Baroquebusters

The final concert of the festival, teasingly titled ‘Baroquebusters’, is an irresistible programme from The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment which promises to parade ‘the greatest hits' of the 18th century and to reveal the qualities that make them the much loved masterpieces that they are. ​Presented by the OAE's impeccable musicians with their customary flair and passion, expect to have your ears opened anew and find out why certain tunes have become such favourites and part of the soundtrack of our daily lives. The OAE is a trailblazing ensemble that has helped redefine how we listen to the music of the past – and now they ask what makes a piece of music a 'hit'? Why do some works become famous and almost universally recognised while others get consigned to obscurity? The explanations are often not as straightforward as we might expect.

Programme

Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
JS Bach - Overture from Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
JS Bach - First prelude from The Well-Tempered Clavier
JS Bach - Air from Suite No. 3 in D major
Vivaldi - Spring from The Four Seasons
JS Bach - Jesu Joy of man’s desiring from BWV 147
Rameau - Les Sauvages from Les Indes Galantes
Lully - Marche pour la Cérémonie des Turks from Le bourgeois Gentilhomme
JS Bach - First movement from Suite No. 1 in G for solo cello
Albinoni - Slow movement from oboe concerto Op 9 No. 2 in D minor
JS Bach - Gavotte 1 & 2 from Suite No. 3 in D major
Pachelbel - Canon
JS Bach - Bouree and Gigue from Suite No. 3 in D major