Intimate Notes: Going Galant

Manchester Baroque is delighted to welcome special guest Luke Challinor, who brings his baryton, a bass string instrument from the 17th century. The instrument was already a rarity by the 18th century; however, it enjoyed a brief revival with Joseph Haydn's astonishing 175 chamber music works for this instrument, written because his employer, Prince Nikolaus Esterházy, was a passionate amateur player of the instrument.

Manchester Baroque performs three of these delightful and elegant pieces alongside other early Classical chamber works by Sammartini, Lidl and Breval.