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Chinoiserie

Mark Seow looks at 18thC Europe's fascination with the Orient, including music by Purcell and Couperin, and he explores the lives of certain musicians living in 18thC Beijing.

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33 minutes

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Sun 14 Jan 2024 14:00

Music Played

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Les Chinois (Vingt-septi猫me Ordre in B minor)

    Performer: Carole Cerasi.
    • METRONOME.
  • Judith Steenbrink

    Polonaise Chinois (after Melante)

    Ensemble: Holland Baroque Society.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV.988 (13th Variation)

    Performer: Bob van Asperen.
    • ERATO.
  • Henry Purcell

    The Fairy Queen (Prelude)

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Henry Purcell

    Entry Dance [The Fairy Queen, Act V]

    Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • CORO.
  • Henry Purcell

    Symphony [The Fairy Queen, Act V]

    Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • DG ARCHIV.
  • Henry Purcell

    Thus The Gloomy World / Thus happy & free [The Fairy Queen, Act V]

    Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Henry Purcell

    Yes Daphne / The Monkeys Dance [The Fairy Queen, Act V]

    Ensemble: Pinchgut Opera. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Antipodes. Conductor: Anthony Walker.
    • ABC CLASSICS.
  • Henry Purcell

    Chaconne [The Fairy Queen, Act V]

    Performer: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Anonymous

    Air Chinois

    Performer: Flavia Hirte.
  • Joseph Marie Amiot

    Communion No. 2

    Performer: Jean-Christophe Frisch.
    • 狈础脧痴贰.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Cyclopes

    Performer: Trevor Pinnock.
    • AVIE.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Sonata in A Major, Op.5'6: I. Grave

    Performer: Teodoro Ba霉. Performer: Andrea Buccarella.
    • RICERCAR.
  • Teodorico Pedrini

    Sonata IX - IV: Gavotte

    Ensemble: Ensemble Sirocco.
    • ORF.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Overture: Turandot

    Performer: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hans-Hubert Sch枚nzeler.
    • GUILD.

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  • Sun 14 Jan 2024 14:00

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