INTERVAL

H.I.F. Biber (1714-1788) - Mystery Sonata No. 1 in D minor 'The Annunciation' for violin and continuo
Johann Joseph Fux (1660–1741) - Sinfonia Nr.7 for flute oboe and basso continuo
Johann Kasper Ferdnand Fischer (1656–1746) - Passacaglia
Antonio Vivaldi (1668–1741) - Chamber concerto in G minor (P.360)

Manchester Baroque - performing on period instruments
Pauline Nobes - Violin
Martyn Shaw - Flute
Mark Baigent - Oboe
James Heathcote - Cello
David Francis - Harpsichord