M14 Baroque at it's Best Ensemble Moliere - The Dancing Star
St Swithin's Church
MENUCampra: Ouverture from Tancrède
Handel: Entrée des songes from Alcina
Rameau: Suites from Dardanus
Handel: Suites from Terpsicore
Rameau: Les Fleurs Suites from Les Indes Galantes
Rebel: Les Caractères de la danse
Ensemble Molière, a brilliant period ensemble who have been BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists, bring a delectable programme of dance music by two very different geniuses, Handel and Rameau. The juxtaposition of German and French high baroque music with a bit of Italian music thrown in for good measure means that the festival will end in toe-tapping style.
‘Ensemble Molière are clearly totally absorbed into the French Baroque style of performing, their eloquent playing revealing the sensitivities and bon goût that the genre demands.’
Early Music Review