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SUMMARY:Ensemble Caprice (CANADA)
DESCRIPTION:The King’s Music & Tavern Songs  \nBuy tickets \nAn EMSI favourite Ensemble Caprice\, led by the indefatigable Matthias Maute\, returns with music from Purcell to Handel\, interwoven with traditional music from the British Isles. \nFrom Purcell to Handel\, this program enters the vibrant musical world of the British Isles\, where the elegance of the court\, the brilliance of the theatre\, and the vitality of popular tradition were never far apart. Refined arias of longing and lament stand beside sparkling recorder concertos\, ground-bass variations\, and dances whose roots reach into taverns\, streets\, and country gatherings. \nThe recorder becomes both virtuoso voice and storyteller\, moving freely between grace and mischief\, courtly poise and rustic swing. Purcell’s theatrical imagination\, Handel’s Italianate brilliance\, and the earthy energy of anonymous tunes from the 18th century meet in a single\, beguiling musical language. \nThroughout the program\, high and low constantly trade places: a noble lament can sound disarmingly intimate\, while a popular tune may suddenly reveal the refinement of chamber music. With Ensemble Caprice\, Matthias Maute\, and soprano Janelle Lucyk\, this concert celebrates music that is sophisticated\, playful\, deeply expressive\, and irresistibly alive. Let the dance begin — and raise your glass! \nTentative programme: \nJacob van Eyck (c. 1590–1657) – Engels Nachtegaeltje \nHenry Purcell (1659–1695) – Three in One upon a Ground \nGeorge Frideric Handel (1685–1759) – Lascia ch’io pianga — from the opera Rinaldo \nFra tempeste — from the opera Giulio Cesare \nGeorge Frideric Handel (1685–1759) – Concerto per flautino\, two violins and basso continuo \nAllegro – Adagio – Allegro \nAnonymous (18th century) – Johnny Cock thy Beaver \nBudro \nThe Duke of Norfolk \nFrancesco Geminiani / Arcangelo Corelli (1687–1762 / 1653–1713) – La Follia \nHenry Purcell (1659–1695) – O let me weep — from the opera The Fairy Queen \nRemember me — from the opera Dido and Aeneas \nArcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) – Concerto per flauto (Tempo di Gavotta) \nHenry Purcell (1659–1695) – Dance Suite \nA New Scotch Tune – If Music Be the Food of Love – Fairest Isle – Chaconne from The Fairy Queen
URL:https://earlymusicsocietyoftheislands.ca/concert/ensemble-caprice-canada/
LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, 1205 Pandora Avenue\, Victoria\, BC\, V8V 3R3\, Canada
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