BF4 Fretwork

Emilia Benjamin viol
Emily Ashton viol
Joanna Levine viol
Jonathan Rees viol
Richard Boothby viol

Ruby Hughes soprano

Another 2023 ‘first’ for Bath Bachfest is a performance by a viol consort, Fretwork. We go straight to the top of the charts with Fretwork as the quintet described as “the finest viol consort on the planet” by the London Evening Standard’s music critic! The players will be joined in their programme of Bach, Purcell, Handel, and Rameau by the Welsh soprano Ruby Hughes who has received particular acclaim for her sensitive interpretation of the music of the Baroque period.

J S Bach Praeludium BWV 552.1
Purcell When I have often heard
Purcell Fantasia No 11 in 4 parts Z 742
Purcell Music for a while from Oedipus Z 583
Handel Gia lebro mio ciglio from Orlando HWV 31
J S Bach Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV 867 (originally in B flat minor)
Handel Piangero from Giulio Cesare HWV 17
Rameau Entrée de Polimnie Les Boreades
Rameau Tristes apprêts from Castor et Pollux
Telemann Fantasia in G minor for solo viola da gamba TWV 40:32
Purcell Sweeter than roses
Purcell Fantasia No 8 in 4 parts Z 739
Purcell O Solitude
Purcell Fantasia No 6 in 4 parts Z 737
Purcell The Evening Hymn

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Ruby Hughes (Camillo-Escheverri)