Proms at 窶ｦ Cadogan Hall 2: Jean Rondeau

23 Jul 2018, Cadogan Hall, London

13:00 Mon 23 Jul 2018 Next Event

Proms 2018 Proms at 窶ｦ Cadogan Hall 2

13:00 Mon 23 Jul 2018 Proms at 窶ｦ Cadogan Hall 2

An all-French programme from harpsichord maverick Jean Rondeau pairs music by giants of the French Baroque and a world premiere by genre-crossing French composer Eve Risser, whose music draws on jazz and improvisation.

Programme

- - Jean窶娠hilippe Rameau
  - Piﾃｨces de clavecin, Book 1 窶� Prelude in A minor(5 mins)
  - Piﾃｨces de clavecin, Book 3(19 mins)excerpts
- - Eve Risser
  - ｹﾜｰｹｰ�ｨｱｹ(5 mins)ﾂ鮓ｹﾔｼﾅﾄ commission: world premiere
- - Franﾃｧois Couperin
  - Piﾃｩces de clavecin, Book 1 窶� Sarabande 'La lugubre'
  - Piﾃｨces de clavecin, Book 1 窶� Chaconne 'La Favorite'
- - Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer
  - Piﾃｨces de clavecin, Book 1 窶� La sensible
  - Piﾃｨces de clavecin, Book 1 窶督�La marche des Scythes

Performers

Jean Rondeau
harpsichord
harpsichord

Composers

About This Event

Young French harpsichordist Jean Rondeau is a passionate and quirky champion of his instrument, with a maverick energy that brings a contemporary freshness to his period performances.

Here, in an all-French programme, he pairs music by giants of the French Baroque 窶� Franﾃｧois Couperin, Jean- Philippe Rameau and Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer 窶� with a world premiere by genre-crossing French composer Eve Risser, whose music draws on jazz and and improvisation to create its edgy sound-world.

There will be no interval

Image: Jean Rondeau ﾂｩ Raul Bateman