Monarchs & Merchants
A programme comparing and contrasting the two faces of baroque patronage,
aristocratic and mercantile, with music from the royal court of Versailles,
and the wealthy trading centre of Hamburg.
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707):
Sonata for viol and b.c. BuxWV 168
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Trio Sonata in G for hchd, viol & b.c.
Johann Mattheson (1681-1764)
Seriosita—Boutade
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Violin sonata BWV 1019, arr. pardessus viol & hchd
J-B A Forqueray (1699-1782)
La du Vaucel—La Leclair
A-L Couperin (1727-1789): La Cheron
C-B Balbastre (1727-1799): La Lugeac
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
Caprice ou Sonate
Susanne Heinrich bass & pardessus viol
Kah-Ming Ng harpsichord