Le Petit Orchestre

Le Petit Orchestre is a small ensemble of eight musicians, specialising in music of the baroque era played on copies of instruments of the period. This programme casts the net wide to encompass works from the leading musical European countries of the day.

Germany is represented by Handel, his ravishing duet ‘As Steals the Morn’ from settings of poems by John Milton. Italy brings us Geminiani’s great set of variations on the Portuguese dance theme La Folia, thence to France for an exquisite aria by Lully, and finally to London for a much loved work by one of the period’s most popular symphonists.

Performers
Le Petit Orchestre
Leader - Helen Kruger
With Christine Buras soprano and Daniel Turner tenor

Content
Handel - ‘As steals the Morn’ duet for Soprano and Tenor
Geminiani - La Folia (Variations on a theme by Corelli)
Lully - ‘Bois Epais’ for Soprano and Strings
Boyce - Symphony no.1 for Oboes and Strings