Simply Baroque

In his fourth Brandenburg concerto, Bach explores
the contrasting sounds of two recorders and solo
violin pitted against the orchestra. Pauline Nobes
delivers the extrovert extravagance of the solo violin
line, as one of the three solo instruments all sharing
astonishing displays of colour, harmony and
virtuosity. Michael Niesemann and Martyn Shaw
perform Telemann’s toe-tapping Double Concerto
for Recorder and Flute and solo trumpet Robert
Vanryne is featured in Telemann’s Trumpet Sinfonia.
We open the programme with a selection of music
from Purcell’s King Arthur, one of Purcell’s most
masterfully written music dramas, full of his gift for
rich harmonies and memorable melody.