Manchester baroque – Intimate Notes

Manchester baroque - Intimate Notes

When

11/05/2024    
19:30 - 21:30

Where

Manchester Cathedral
Victoria St, Manchester, M3 1SX

Event Type

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This ‘Intimate Notes’ concert showcases our historical instruments at their very best. With a selection of solo pieces and works for small groups of musicians, you will really hear the timbres and textures of each instrument.

I f you’ve never heard historical instruments before, this is a great introduction to the different sounds of the instruments as well as some of the great composers of the Baroque era.

Performers

Artistic Director and Baroque Violin: Pauline Nobes

Baroque Flute: Martyn Shaw

Baroque Cello/Viola da Gamba: David Hatcher

Harpsichord: David Francis

Programme

Trio Sonata arr. from Organ Sonata No.5 in D major, BWV 529 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Sonatae unarum fidium, Sonata no. 6 in A Major – Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (c. 1620-1623 – 1680)
Sonata in D minor for Viola da Gamba, BuxWV 268 – Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637 – 9 May 1707)
Sonata a2 in D minor – Anon [Antonio Bertali] (1605 – 1669)

Interval

Sonata in C from Collection of Musick in Two Parts – Gottfried Finger (1660-1730)

Ricecare à 3 from The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 – Johann Sebastian Bach

Trio Sonata from the Musical Offering – Bach