Barbaric Beauty
Sunday, 20 June at 2.30 pm & 4.30 pm
| London Handel Players | |
|---|---|
| Rachel Brown | flute & recorder |
| Adrian Butterfield | violin |
| Oliver Webber | violin |
| Rachel Byrt | viola |
| Gavin Kibble | cello |
| Silas Wollston | harpsichord |
From the exotic allure of the orient, the wild rituals of the Moors and Native Americans to the rugged hornpipes of the English and the captivating melancholy of Scottish ballads, folk songs and dances have long held a fascination to the ears of the European upper classes. Telemann himself paid tribute to the ‘barbaric beauty’ of the Polish gypsies whose exhilarating playing provided him with ‘enough ideas for a lifetime of composition’.
Artists’ site: London Handel Players
Tickets:£25£20£15.
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Sponsored by James Bird & The Rothermere Foundation