Monday 26 August 2002 12:00 pm
The Flute in France
| Michel de la Barre (c.1675 – 1743/4) | Sonata ‘L’Inconnu’ in G major |
| Michel Blavet (1700 – 1768) | Sonata ‘La Vibray’ in D minor |
| François Couperin (1668 – 1733) | Concert No. 2 in D major from Concerts royaux |
| Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632 – 1687) arr. Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1697 – 1764) | Dans ce deserts paisibles |
| Jean-Marie Leclair (1697 – 1764) | Sonata in G major |
- Rachel Brown Baroque flute
- Mark Caudle bass viol
- Steven Devine harpsichord
The Baroque flute was developed in the late seventeenth century in France and much of its best repertoire comes from that country.
Rachel Brown is one of the world’s leading Baroque flute players and in this informal recital she plays suites and sonatas by François Couperin, Leclair and their contemporaries.