Concert Details
7pm Oct 24 Christ Church
French Baroque music by Couperin, Corrette, Delalande and more, performed on period instruments.
BBC Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble (2021/23)
Ensemble Molière have gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble. Their unique line-up of instruments provides memorable and creative programmes from the repertoire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, all inspired by the music of the French Baroque.
Ensemble Molière present their programme Hidden Gems; a diverse, beautiful and rarely heard collection of 17th and 18th century French baroque chamber music. The ensemble explores a variety of different sound worlds, from an unusual and rich bass duet by Corrette, a boisterous overture from Collin de Blamont and stylish pièces de clavecin by Duphly. Discover a whole host of new music to add to your playlist in this latest instalment from Ensemble Molière.
Ensemble Molière’s debut album, ‘The King’s Playlist’, was released on Linn Records in March 2024. Their new album ‘Hidden Gems’ is due for release on Inventa Records autumn 2026.
Concert Programme
Hidden Gems
Flavia Hirte – baroque flute
Alice Earll – baroque violin
Kate Conway – viola da gamba Catriona McDermid – baroque bassoon Satoko Doi-Luck – harpsichord
Ensemble Molière were selected as the first ever BBC Radio 3 New Generation Baroque Ensemble for two years from October 2021, in partnership with BBC Radio 3, the National Centre for Early Music and the Royal College of Music. They have performed throughout the UK and Europe, including concerts at the Buxton International Festival, Beverley Early Music Festival, Lammermuir Festival, MA Festival Fringe in Bruges and Festival Oude Muziek Fringe in Utrecht. The group made their debut at the London Festival of Baroque Music under the ‘Future Artists’ scheme, and are also former members of the BREMF Live! pro- gramme. In 2017, they reached the finals of the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition.
Full Programme:
François Collin de Blamont (1690–1760) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck Ouverture from Endymion
François Couperin (1668–1733) La Sultanne
Jacques Duphly (1715–1789)
Pièces de Clavecin, Troisième Livre La Du Tailly
La De Valmallette
Sébastien de Brossard (1655–1730)
Sonate en Trio, mi mineur
Largo, Fuga Allegro, Largo, (no tempo indication), Adagio – (no tempo indication) – Adagio
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705–1770) Sonate en Quatuor, Op. 17 No. 6 Allegro, Aria Grazioso, Presto
Jean-Baptiste Quentin (c.1690–c.1742) Sonate a Quatre Parties, Op. 8 No. 4 Largo, Allegro, Gavotta (Tendrement), Allegro
Michel Corrette (1707–1795)
Sonata in B-flat major, Les délices de la solitude, Op. 20 No. 4 Adagio, Corrente, Aria (Affettuoso), Allegro (Bruit de chasse)
Jean-François Dandrieu (1682–1738) Sonate in G minor, Op. 1 No. 3 Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Giga
Michel Richard Delalande (1657–1726) arr. Satoko Doi-Luck
Fantaisie ou caprice que le Roy demandoit souvent, Symphonies pour les souper du roy Un peu lent – (Viste) – Doucement