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European Union Baroque Orchestra - Bach and Handel

Live from the National Centre for Early music in York, a concert to celebrate the 2017 European Day of Early Music, with European Union Baroque Orchestra playing Bach and Handel.

In a concert celebrating the 2017 European Day of Early Music, Lars Ulrik Mortensen directs the European Union Baroque Orchestra live from the National Centre for Early Music in York. The orchestra, now in its 32nd year, supports young baroque performers as they transition from study to professional careers, and is midway though a European tour with dates in Valletta, Antwerp and Darmstadt.

The programme tonight explores the theme of Betrayal and Betrothal with works including Bach's Wedding Cantata and 'Ah! Ruggiero crudel' from Handel's Alcina.

Presented by Tom Redmond.

Handel: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op 6 No 10 (HWV328)
Handel: Cantata 'Tu fedel? Tu costante?' HWV171a
Handel: Passacaglia from Trio Sonata in G, HWV399
Handel: Recitative and Aria 'Ah! Ruggiero ... Ombre pallide' from Alcina
JS Bach: Harpsichord Concerto in A, BWV1055
JS Bach: Wedding Cantata 'Weichet nur, betr眉bte Schatten', BWV202
Maria Keohane (soprano)
Neven Lesage (oboe)
European Union Baroque Orchestra
Lars Ulrik Mortensen (director/harpsichord).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Mar 2017 19:30
成人快手 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Part 1

    • George Frideric Handel

      Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op 6 No 10 (HWV328)

      Orchestra: European Union Baroque Orchestra. Director: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.

    • George Frideric Handel

      Cantata 'Tu fedel? Tu costante?' HWV171a

      Performer: Maria Keohane. Ensemble: European Union Baroque Orchestra.

    • George Frideric Handel

      Passacaglia from Trio Sonata in G, HWV399

      Ensemble: European Union Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.

    • George Frideric Handel

      Recitative and Aria 'Ah! Ruggiero ... Ombre pallide' from Alcina

      Performer: Maria Keohane. Ensemble: European Union Baroque Orchestra.

  • Interval

    • George Frideric Handel

      Suite No 5 in F

      Performer: Lisa Smirnova.

    • George Frideric Handel

      Harpsichord Suite No.6 in F sharp minor HWV 431

      Performer: Lisa Smirnova.

  • Part 2

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Harpsichord Concerto in A, BWV1055

      Performer: Lars Ulrik Mortensen. Ensemble: European Union Baroque Orchestra.

    • Johann Sebastian Bach

      Wedding Cantata 'Weichet nur, betr眉bte Schatten

      Ensemble: European Union Baroque Orchestra.

    • George Frideric Handel

      Encore - Il Trionfo del Tempo

      Ensemble: European Union Baroque Orchestra.

  • Post-concert

    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Piano Sonata no.16 in C major, K.545

      Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
      • HYPERION.

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Mar 2017 19:30
    成人快手 Radio 3