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BBC Proms 2014 Chamber Music 1
Les Arts Florissants
Part of the Proms 2015 Series
Add to my Calendar 21-07-2014 13:00 21-07-2014 15:00 36 BBC Proms 2014 Chamber Music 1 Leading period-instrument ensemble Les Arts Florissants launches the Proms Chamber Music series with the first of its two Proms appearances marking 250 years since the death of Jean-Philippe Rameau. Frances leading Baroque composer, whom some have called the 'French Bach, proved more progressive than Lully, more virtuosic than Couperin. This lunchtime Les Arts Florissants appears on an intimate scale, performing Rameaus only chamber music ' the lively and virtuosic Pièces de clavecin en concerts. With movements named after people, places and moods, each is a miniature character study, an evocative musical portrait. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England
Programme
Jean-Philippe Rameau – Pièces de clavecin en Concert
Performers
Paolo Zanzu – harpsichord / director
Les Arts Florissants
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Programme Note
Leading period-instrument ensemble Les Arts Florissants launches the Proms Chamber Music series with the first of its two Proms appearances marking 250 years since the death of Jean-Philippe Rameau. Frances leading Baroque composer, whom some have called the 'French Bach, proved more progressive than Lully, more virtuosic than Couperin. This lunchtime Les Arts Florissants appears on an intimate scale, performing Rameaus only chamber music ' the lively and virtuosic Pièces de clavecin en concerts. With movements named after people, places and moods, each is a miniature character study, an evocative musical portrait.