Works by Jean-Marie Leclair, Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, François-André Danican-Philidor, Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin and Jean-Baptiste Quentin
6 Instrumentalists
Tuesday May 10th 2015 7:30 PM
The Bourgie Hall of The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
At the end of the 18th century, Casanova wrote: “I only found real sociability among the French: for they alone know how to joke; and fine, subtle, joking, enlivening conversation is what makes up the charm of society.” It was common at the time to compare the forms of chamber music with those of conversation between civilized persons; and so galanterie, subtle, light, chivalrous, and flattering remarks, found its musical equivalent. In a diverse range of compositions, sonatas and concertos, the dialogue between instruments becomes a melodic form of seduction, without in any way precluding the rigor and balance of the composition.
Artists
- Francis Colpron, flute
- Olivier Brault, violin
- Laura Andriani, violin
- Jacques-André Houle, viola
- Mélisande Corriveau, viola da gambe and cello
- Nicolas Lessard, doublebass
- Mark Edwards, harpsichord
Les Boréades
Francis Colpron, director
Program
- François-André Danican-Philidor (1726-1795)
Quatuor pour flûte, 2 violons et basse continue nº 3 en sol majeur (L’art de la modulation, Paris, 1755) - Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)
Sonate pour deux violons sans basse en do majeur opus 3 nº 3 (Sonates à deux violons sans basse, Paris, 1730) - Louis Gabriel Guillemain (1705-1770)
Quatuor pour flûte, violon, viole de gambe et basse continue en la mineur opus 17 nº 6 (Second livre de sonates en quatuors ou conversations galantes et amusantes, Paris, 1756) - Jean-Baptiste Quentin (le jeune) (v.1690-v.1742)
Sonate pour 2 violons, viole de gambe et basse continue en ré majeur opus 11 nº 4 (Sonates en trio et à quatre parties, Paris, v.1735) - Pierre Gabriel Buffardin (1689-1768)
Concerto pour flûte, cordes et basse continue en mi mineur (manus., 1726?)
Tickets
Regular 35 $ / Senior 30 $ / 30 and Younger 18 $
Tickets on sale at the door or online using Brown Paper Tickets.
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