Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Chamber Music from the Brossard Collection The Bach Players

• Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665 - 1729): Prelude in G Minor:
• 1 Prelude in G Minor 01:45
• Trio Sonata for Two Flutes and Continuo in G Minor:
• 2 Trio Sonata for Two Flutes and Continuo in G Minor 08:36
• Prelude in A Minor:
• 3 Prelude in A Minor 01:55
• Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor:
• 4 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor: I. Grave 01:13
• 5 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor: II. Presto 01:30
• 6 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor: III. Allegro 02:49
• 7 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor: IV. Allegro - Aria affettuoso 03:47
• Trio Sonata in C Minor:
• 8 Trio Sonata in C Minor 10:14
• Tocade in F Major:
• 9 Tocade in F Major 02:52
• Trio Sonata in B-Flat Major:
• 10 Trio Sonata in B-Flat Major 08:29
• Prelude in D Minor:
• 11 Prelude in D Minor 02:21
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor:
• 12 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: I. Grave 02:26
• 13 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: II. Allegro 03:41
• 14 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: III. Aria affettuoso 01:10
• 15 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: IV. Sarabande 02:18
• 16 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: V. Govetto Allegro 01:06
• 17 Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor: VI. Presto 02:46
• Trio Sonata in D Major:
• 18 Trio Sonata in D Major 08:29
• Total Runtime 01:07:27

Info for Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Chamber Music from the Brossard Collection

Already at the age of five Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729) was a sensation as a musical wunderkind, and Louis XIV encouraged her to further develop her “wonderful talent”. Extraordinary for women at the time, she remained highly esteemed throughout her life as an interpreter, teacher and composer. The Bach Players provide a subtle interpretation of this exquisite music.

"The trios make up the most interesting part of the recording – robustly made music in which Jacquet de La Guerre shows her fertile melodic imagination and harmonic depth…The London-based Bach Players have been playing Jacquet de La Guerre for a while now…and their performances of the trios in particular are stylistically and musically assured, allowing this fine music the seriousness and room to breathe it needs." (Gramophone Magazine)

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Founded in 1996 by Nicolette Moonen, the group’s artistic director, at first their main focus was on J.S. Bach’s sacred cantatas, performed with small forces. Gradually horizons were expanded to a broader picture of Bach’s time and the circumstances in which these pieces were composed. Experience has shown that old music comes alive when put in context, and when questions are posed.

A regular concert series was started in London in 1997. This series continues, now twinned with a venue in Norwich. The Bach Players appear in both venues three times a year. Aside from its own concert series, they have also toured widely in the UK, Ireland, and continental Europe.

In 2007 The Bach Players made their first recording, on the Hyphen Press Music label. The group has since issued a CD every year. Each recording is based on a theme, and it tells a musical story. The CDs have been met with critical acclaim both in the UK and abroad.

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