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Handel
Ensemble Marsyas; Louise Alder soprano; Christopher Lowrey countertenor
Programme & Song Text
Date
Sat 29 May 2021, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 1 hour 30 minutes in duration, without an interval
Availability

Important Information

Download the PDF programme here and song sheet/translations here. Reproduction and distribution is strictly prohibited.

Artists

  • Ensemble Marsyas
    • Peter Whelanbassoon
    • Sarah Sextonviolin
    • Michael Gurevichviolin
    • Sarah McMahoncello
    • Sergio Buchelilute
  • Louise Aldersoprano
  • Christopher Lowreycountertenor

Programme

  • George Frideric Handel
    1685-1759
      • Sinfonia in B flat HWV339
      • Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi HWV197
      • Trio Sonata in G minor HWV393
      • Conservate, raddoppiate HWV185
      • Bassoon Sonata in F Op. 1 No. 11 HWV369
        (for bassoon and continuo)
      • Cantata: Amarilli Vezzosa (Il Duello Amoroso) HWV82

Encore

  • George Frideric Handel
    1685-1759
      • Tanti strali al sen mi scocchi HWV197
        :
      • No. 2 Ma se l'alma sempre geme nell'amor
      • No. 3 Dunque annoda pur, ben mio

Overview

The ensemble’s all-Handel programme brings together two sonatas and a selection of beautiful duets, culminating in the 1708 cantata Amarilli Vezzosa, one of a few cantatas that only survive, unpublished, in manuscripts in the Santini collection at Münster. It tells the story of Daliso and Amaryllis, a shepherd and shepherdess; Amaryllis pledged her love to him but has changed her mind, and Daliso is unhappy at the rejection.

We are grateful to Dunard Fund for their generosity to the Hall and for supporting this concert.

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