For those who LOVE early music the program for our July 16 concert with The Muffat Collective follows.
Marais meets Muffat is a true celebration of collaboration. It’s not only the coming together of two specialised, period instrument ensembles and our respective patrons – both of whose surnames happen to start with “M” – but it is also testament to a special exchange of music culture that occurred in the late 17th century between France, Germany and Italy. The European musical scene of the time was defined by the merging together of these different national styles resulting in some of the most thoughtful, sensitive and satisfying music from the period. 17th century Germans adored French culture in much the same way that a 14-year old teenager might worship a poster of Justin Bieber on her/his bedroom wall. As American culture had a powerful influence on late 20th century fashion and taste, so it was for Franco-German society. A philosopher of the day, Christian Thomasius goes so far as to claim that “French clothes, French food, French furniture, French customs, French sins, French illnesses are generally in vogue.” (1687). There is no doubt that music should be included on this list. We hope that you enjoy this concert, as a “collective” we loved putting it together.
Matthew Greco on behalf of The Marais Project and The Muffat Collective
Program
- Jean-Baptiste Lully (b Florence, 1642; d Paris, 1687)
“Prologue” from Armide “tragédie en musique” (1686)
- Marc-Antoine Charpentier (b Paris, 1643; d Paris, 1704)
Concert pour quatre parties de violes: Prélude 1 – Prélude 2 – Sarabande – Gigue angloise – Gigue françoise – Passecaille
- Georg Philipp Telemann (b Magdeburg, 1681; d Hamburg, 1767)
Suite: Overture – La Trompette – Sarabande – Rondaeu – Bourée – Courante, Double – Gigue
INTERVAL
- Jean-Baptiste Lully (b Florence, 1642; d Paris, 1687)
“March pour le Cérémonie de Turcs” from Le bourgeois gentilhomme “comédie-ballet” (1670)
- François Couperin (b Paris, 1668 ; d Paris, 1733)
“La Sultane”
- Johann Bernhard Bach (b Erfurt, bap. 1676; d Eisenach, 1749)
Overture gb: Overture – Air – Rondeaux – Loure – Fantasie – Passepied
Details
When: 3.30pm, July 16, 2017
Where: The Independent, 269 Miller St North Sydney
Price: Adult $37; Concession/under 30 $27; Student $15; Child under 12 $10
Tickets: http://www.theindependent.org.au/marais-project ph (02) 9955 6580
