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Les Plaisirs

Or, The Pleasures

Camilla Seale (mezzo soprano), Tristram Cooke (countertenor), Oliver Doyle (tenor/harpsichord), Joachim Sabbat (bass), Rebecca Kohler Baratto (violin), May Robertson (violin), Sarah Small (viola da gamba), Peter Martin (theorbo)

A celebration of the airs of Michel Lambert (1610 – 1696) and Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704), and the music written by their contemporaries for the viol, culminating in a rare performance of Charpentier's Les Plaisirs de Versailles (The Pleasures of Versailles). This is the first concert of Musica Antica's 2024 season.

As ever, a bar selling wine, soft drinks and Holy Trinity's famous home-infused gins will be open from 7pm.

Programme

Michel Lambert: Sans murmurer
Vous mepris chaque jour
Ombre de mon amant
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Quel prix de mon amour
Sans frayeur dans ce bois
Le Sieur De Machy: Prelude in D minor from Pieces de viole
Marin Marais: Prelude in G major (pieces de viole, livre III) andChaconne in G major (livre v)
Caix d’Hervelois: Plainte from pieces de viole
Antoine Forqueray: La Couperin
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Les Plaisirs de Versailles