Programme
Sonate en trio en ré majeur
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665–1729)
La Félicité Sonate en trio en sol majeur
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676–1749)
Les Sauvages (Pieces for 2 violins, Op. 8)
Jean-Pierre Guignon (1702–1774)
L’Enharmonique (3rd Book of harpsichord pieces)
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)
La Furstemberg (Pieces for 2 violins, Op. 8)
Jean-Pierre Guignon (1702–1774)
La Convalescente trio sonata
François Couperin (1668–1733)
Sonate en trio en la majeur, Op. 4, N° 6
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697–1764)
Sonate en trio en mi mineur, Op. 2, N° 1
Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville (1711–1772)
Premier Divertissement Op. 15
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705–1770)
Ensemble Diderot’s third and final joint residency programme with the Périgord Noir Festival and the CMBV, Divertissements gallants, will showcase the musical virtuosity that thrilled French salons in the mid-18th century.
Ensemble Diderot and artistic director and violinist Johannes Pramsohler specialise in string instrument music, and pursue their exploration of French repertoire alongside the CMBV in conjunction with their joint residency at the Périgord Noir Festival.
This year’s programme, Divertissements galants highlights the flourishing of chamber music genres in the 18th century with its wide range of format and style, featuring compositions by Jacquet de La Guerre, Couperin, Clérambault, Guignon, Leclair, Guillemain, Mondonville and Rameau. They were all leading composers and represent the evolutions in music during the Age of Enlightenment, when virtuosity took pride of place. Under Louis XV, music in France took the form of a refined dialogue between vivid and expressive musicians. It became wildly popular in the salons and spread to the public concert halls in the capital and in the major provincial towns.
