La Serenissima at Naunton Music

Programme:
John Blow (1649 - 1708) Sonata for 2 violins & continuo in A
Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741) Sonata for 2 violins in F, RV 68
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767) Concerto for 3 violins & continuo in B flat, TWV 51:B2
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697 - 1764) Sonata for 2 violins in G minor, Opus 12.5
Johann Joseph Fux (1660 - 1741) Sonata for 3 violins in F
Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) Pavane for 3 violins & continuo in G minor, Z 752
Henry Purcell Three Parts upon a Ground for 3 violins & continuo in D, Z 731

This programme, for three violins and continuo, continues La Serenissima's recent explorations into how music and musicians crossed Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. 

Featuring music from England, France, Germany, Austria and Italy, the programme includes a mixture of trio sonatas and unaccompanied music for two and three violins, as well as a concerto for violin and Purcell's famous Three parts upon a ground.

Performers:
La Serenissima
Adrian Chandler Director