Ensemble Molière
Hidden Gems
If you love the music of Corelli, then Dandrieu’s suspenseful Italianate trio sonatas will tickle your fancy, and if you’ve enjoyed Telemann’s Paris Quartets, then Guilleman’s virtuosic quartet will be right up your street. The ensemble also explores a variety of different sound worlds, from a delicate duet of bassoon and viola da gamba by Corrette to stylish pièces de clavecin avec violon by Duphly. Unearth these musical gems to add to your playlist!
Programme:
François Collin de Blamont (1690–1760) Ouverture from Endymion (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck)
François Couperin (1668–1733) La Sultanne
Jacques Duphly (1715–1789) Pièces de Clavecin, Troisième Livre
Sébastien de Brossard (1655–1730) Sonate en Trio, mi mineur
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705–1770) Sonate en Quatuor in A minor, Op.17 No.6
Jean-Baptiste Quentin (c.1690–c.1742) Sonate a Quatre Parties, Op. 8 No. 4
Michel Corrette (1707–1795) Sonata in B-flat major, Les délices de la solitude, Op. 20 No.4
Jean-François Dandrieu (1689–1755) Sonate in G minor, Op.1 No.3
Michel Richard Delalande (1657–1726) Grand pièce en sol, Cinquième Suite, Symphonies pour les souper du roy (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck)
Oxford Chamber Music Society
Sun, 8 March 2026
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
3:00pm
£25 (conc. available)- ➕2 other performances
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Ensemble Molière is bringing to light a sparkling kaleidoscope of Hidden Gems from the French Baroque.
If you love the music of Corelli, then Dandrieu’s suspenseful Italianate trio sonatas will tickle your fancy, and if you’ve enjoyed Telemann’s Paris Quartets, then Guilleman’s virtuosic quartet will be right up your street. The ensemble also explores a variety of different sound worlds, from a delicate duet of bassoon and viola da gamba by Corrette to stylish pièces de clavecin avec violon by Duphly. Unearth these musical gems to add to your playlist!
Programme:
François Collin de Blamont (1690–1760) Ouverture from Endymion (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck)
François Couperin (1668–1733) La Sultanne
Jacques Duphly (1715–1789) Pièces de Clavecin, Troisième Livre
Sébastien de Brossard (1655–1730) Sonate en Trio, mi mineur
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705–1770) Sonate en Quatuor in A minor, Op.17 No.6
Jean-Baptiste Quentin (c.1690–c.1742) Sonate a Quatre Parties, Op. 8 No. 4
Michel Corrette (1707–1795) Sonata in B-flat major, Les délices de la solitude, Op. 20 No.4
Jean-François Dandrieu (1689–1755) Sonate in G minor, Op.1 No.3
Michel Richard Delalande (1657–1726) Grand pièce en sol, Cinquième Suite, Symphonies pour les souper du roy (arr. Satoko Doi-Luck)
▶Venue Details & Map
Location
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Holywell St, Oxford OX1 3SB
Other performances
In addition to the performance listed above, this concert will also be performed as follows: