The Musical World of Jean Baur
Sunday, June 2, 2024
at 7:30 p.m.
Without intermission
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
Église catholique de Saint-Bruno
1668 De Montarville St.
Accademia de’ Dissonanti presents a program featuring the music of the 18th-century French composer and harpist Jean Baur. This ensemble made the first-ever recording of this fascinating and virtually unknown composer. Filled with joyful and imaginative passages, along with lively, expressive melodies, the music demonstrates a high level of virtuosity, exploring cello techniques that were entirely new for the time. You will also have the pleasure of hearing the pedal harp (a new instrument that exploded in popularity in the mid-18th century), performed here on one of the few original instruments in North America, adding irresistible colour to this concert!
PRESENTED BY
Artists
Accademia de’ Dissonanti
Elinor Frey,
cello, artistic director
Antoine Malette-Chénier,
harp
Mélisande McNabney,
harpsichord and pianoforte
Program
Jean Baur (1717-1773)
Sonata in B-flat major for cello and continuo, op. 2, no. 2 “La Dupleïx” (1756)
Allegro
Adagio amoroso
Allegro
Sonata no. 6 in C major for harp
Allegro
Tempo di Minuetto
Allegro
Sonata in G minor for cello and continuo, op. 1, no. 4 (1751)
Adagio
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Sonata in B-flat major for harp “with Singing Accompaniment of Keyboard,” op. 8, no. 3
Allegro
Andante
Tempo di Minuetto
Sonata in D minor for cello and continuo, op. 1, no. 3 (1751)
Adagio
Allegro
Adagio
Rondeau Allegro. Tempo di Gavotta
