Performance on 3 - 05/11/2008

Tom Service presents the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in a performance given at the Corn Exchange, Brighton. Making its debut at the Brighton Early Music Festival, the orchestra's programme explores the highways and byways of English Restoration music. Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Elizabeth Kenny, Alison Bury (leaders) William Brade: Canzonas 1 & 2 – Allmand – Paduana – Coranta John Adson: Adson’s Masque John Coperario: Coperario, or Gray’s Inn the First Anon: Antimasque Dances - First and Second of the Temple Antic Anon: Almain: William’s Love Anon: Spagnoletta Anon: The Maypole Matthew Locke: Pavan from Suite No. 1 from ‘The Broken Consort’ Thomas Baltzar: Suite in C (Mov 1: Pavan, Mov 4:Almaine no.2; Mov.9: Sarabande Thomas Baltzar: Variations on John come kisse me nowe Matthew Locke: Music from ‘The Tempest’ Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre Part I: Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre Part II Encore: Purcell: The Monkey’s Dance Followed by the third of this week's Schumann focus: Schumann: Liederkreis, Op.39 Schumann: Widmung, Op.25/1 Brahms: Unbewegte laue Luft, Op.57/8 Brahms: Meerfahrt, Op.96/4 Brahms: O kuhler Wald, Op.72/3 Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe, Op.43/1 Christianne Stotijn (mezzo-soprano) Julius Drake (piano) Recorded on 16 Feb 2005 at LSO St. Lukes Schumann: Nachtstucke no.3 in D flat Vladimir Horowitz (piano) CD: RCA VICTOR GD86680 Track. 19