ORPHEUS AND
THE ANGEL
Music of Purcell and Marais
THE ANGEL
Music of Purcell and Marais
The concert
The program illuminates two famous composers separated by country and culture, both at the
peak of their art: Henry Purcell, master of the theater and anthem, known as the "English
Orpheus," and Marin Marais, French viol virtuoso and composer, said to "play like an angel"
and whose music began the "empire of the viol."
The program
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Sonata No. 4 from Sonatas of III Parts (1683)
[Adagio - Allegro], Canzona, Poco largo, Allegro
Three Fantasias (1679-80)
Suite in C major
Prelude, Almand, Corant, Saraband, Hornpipe
Three parts upon a ground (1678)
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
from Pièces en Trio (1692)
Prelude, Sarabande, Menuet I, Menuet II, Caprice, Passacaille
from Pièces de Viole Book IV (1717?)
Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Menuet, Sarabande, Gigue, Rondeau
The program illuminates two famous composers separated by country and culture, both at the
peak of their art: Henry Purcell, master of the theater and anthem, known as the "English
Orpheus," and Marin Marais, French viol virtuoso and composer, said to "play like an angel"
and whose music began the "empire of the viol."
The program
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Sonata No. 4 from Sonatas of III Parts (1683)
[Adagio - Allegro], Canzona, Poco largo, Allegro
Three Fantasias (1679-80)
Suite in C major
Prelude, Almand, Corant, Saraband, Hornpipe
Three parts upon a ground (1678)
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
from Pièces en Trio (1692)
Prelude, Sarabande, Menuet I, Menuet II, Caprice, Passacaille
from Pièces de Viole Book IV (1717?)
Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Menuet, Sarabande, Gigue, Rondeau
Empire Viols
"Excellent" — The Wall Street Journal
"Excellent" — The Wall Street Journal
