B a r o q u e
FRIDAY, APRIL 12 AT 7:30PM
at La Maison Française
Admission:
- General: $25
- Students w/id.: $15
Tickets: via eventbrite.com
An extremely limited amount of advance-pay-parking in the Embassy garage may be purchased in conjunction with this event’s InstantSeats ticket order.
Additional parking is available on Reservoir Road and across the street at Georgetown University Hospital’s pay lot.
Christophe Rousset, harpsichord
"Stylistically and tonally, the variety (of Rousset’s Bach Fantasy recording) is dazzling." — The Independent (U.K.)
Program
Éloge de l’ombre (In Praise of Shadows)
Jacques Champion de Chambonnières (circa 1601 - ca 1672)
Pavane in D minor
Johann Jakob Froberger (1616 - 1667)
Suite XIX in C minor
Allemande
Gigue
Courante
Sarabande
Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Blancheroche
Louis Couperin (circa 1626 - 1661)
Suite in F major
Prélude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gigue
Chaconne
Tombeau de Monsieur de Blancrocher
Jean-Henry d'Anglebert (1628 - 1691)
Suite in D
Prélude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gigue
Tombeau de Monsieur de Chambonnières
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A renowned harpsichordist, conductor and expert of all things baroque, Christophe Rousset has gained the intriguing reputation of a musical archaeologist who proclaims that "there is no greater feeling than to revive works that have never been heard for centuries."
Following graduation from Schola Cantorum in Paris and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Mr. Rousset captured his début accolade: the prestigious First Prize in the International Harpsichord Competition of Bruges (1983). He soon appeared at some of the most notable early music festivals, including Aix-en-Provence, Saintes, Veaune, Utrecht, La Roque d'Anthéron and Les Printemps des Arts de Nantes.
Christophe Rousset recorded for the Decca label (and its early music imprint L'Oiseau-Lyre), winning a 1992 Gramophone Award with his disc of Rameau’s "Pièces de Clavecin". Not content with reviving French baroque music on his own, Mr. Rousset in 1991 founded Les Talens Lyriques, an ensemble which vaulted to worldwide acclaim after its recording of the Faranelli movie soundtrack sold well over 600,000 copies. Mr. Rousset regularly collaborates with some of the world’s finest baroque ensembles, including Petite Bande, Musica Antiqua de Cologne, The Academy of Ancient Music, Il Seminario Musicale and Les Arts Florisants.
Artist links:
- Les Talens Lyriques
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Public parking is available on Reservoir Road and across the street at Georgetown University Hospital’s pay lot. Select events may have an option of limited parking on the premises (pre-pay only - not available at the door). This option will be listed as a separate item on your online ticket purchase.
