Baroquebusters

The final concert of the festival, teasingly titled ‘Baroquebusters’, is an irresistible programme from The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment which promises to parade ‘the greatest hits' of the 18th century and to reveal the qualities that make them the much loved masterpieces that they are. ​Presented by the OAE's impeccable musicians with their customary flair and passion, expect to have your ears opened anew and find out why certain tunes have become such favourites and part of the soundtrack of our daily lives. The OAE is a trailblazing ensemble that has helped redefine how we listen to the music of the past – and now they ask what makes a piece of music a 'hit'? Why do some works become famous and almost universally recognised while others get consigned to obscurity? The explanations are often not as straightforward as we might expect.

Programme

Handel 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' from Solomon
JS Bach 'Overture' from Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
Prelude No. 1 from The Well-Tempered Clavier
'Air' from Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068
Vivaldi 'Spring' from The Four Seasons
JS Bach 'Jesu, Joy of man’s desiring' from Cantata 147
Rameau 'Les Sauvages' from Les Indes galantes
Lully 'Marche pour la cérémonie des Turks' from Le bourgeois gentilhomme
JS Bach 'Prélude' from Suite No. 1 in G for solo cello, BWV 1007
Albinoni 'Adagio' from Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op. 9 No. 2
JS Bach 'Gavottes 1 & 2' from Suite No. 3 in D
Pachelbel Canon
JS Bach 'Bouree' and 'Gigue' from Suite No. 3 in D